One afternoon in late June, 33 year-old Su Quan and 25 year-old Xue Renchai pack their passports and set out from their homes in Malaysia for the three-hour drive to meet their friend Wang Lanwan in Singapore. Later, the three join up with others for a gathering of fans of Taiwan's Yeh Ching, a star of televised ko-tzai-hsi.
六月底的下午，三十三歲的蘇圈與二十五歲的薛仁釵帶著護照從馬來西亞柔佛市出發，搭了三小時的車程，通過新馬邊界，這時新加坡的好友王藍婉已等在那裡接她們，下午將有一群台灣葉青電視歌仔戲迷相聚一堂。