Chapter 409: Splendid World

Chen Xueru gave Xu Huizhen an awkward glare.

"What are you laughing at? Xueru Silk Brocade Manor is quite famous even in Jingcheng, isn't it?"

Then she cast a plaintive glance at Yang Qing.

"Do you already have a draft in mind? And you make me come out here to embarrass myself, how annoying."

Chen Hong said with disgust.

"Ugh… can you stop being so disgusting? You're an adult already."

Chen Xueru didn't dare to retort Chen Hong, she folded away her expression and became serious.

"Speak quickly, let me hear it."

Yang Qing didn't understand silk at all—whether it fit or not, he didn't know; he just felt it would be fine.

"'Splendid World', how about that?"

The name sounds grand, and it also mentions silk.

Chen Xueru felt a bit overconfident; she knew her own level.

"Would it be too arrogant? Would those tailors kill me?"

Gangdao is currently in a period of rapid expansion for the garment industry, with many independent brands emerging.

Once this name appears, many people might take offense.

Brands like Guanqi Western Clothing and Fort Lion Dragon are products of this era.

"What we want is this kind of dominance, and silk has always been a symbol of nobility in the West."

"Our silk is even the most authentic."

"High‑end artisans are also where we excel."

"If you have ambitions to dominate the world, the name is fine; if you just want to develop Xueru Silk Brocade Manor on Gangdao, that's already enough."

After hearing Yang Qing, Chen Xueru would never settle for being second‑hand; though she felt uneasy and insecure, she wouldn't lose the battle. She decided to use the name—if it truly failed, she'd let Yang Qing handle it; he's full of tricks.

"That's the name then; I'll let those foreigners see our nobility."

Her swagger almost made Xu Huizhen laugh, but now was no time for laughter; she could only force herself to hold it in.

Yang Qing gave her a glance, a look that said 'don't cause trouble'.

"Good, that's the spirit of a woman not yielding to men."

"I think you can make Mulan the spokesperson for Splendid World, and the silk doll, and also create more Mulan imagery,"

"Then find a comic company and writers to fully reinvent Mulan—say, Mulan time‑travels to the present; being a great commander, she becomes a Gangdao hero, rooting out evil, embodying the spirit of a woman who doesn't yield to men."

"Invest further in a film company to produce a Mulan movie."

"With this all‑round branding, Splendid World should gain considerable influence."

"If Mulan's image succeeds, you can also create a Wu Zetian series, a Four Great Beauties series, a talented Li Qingzhao series, and so on."

"As long as the mindset stays firm, Splendid World can become a synonym for women."

As Yang Qing's ideas unfolded, Chen Xueru's eyes widened more and more, until she could no longer keep her mouth shut.

Xu Huizhen, Chen Hong, and Qin Huairu stared at Yang Qing in shock—Is this man even human?

How on earth does his brain work? With this kind of promotion, Splendid World's style instantly lifts.

Except it's a bit costly.

After the shock, Chen Xueru became fanatically fond of him: "Man, you've pierced my heart, I'm hooked on you, I'll even bear your children."

After a while of excitement, she returned to reason and sensed the problem.

"Doing it this way will probably cost a lot of money, right?"

The whole package would still require several million.

Yang Qing looked at Xu Huizhen and said,

"Don't worry, isn't there a golden rooster that lays eggs?"

"As long as Sister Huizhen is satisfied, are you still afraid of lacking money?"

Chen Xueru instantly turned her gaze to Xu Huizhen, her eyes blazing.

"Huizhen, help!"

Xu Huizhen hadn't expected to have her own business.

She wanted to say, I'll give the money to Yang Qing, you can take it to him.

But Yang Qing must have mentioned her for a reason; she glanced at Yang Qing and then said calmly,

"It depends on the mood; if the mood's good, there's no problem, if it's bad, sigh…"

Chen Xueru realized Xu Huizhen was teasing her, and being a flexible woman, she immediately started acting cute, patting her legs and squeezing her shoulders.

"Help me, please!"

Not only could Xu Huizhen not hold it, Yang Qing couldn't either; this is Gangdao, where people dress lightly—don't blame him for getting stiff.

Chen Hong noticed his odd behavior, gave him a twist, and made him calm down.

Qin Huairu's eyes lit up, thinking, "You can still play like this?"

"Stop, stop, stop."

Xu Huizhen really couldn't stand it.

"We can support you, but we can't delay Pizza Hut's expansion."

"We urgently need money to open new branches, so your plan must proceed slowly—start with novels and comics, for example."

She looked at Yang Qing.

Yang Qing also intends to get involved in comics; as for novels, he already has many writers on Toutiao.

But his energy is low now; he can't take on too much work.

"For the manga, you figure it out yourself; for the novel, I can get it done for you here."

"The problem was half solved right away."

"Sure."

"Chen Xueru was satisfied; Yang Qing's big plan, that big, cannot be completed overnight."

"With such a big plan, she instead isn't in a hurry; take it slow, even if there are losses at the start, Yang Qing will bear it."

"She must move forward toward her goal."

"After finishing talking about Chen Xueru's matter, Chen Xueru herself felt satisfied and began to sit there smiling foolishly."

"Xu Huizhen, however, began to talk about her own matters."

"I want to expand as quickly as possible; the Pizza Hut model is too simple; someone with intent, after probing for a month or two, will likely figure it out."

"We should take advantage of this time, expand as much as possible, and seize the market."

"She no longer feels radical now; this is practically picking up money, of course the faster the better."

"Yang Qing also had plans early on."

"No problem, I've already had the people in the imperial city pay attention; now I should have already collected some properties."

"Now the Great Song Bank isn't so short of money either; you can conduct expansion in the form of loans."

"As for the gang issue, let my old man worry about it."

"His Shunfeng Express influence has already formed; everyone gives him face, and he wins people's hearts."

"We can take out a portion of the benefits to cooperate with them, in exchange for the convenience of Pizza Hut's rapid expansion."

"Now seizing the market is most important."

"Once the people of Capital Gate follow Pizza Hut and expand across the whole harbor, the deterrent power over local gangs will be much greater."

"If there is no major benefit conflict, they won't have the desire to annex."

"Besides, we have already allocated a portion of the benefits."

"If they want money, we'll pay protection fees; if they want shares instead of money, we'll give them a ten percent stake."

"As long as we can quickly monopolize the Gangdao market, sharing some profits is no big deal."

"After the Gangdao layout is completed, we can also continue to follow this model to quickly expand in South Seas and WanDao."