While Chiang had his head buried in books in the sweltering heat of southern Taiwan, a plan that would determine the mill's future was gradually taking shape in air-conditioned offices at the island's other extremity.
不過，就在他埋首南台灣燠熱書堆的同時，可能改變糖廠命運的計畫正在台灣另一端的冷氣房裡逐漸成型。