Cheng Wan-li, the chairman of a sacred temple in central Taiwan who claims to be the descendant of Koxinga, faces the threat of the temple’s demolition due to urban renewal. Determined to attract national attention, he  decided to organize a large-scale Guoxing Arts Festival featuring a musical extravaganza portraying the story of Koxinga. Unexpectedly, his son Cheng Ma-hao, who pretends to be a bank manager but actually  a drama graduate and joined a theater troupe after graduation, returns home at this time. He hopes to prove himself and gain his father's approval by leading the production, encouraged by his uncle Chen Tai-lang, who rallies the entire village to support Cheng Ma-hao. However, conflicts arise between the father and son due to their different ideologies during the preparation process. As the arts festival is about to unfold, the unresolved issues and conflicts between the father and son intensify, mirroring the father-son rivalry between Nicholas Iquan Gaspard and Koxinga depicted on stage. In the end, will they be able to achieve success?

Co-Creator & Performer / HSIAO Tung-yi
Graduated from the Performance Program of Graduate Institute of Theatre Arts and Playwriting at Taipei National University of the Arts, currently serving as the artistic director of HaoxHsiaoTroupe. Apart from participating in the improvisational development and performance of all works within the troupe, in recent years, HSIAO has also been involved in various productions with different theater groups, including Shakespeare's Wild Sisters Group’s One Hundred Years of Solitude, Creation Society's #, Young Stars, New Vision’s Wetdream, Genesis Ensemble’s Songs of Daily Life, and Studio M’s Hedwig And The Angry Inch Mandarin Version 2024. Additionally, HSIAO has appeared in film and television productions such as Hakka TV's Sunset and SET TV's Love Me Or Leave Me.

Co-Creator & Performer / HUANG Chien-hao
Graduated from the Department of Theatre Arts at National Sun Yat-sen University and the Performance Program of Graduate Institute of Theatre Arts and Playwriting at Taipei National University of the Arts, currently working as a teacher of The Department of Performing Arts of Shin Min High School in Taichung and the leader of HaoxHsiaoTroupe. Apart from participating in the improvisational development and performance of all works within the troupe, HUANG also performed in the 2017 Kaohsiung Spring Arts Festival production Noises Off, where he also served as the acting coach. Furthermore, HUANG was involved in Che Zhi Theatre’s production The Last Day of A Condemned Man in 2017 and was part of the original cast of Tainaner Ensemble’s Chaos in 2005, returning for the 2015 Chaos: 10th Anniversary. His appearances in film and television productions include the SETTV’s Be with You.

Playwright & Lyricist / WANG Chien-jen
Graduated from the Drama and Theater Creation Program of Graduate Institute of Theatre Arts and Playwriting at Taipei National University of the Arts. WANG is the head of the Niceguy Studio and a resident playwright at HaoxHsiaoTroupe. His writing spans across theater and film, specializing in works with a dark humor style. WANG has collaborated with various theater groups including Voleur du Feu Theatre, Tainaner Ensemble, How To Eat Faust, C MUSICAL, and BIU Theatre. Recent theater works include Tshun Hong Lau by HaoxHsiaoTroupe, A CIVIL SERVANT IS BORN by BIU Theatre, Once Upon a Time in Kaohsiung by Voleur du Feu Theatre, The Haunted Townhouse by Our Theatre’s The Farm of Plays project, and Hades Apocalypse by How To Eat Faust.

Composer, Arranger & Lyricist / CHANG Ching-yen
Taiwanese musical theater composer and lyricist, music producer, and orchestrator. Well-versed in a diverse range of musical styles and known for incorporating R&B and hip hop elements into his compositions. In 2019, he made his professional debut with his original music, lyrics, and orchestrations in "Everybody Wants to Make Musicals", which was invited to multiple cities and universities throughout Taiwan after its initial run. He has since been composer, lyricist, and/or orchestrator for over 20 productions. As a music producer, he has worked with numerous Golden Melody Award winning artists and underground rappers, with his projects accumulating over 4 million combined views on YouTube.

HaoxHsiaoTroupe
Founded in 2011 by Huang Chien-hao and Hsiao Tung-yi, HaoxHsiaoTroupe adheres to three major principles: Delivering funny stories and creating entertaining plays, Unrestricted subject matter and scale, and Not limiting to the theater as the sole creative domain. Continuously prolific, their numerous works span across theaters, the internet, film, and television, making them arguably one of the top (self-proclaimed) comedy troupes in Taiwan. Their works are characterized by a distinct “HaoxHsiao style,” marked by unconventional and slightly improvisational performances, which is the charm of HaoxHsiaoTroupe. In recent years, their significant theatrical productions include the Taiwan-originated comedies Dumb Lover and the Angry Nerds series, as well as works inspired by European and American classics such as Space Nerds (inspired by the French play Waiting For Godot) and Dumb Waiter (inspired by the British play The Dumb Waiter).