His 1000-plus p'ing studio was only finished with the financial and physical help of Puli friends. "In order to keep artists around, landlords in Puli will take the first step and lower land prices," says Teng Hsiang-yang, who often helps artists buy land to set up studios. Teng Jen-kuei and another potter Hsiao Chin-hsing both came to Puli through this relationship.
「埔里地主會為了留住藝術工作者，主動將土地降價」，常幫藝術界的朋友在埔里尋找土地建工作室的鄧相揚說，鄧仁貴和另一位陶藝家蕭進興都遇此機緣而入籍埔里。