It is said that traditional Gesaku writers were not given enough manuscript fees as Gesaku was regarded as a side work, but Kyoden SANTO became the first Gesaku writer to receive a decent amount of manuscript fees in those years.
従来の戯作者はほとんどが余技で書いており原稿料もほとんどなかったが、原稿料が支払われるようになったのは山東京伝に対してが最初であるともいう。