In the course of his apprenticeship, he discovered that foreign audiences, especially children, have a hard time accepting puppetry in a purely Chinese form, so he developed a new method of performance that combines Chinese and Western styles.
師徒學藝之際，他發現外國觀眾不太能接受純中國的布袋戲演出方式，尤其是兒童觀眾；於是班任旅改變「招式」，以中西合璧方式演出，自創一格。