For her part, Wang Shin-shin much admired Chen, who had been the force behind the first formal presentation of Nanguan music in France. Separated by the strait, they frequently talked by phone and became good friends.
而王心心也對這位讓南管曲藝首度遠赴法國作正式演出的推手非常欣賞，她們經常以電話隔海暢談，而結為好友。