Wu Hsing-kuo felt the time wasn't ripe and had some doubts, but New Aspect promoter Hsu Po-yun set his mind to rest: "If you want to wait till you're as well known as Mei Lan-fang and Ma Lien-liang, you may never get off the ground!"
吳興國本來自覺火候未到而有些遲疑，新象活動推展中心負責人許博允的話讓他心定不少：「你以為要到梅蘭芳、馬連良的程度才來創新嗎？等有了名氣可能就不敢動了！」