His path as an artist seemed like a road to nowhere. But confident he could usher in a new wave of popular Taiwanese-language culture, he shuttled his recordings to record label after record label. But they were unwilling to offer a no-name "old man" a contract, although many were happy to buy his tunes.
而創作的路程也曲折難行看不到前景，自信可以帶動台語歌曲新流行，黃恢弘帶著創作的詞曲一一拜訪唱片公司，但是唱片公司卻不願幫這樣默默無聞的「老人」發片，頂多就是願意購買他的詞曲。