Day 1
The Technology Wholesale Market
By Erik Desrosiers
Coming to China - A Bold Move
It was barely a day ago that I discovered Find2Fine, a rising international consulting firm in
Guangzhou, China. As a business student at the University of Florida, United States, I came to
China to practice my Mandarin and gain an insight into the Chinese business environment. I
stumble on a forum posting calling for competent American professionals to help improve the
firm’s understanding of Western business practices in order to help bridge the information gap
that is creating so much pressure and difficulty on local and international affairs alike.
I contacted them and before I knew it I was at their office sitting in front of Troy, a Canadian
professional working for the firm, and the owner, who chose Circle as her English name because
the shape signifies harmony with others. They explained to me the essence of their firm, then we
discussed the Chinese Economy and the challenges that lie ahead. Finally, we decided that I
would help them design their new website and we closed our meeting for a traditional Chinese
lunch at one of the employee’s apartment. My journey was to begin today, as Circle invited me to
spend a day at one of Guangzhou’s biggest technology wholesale markets.
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June 9, 2007
The Market
First Impressions
Meeting Up With Circle
After getting off my taxi, I was met by XiaoLi, Circle’s
assistant. Together we walked over to the market, which
on the outside had many immense advertising billboards
(see photo page 1). Upon entering, I was quite impressed by
the level of preparedness and obvious level of experience
that Circle exhibited. There she was, waiting for me with
two large travel suitcases and and the equipment that we
would need to successfully get through the day. This
ended up being incredibly useful, since we completely
filled up all of our storage space (including extra bags)
with goods that we purcha