The whole Chang family was behind him, and they split up duties: his father and older brother would be responsible for working at the boat repair shop, and his mother would cook at her fresh seafood stand in the harbor. Their work would free Yi-hsien to throw himself into collecting and dealing shells and to plan the shell museum.
全力支持張議顯的張家也為此重新分工：父親與哥哥負責修船廠的工作，媽媽負責港邊的代客烹煮漁鮮，好讓張議顯全心負責貝殼的收藏與買賣，以及寶貝館的籌建。