When Yang was 25, the TV station's general manager appointed her the leader of the Taiwan Television Opera Troupe, and also made her the show's producer. She went from being a simple performer to a figure who would determine the future of the art form.
25 歲那年，楊麗花被台視總經理欽點為「台視歌仔戲團」團長兼製作人，她也由單純的演員轉而關切整個戲種的未來。