In those days, the never-say-die King Liu put to use his industrial-high-school education to upgrade the company's technology on his own, and, with long-term financial support from his sister and the addition to the team of CEO Antony Lo, they eventually landed a subcontract order to manufacture bikes for Schwinn, the biggest brand in the US. This finally provided Giant with a steady income from OEM.
當時堅持不肯服輸的劉金標，靠著高工所學自行改善技術，並在姐姐的長期金援，以及總經理羅祥安的加入下，為巨大爭取到美國自行車第一品牌 Schwinn 公司的代工機會，總算讓巨大有了穩定的代工收入。