From their first performance, the new melodies stunned listeners with their beauty. But it wasn't until sometime later that the dramatist Liang Chenyu made the style famous on stage. He did it with his Wansha Ji which recounts a legend of the kingdoms of Wu and Yue in the Spring and Autumn Period. The piece marked the first effort to employ the new tunes on the stage.
這般美聲在初試啼聲時就讓大家驚豔，但要讓它在舞台上發光，還要靠後來一位劇作家梁辰魚，以吳越春秋為題材寫了一齣《浣紗記》的傳奇劇本，首次運用這種新腔在舞台上演出。