Tang Mei-yun bemoans the fact that at casual outdoor shows, "However good the pass you throw, it always ends up that you have to catch it yourself." And she ought to know: She was the first person ever chosen as best xiaosheng performer for two years in succession in local Taiwanese opera competitions, and her family runs an outdoor opera group of its own.
在地方戲曲比賽中，唐美雲是第一個連續兩年奪得最佳小生的演員，家中仍有一團歌仔戲班，然而在野台演戲，「一個好球再怎麼丟，都是自己接」，唐美雲嘆息地表示。