this was followed by a sequel, "nancy bikin pembalesan" ("nancy takes revenge") in 1930, which followed dasima's adult daughter nancy in a quest to avenge her mother's death; this work was also a success. according to biran, around this time lie developed an interest in ethnography and began inserting documentation of cultural habits. later that year lie directed "si ronda" for tan's, an action film which told of a bandit named ronda. lie directed another novel adaptation, the two-part "melati van agam" ("jasmine of agam"), in 1931; the original work had been written by parada harahap under the pen name "swan pen" in 1923.