Mei Baojiu recalls that at the time the "Mei Lanfang Peking Opera Group" that his father organized would often perform. He acted in the first performances; his father acted in the second. After he shed his costume, he would sit in front of the stage and watch his father perform. He tape-recorded it and took notes.
梅葆玖記得，當時父親組的「梅蘭芳京劇團」常有演出，他演前場，父親演後場，他卸完妝就坐在台前看父親表演，錄音、做筆記，不明白的地方等父親下來後再問。