年近七十的陳水勛是鋼琴製造商,專門製造藝術鋼琴和二手琴翻新,就連蕭敬騰和周杰倫也曾向阿水老闆訂製鋼琴!阿水老闆個性幽默,公司門口貼著大大標語「心中有音符,生活更幸福」,足見他的風趣和一生故事。

農家子弟,成鋼琴工廠大亨

陳水勛從小是農家子弟,在艱困的環境中學吉他,長大後他當YAMAHA業務、成為鋼琴大亨,民國75年至84年時,還曾製造台灣自有品牌--一心鋼琴,可惜台灣市場仍以進口為主流,他只好轉型二手琴翻新買賣。創業過程,他經歷了憂鬱症、差點自殺,還被朋友陷害慘遭罰款一億多元!一路靠著家人的支持渡過。


一家三代的音樂旅程

阿水老闆和兒孫一家三代都學琴,隨時代有著不同的際遇。由於家中務農,當年十多歲的阿水老闆,跟父母說要學吉他時被爸爸破口大罵:「要去廟口當乞丐嗎?」他只好偷偷打工賺學費。

而老闆的兒子陳一介小時候學琴,只要彈錯老師就會一巴掌打在臉上或手臂,直到現在陳一介已接班爸爸的事業,看到鋼琴仍會有陰影;如今阿水老闆繼續讓孫子陳子翊學琴,這回請來輕鬆幽默的老師,總算讓孫子開心學音樂,也算彌補老闆小時心中的音樂夢!

二代接班,全家人默契十足用「眼神」工作!

陳水勛的兩個兒子一介和一仁,自大學畢業就在家裡的工廠幫忙老爸,兩個七年級生卻為了證明自我,決定再創副業,他們曾開了七間咖啡廳,到現在只剩一間店面。兄弟創業後常感嘆:「為什麼要自找麻煩!」卻也更能體會老闆爸爸的艱辛,他們跟老爸同樣經歷慘賠、轉型,事業最終才上軌道。天下父母心,對於兒子們跑去搞副業,爸爸陳水勛充滿矛盾,一方面反對、另一方面又不停偷偷金援。

太太懿瓊負責幫陳水勛的工廠處理會計,卻也因為夫妻共事不易,她常抱怨:「全家人都在這裡讓他管,所以他開始覺得他自己是老闆,我們都要聽話!」兒子一介則協助爸爸處理海外訂單,工廠裡的技師們臥虎藏龍,五位老師傅包辦拆解、噴漆、打蠟拋光、木工、製弦,同時還精通各類樂器;下班後,阿水兄常和員工合奏、玩音樂,除了和家人共同打拼,與員工也像是家人,就如同工廠裡的標語:「工廠是我家,生存靠大家!」

二代接班,全家人默契十足用「眼神」工作



下班後,阿水兄常和員工合奏、玩音樂



一家人都是老闆,再忙大家也要一起晚餐




Introduction

66-year-old Chen Shun-shin is known as the King of Pianos in Taiwan. After tapping into his musical spirit in high school, he went on to create Taiwan’s first piano brand, persevering through bitter financial woes and despite the many naysayers. As per tradition, Shun-shin’s sons were expected to take over the company reins, but the boys have their own ambitions and want to diversify in this slashie generation. In this episode, we meet Shun-shin and his wife as they reflect on their entrepreneurial journey and ponder retirement. Shun-shin is a witty, personable boss to clients, so why does his wife, Yi-choung, say otherwise? Taking a cushy job at your father’s business seems like a no-brainer to an outsider, so what motivated the boys to spread their wings? How does Shun-shin view his sons’ insistence on carving out a niche for themselves? Let’s find out!