It is unusual for teachers to take on students from other troupes, so Pai had his stars kowtow to Zhang and Wang and ask in the traditional fashion to be accepted by them as their students.
為此，白先勇分別自中國大陸江蘇省與浙江省請來「旦角祭酒」張繼青、「巾生魁首」汪世瑜，跨省跨團前來教戲。並安排隆重古禮，讓學生三跪九叩皈依師門。