He ended up selling 22 out of 100 oil paintings, yielding more than NT $ 20,000, an impressive sum considering the fact that his monthly salary as a teacher was only NT $ 500 or so.
當時的教員薪水每月僅新台幣 500 元左右，這次個展賣出 22 幅作品竟創下兩萬多元佳績，足見嘉義父老提攜家鄉子弟的心意。