Starting from his passion for culture, he has written countless lyrics with his seasoned hand. Together the Tans, plus xiangsheng promoter Yu Sing Kong, formed a "gang of four" that has contributed a great deal of sweat and toil to the Malaysian cultural scene.
出於對文化的熱愛，他用洗鍊的文筆寫下好詞無數，和兩位陳老師合作，加上姚新光這位相聲推手，組成了「四人幫」，為馬來西亞文化事業，奉獻了不少血汗和心力。