Stone lions are so large that collecting a hundred would be quite an achievement for most people. John Kao says that apart from antique dealers bringing him specimens, he also actively goes out looking for them himself. He is not afraid to say that he often "buys out other 'lion kings.'"
石獅體積龐大，要收集上百件都屬難得，除經由古董商來自大陸，高建文說他自己也積極尋找，他不諱言自己常常「併購獅王」。