Over the past centuries, large groups of Chinese people emigrated from Mainland China to flee from wars or to make a better living. These Chinese people spread Chinese culture to every corner of the world by settling down in other lands and establishing centralized or dispersed communities. Taiwan, with its unique historical background, happened to be one of the most significant destinations. As the study of Chinese culture should not neglect the legacy passed down by the overseas Chinese, the study of Taiwanese folk opera (or gezaixi) should not leave out its dissemination and development abroad, especially in Fujian of Mainland China, Singapore, and Malaysia. So far, xiāng jù (a type of gezaixi which is commonly performed in Fujian) has gained much scholarly attention. Over the past few years, "Fujian opera" (also known as 'performed gezaixi'), popular with a specific audience in Singapore and Malaysia, has also come into the spotlight in academia. However, most of the research findings focus on the development of gezaixi in Singapore. Malaysia has not been given its due attention. As they do in Singapore, professional gezaixi troupes in Malaysia inherited the way of performing originating in Taiwan, namely tsò-uàh-hì (做活戲), also known as "extemporaneous performance." This paper will start from reviewing the background of gezaixi's development in Malaysia and the current research on this topic. It will then focus on Kî-lîn (麒麟) Professional Hoklo (Min) Opera Troupe, the most important and long-existing troupe in Malaysia, to explore the recent challenges faced by local professional gezaixi troupes, their performance, and operational strategies. Thanks to an internal document of Kî-lîn, we can see how these troupes creatively enriched their "repertoire" of frequently performed works by integrating diversified cultures in Malaysia and internalizing various ways of performing. Lastly, to demonstrate the operational strategies of the Malaysia-based troupes, a collaborative performance by Ki-lin Professional Hoklo Opera Troupe and Taiwanese gezaixi artists will be taken as an example. This example will show how they benefit from and resist the popular culture and entertainment trends to compete with "singing-stage" (歌臺) performance, xiāng jù of China, and the Teochew opera troupes in Thailand. Every strategy they adopt and decision they make not only reflect the environments in which the professional gazaixi troupes struggle to survive, but also form a new "tradition" through integration of diversified cultures.