Having achieved her goal in Los Angeles, Liu Chen felt completely relaxed, even accompanying Ren Yu to the game exhibition in the afternoon.
Unlike what Liu Chen had originally imagined, with people everywhere dressed in anime costumes, Liu Chen looked around and saw mostly exhibitors wearing very simple clothing, carrying plain black or gray backpacks.
Seemingly sensing Liu Chen's disappointment, Xu Jun took the initiative to explain:
"Today is for industry professionals to network, the main public opening day doesn't start until tomorrow."
Seeing Xu Jun initiate conversation, Liu Chen also remembered the pile of samples she brought and the results of her market research from yesterday. She couldn't help but join in:
"Thank you for explaining, Brother Xu Jun. By the way, I heard from Ren Yu that you, Brother Xu Jun, have been rooted in Los Angeles for generations and are very familiar with the local Chinese community."
Hearing this, Xu Jun waved his hand and smiled:
"It's not about community or anything, we're all just making friends. What's on your mind, Miss Liu? Feel free to ask anything, and I, Old Xu, will tell you everything I know."
Liu Chen hadn't expected Xu Jun to agree so readily. After all, in her previous life, people like Xu Jun, who were experienced in social circles, were the hardest to get to commit to anything.
They were too good at deflecting and were too slippery to pin down.
In fact, Liu Chen's thoughts were sound. The main reason was that Xu Jun firmly believed Liu Chen was backed by someone behind Xinghai Technology. As the general manager of Xinghai Technology's branch company, Xu Jun was naturally willing to help Liu Chen.
"I founded my own personal food brand in China called Meimei, as in 'beautiful' mei. I brought some of my products this time: one called Meimei Sausage and another called Meimei Pork Jerky."
Upon hearing this, Xu Jun immediately knew that Miss Liu had considerable ambition to sell her products abroad. However...
"Miss Liu, this... I won't lie to you, I can certainly introduce you to our local Chinese supermarkets. But for the second or third-generation immigrants here, they have almost always eaten beef since childhood."
Liu Chen nodded and gestured for Xu Jun to continue.
"If I'm not mistaken, your Meimei Sausage should be made from pork? And the other, the pork jerky, is obviously the same. I want to prepare you, the sales of these two products might not be as good as you expect."
Liu Chen continued to nod. Of course, she had noticed these issues when she visited supermarkets yesterday. Most meat products were beef and chicken, with very little pork visible. However, she had confidence in Meimei Sausage and Meimei Pork Jerky.
Seeing Liu Chen's calm expression, unfazed by his words, Xu Jun doubted his own judgment for the first time.
Perhaps Miss Liu wasn't trying to promote her products in Los Angeles, but was just doing accounting?
Recalling what Aaron had revealed about Liu Chen having a Swiss bank account, Xu Jun quickly changed his tone with a smile:
"Of course, if Miss Liu has great confidence in her products, then I'll invite my friends out for a meal, and you can bring your samples for them to try?"
Liu Chen found it strange that Xu Jun's tone had suddenly changed, but she agreed to the dinner invitation.
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The exhibition closed at 4:30 PM. Since it was a multi-day event and the internal monitoring and security were very thorough, there was no need to pack up the exhibition site.
Liu Chen put her hands in her pockets and followed Xu Jun. Xia Tian and Dong Tian naturally followed behind Liu Chen.
Ren Yu looked at the scene and strode over to Liu Chen's side.
"Where are we going?"
Hearing Ren Yu's voice, Liu Chen suddenly remembered that she had forgotten to tell Ren Yu that she was having dinner with Xu Jun and his Chinese supermarket owner friends that afternoon.
Feeling a little guilty, she explained the dinner arrangements. Seeing Ren Yu about to speak, her lips parting...
Speaking of which, Zhang Jiawang sighed heavily.
"Miss Liu, since I'm sending you to the hotel anyway, could you give me those samples? After such a big event today, there will surely be many people flocking to the supermarket, and your samples would be perfect for selling."
Liu Chen: Crying her eyes out, yet still thinking about business. No wonder she could start from scratch. Impressive, truly impressive...