At this time he came to know Yao Hou-sheng, a producer at Synco Records, who encouraged him to put out a new and different kind of album--recording Chinese folk tunes played with Western instruments.
由此他也認識了當時新格唱片公司的製作姚厚笙，姚厚笙鼓勵他出張「與眾不同」的唱片。也許是從事實驗音樂多了，他想到了新花招﹘ ﹘以西洋音樂的曲調與演奏方法來灌錄地方民謠。