It's unnecessary to fear that Chu overextended himself through such generosity, however, as The Lord of the Rings has already earned him close to NT $ 10 million in royalties. Chu, moreover, is also the first Taiwanese translator to receive royalties.
但不用替朱學恆擔心花費，因為這本魔戒也為朱學恆賺進近千萬元的版稅，朱學恆更是台灣第一位拿版稅的譯者。