Given that it takes 15 or 16 people to put on the day's shows, NT $ 20,000 is hardly enough to keep them fed, much less worry about quality. "Taiwanese opera still needs protection," says Lin Ku-fang.
前場加後場少說十五、六個人，糊口都難，還如何談品質？「歌仔戲還是要保護的」，林谷芳認為。