After Francis graduated from college, his brothers left for the United States, and the firm became his alone. Then in 1984 Chen established Seagull Decor in a factory in Nantou's Puli. Apart from producing Christmas ornaments as an OEM, the company also worked as an ODM (original design manufacturer) for some overseas clients, making teddy bears and the like.
大學畢業後，兄長赴美，經營權轉至他身上；1984 年又成立海暢企業，在南投埔里設廠，除了繼續各種耶誕裝飾品的 OEM（代工）外，也因應國外客戶要求做 ODM（設計加代工），生產泰迪熊玩偶等商品。