By the age of 24, Huang had already made a name for himself, and fellow puppeteers were beginning to imitate his techniques. But Huang felt that if he were going to take his art to the next level, he needed a deeper understanding of beiguan music.
二十四歲那一年，儘管年輕的黃海岱已經富有盛名，也是同業模仿的對象，但是黃海岱覺得若無深厚的北管音樂素養，難以在戲曲上有更高層次的表現。