He bought the computers, each one cost around twenty thousand, and he chose the good ones. If he had gone for cheaper computers, it would still be around ten thousand. Even a high-end mobile phone costs this much. Buying a computer back home, and not using it for much other than playing games, how many families like the Lian Family would have the extra money for such extravagance? Cough, even in the Lian Family, Lian He often scolded him for playing games instead of working. Yet Tang Yue actually supported him ? "Sister Xiao Yue, you are truly my sister." Lian Qingyang clung to Tang Yue's arm, a face full of excitement. Indeed, the person who understood him the most at home wasn't his parents, not the twin sister he shared a birth with, but Tang Yue. "Don't, don't put such a high hat on me." Tang Yue brushed off his hand and gave him a sharp look: "Qingyang, you've made this office so big, and you were so serious about studying computer science. Don't you want to make games?" "I do," Lian Qingyang responded without hesitation. Tang Yue continued, "Computers are expensive now, but in the future, they will definitely become common in ordinary people's homes, and surely many people will enjoy playing games like you do. Maybe one day every household will have a computer." "Sister Xiao Yue, you aren't tricking me, right?" Lian Qingyang always felt it was unlikely. He believed that computers would enter many homes, but every household... he wasn't so sure. "Why would I trick you? Anyway, you've got this office set up, and staff hired, it's not like you can stop after developing that graphic software," Tang Yue carefully analyzed. "Qingyang, for the games, you can make the ones you love, like racing, or guns, or tanks..." Tang Yue briefly mentioned some famous future games. She wasn't much of a gamer herself; it was all from things Xu Zhenzhen had mentioned, talking about what games her son was into. However, even these simple words from Tang Yue were like opening the door to a new world for Lian Qingyang. "Sister Xiao Yue, you're really amazing." Lian Qingyang's face lit up with excitement. He had many ideas but didn't know how to proceed. Now, with Tang Yue's words, it was like a thread linking all his scattered thoughts together. He felt like he now had a direction. Tang Yue let out a big yawn, looking at the computer showing it was past midnight. Her biological clock, always punctual, was why she couldn't stop yawning. After sending Tang Yue home, Lian Qingyang couldn't fall asleep immediately, and started to ponder over the game development. "Sister Xiao Yue, didn't you say your mother-in-law was coming?" Qin Anyu knew Mo Xiaolin had arrived, and took the opportunity to buy a lot of groceries during her free time, only to find that Mo Xiaolin was nowhere to be seen upon her arrival. "She's still at the company," Tang Yue mumbled in reply. Qin Anyu asked in surprise, "Can your mother-in-law get used to being alone at the company?" "She knows some people at the company," Tang Yue responded, fully aware of the real reason but unable to openly share it with Qin Anyu and others. She was feeling unbearably stifled. Tang Yue changed the subject, "Oh, Sister An Yu, by the way, has the Star Bright branch in Su City opened yet?" "Not yet, these days, we've opened fifteen branches, but they aren't all set up yet," Qin Anyu sighed. "I really wish I had eight hands." Nᴇw novel chapters are publɪshed on novel(ꜰ)ire.net Qin Anyu slumped on the sofa, the new factory was nearly finished, dealings with machinery, hiring, and the investment in fifteen branches, ten of which were already operational but five were still being renovated. Qin Anyu's only thought now was that there were not enough people. "Sister An Yu, actually, once the new factory is built, there's another way," Tang Yue hinted. "Sister An Yu, think about it, if we were to open branches one by one, how much manpower and resources would that require? And completely trusting others isn't feasible either." "What should we do then?" Qin Anyu immediately sat up, her eyes eagerly fixed on Tang Yue, her face filled with excitement. "Franchise," Tang Yue uttered two words. Qin Anyu blinked and asked, "Like your Mingyue Clothing Store?" "Mingyue Clothing has blossomed everywhere, carving out the mid-low end market fully. But Star Bright is still a bit away from completely penetrating the high-end market," Tang Yue explained. "In time, we could allow franchising. They would pay a brand usage fee, and that time, we'd just need to manage a few of our own stores." "Brand usage fee?" Qin Anyu looked curiously at Tang Yue, unfamiliar with the term. "Sister An Yu, our Star Bright Clothing has registered its brand, right?" Tang Yue asked back. Qin Anyu nodded, "Yes." "So, without a brand usage fee, should we just let anyone sell our clothes? And we can't skip the franchise fee either. When it comes to renovations, they have to uniformly follow our store's decor," Tang Yue, since bringing the subject up, explained in detail. Then there's advertising. Currently, Star Bright relies entirely on reputation and the quality of its clothes; its advertising is relatively weak. Once the new factory starts, producing more clothes, relying only on these ten-plus branches wouldn't be enough to sell all the product. "And training, when people join our clothing stores, training the staff is essential, let them learn how to sell clothes," Tang Yue felt dry from talking as she and Qin Anyu discussed for nearly two hours. Initially, Qin Anyu just listened, but as time went on, she not only listened but also started taking serious notes. "Sister An Yu, I can fully take charge of design, but brand operation will still require a lot of your effort," Tang Yue concluded. "Alright," Qin Anyu felt an overwhelming pressure but also a sense of challenge deep inside. She said, "Sister Xiao Yue, I'll try my best to do well, but how should we handle the advertising?" "Star Bright and Ming Yue are different; Ming Yue apparel takes a popular approach, but Star Bright goes for the high-end market. It's best to hire well-known celebrities," Tang Yue seriously suggested. She thought for a moment about which actresses were highly popular at the moment. Tang Yue casually named a few, "For example, award-winning actress Ye Ling and Lv Shi'er, as well as the pop diva Tan Yixuan would be great. They are highly popular, and having them wear our clothes would surely have a great impact." "Sister Xiao Yue, but those are some of the most famous stars, could we afford to hire them?" Qin Anyu meant to say that it would cost a lot of money, but then she thought, as Tang Yue said, if the fame spread wide, everyone would take pride in wearing Star Bright's clothes. Then, would money even be an issue?