Tong heard this line of reasoning, he obediently went and ordered a microfiche reader and made ready to translate. But little did he expect that some time before the machine arrived, he would receive another long-distance telephone call from Liu. "The magazine has already reserved space for you! Why not write an introduction: Talk about some interesting anecdotes from the year you interviewed Principal Hu!"
唐德剛一聽有理，馬上乖乖地去訂了一部微影片閱讀機，準備翻譯，但沒想到機子寄到還要一陣子，這時劉紹唐的長途電話又來了，「雜誌已經給你預留了版面，你先寫個序言，談談當年採訪校長的花絮好了！」