Although Wu San-lien had studied business, after graduating he did not go for a well-paid job in one of the large trading companies, but instead chose to become a reporter, joining the Osaka Mainichi Shimbun.
大學畢業後，學商的吳三連並沒有去捧金飯碗﹘﹘到大商社工作；相反的，他選擇了做一位記者，進入大阪每日新聞社工作。