After becoming a professional vocalist, there's no guarantee that you'll be signing any contracts. In addition to talent it may take some connections to get places. For Chu T'ai-li there were times when she couldn't get her hands on a contract, while at other times several came all at once and she had to refuse them.
成為職業聲樂家，也不一定就可獲得演唱合約，除了本事之外，還得有人際關係，朱苔麗以自己為例，有時好久簽不到一個合約，有時一下來好幾個，又得推掉。