"Before I met them, I was really afraid," says Lin. "I was afraid that the quality of their performance would be substandard, and that they would smoke, drink, chew betel nut, and harm our national image." He knew all about these temple groups and the sort of people that join them, but he signed on anyway.
「在還沒與九天接觸時，我真的是很怕，怕他們演出品質低劣，也怕他們抽煙、喝酒、嚼檳榔，破壞國家形象，」對於民間藝陣生態熟悉的林茂賢冒著一身冷汗接下任務。