Cheng was invited to perform at a banquet held on 20 May 2001 to mark the first anniversary of President Chen Shui-bian's inauguration, but he preferred instead to attend the anniversary concert of Ilan's Huiteng Middle School, which was held on the same day.
去年五二○總統就職週年晚會，鄭智仁再度獲邀演唱，但他卻選擇參加宜蘭慧燈中學在同一天舉行的校慶音樂會。