Rejecting the idea that he has anything to prove to people in Taiwan, he cites the old story of a man who got rich and then went back home to show off, then boasts: "I will never go back to Taiwan no matter how successful I get."
張菲與吳宗憲在台灣號稱『天王』，這裡卻一點知名度也沒有。不還鄉！不還鄉！即使『衣錦』也不還鄉！」