He began creating narrative films in the 1990s and has gone on to collaborate with his daughter, singer Enno Cheng, on several projects.

He has served president of the Kaohsiung Film Festival and is a part-time assistant-professor level teacher at National Chengchi University.

[4] Cheng has taught at National Chengchi University's College of Communications as an assistant-professor level contracted teacher since 2012.

[5] Cheng and Chang Yih-feng collaborated on the music video for "Supreme Pain for the Tyrant", Chthonic's song from their 2013 album Bu-Tik.

[6] Cheng has expressed an admiration for realism, specifically the works of authors Huang Chun-ming and Chen Yingzhen and director Ken Loach.