In the mainland, Shao Jianghai replaced the qizi style, which was the main style of Taiwanese Opera, with something called the zasui style, which he had been developing in his mind for quite some time. This new version of Taiwanese Opera was dubbed "Reformed Opera" by Shao, who cleverly managed thereby to sidestep the official prohibition.
大陸歌仔戲藝人邵江海，以心中醞釀已久的「雜碎調」代替歌仔戲最為主要的「七字調」，稱這新創改良調的歌仔戲為「改良戲」，巧妙地逃過當局的禁令。