At the same time, Ding used his broad network of friends and acquaintances to project nanguan beyond the Minnan- speaking Chinese community and onto the international stage.
一方面以改革曲目和戲劇表演來吸收年輕人，另一方面丁馬成也以他廣闊的交友及見識，將侷限於閩南華人小圈圈的南管帶到國際。