With the repeal of martial law and the need to support a family and children, Ah-tang, thought, "I can't let them suffer the way I have." He decided to put those days of scraping to make ends meet behind him, and in 1994 he temporarily returned to work in advertising. The following year he formed Green Light Film with the director Ke Yi-cheng.
解嚴後受限於經濟壓力，加上有家庭孩子要顧，「不能讓他們陪我吃苦，」阿堂於是決定告別生活不穩定的日子，在 1994 年短暫返回廣告公司任職，並於隔年參與柯一正導演創立的「綠光全傳播公司」。