Actor Simu Liu is guest Dragon in the den! Here's the kind of company he's looking for | CBC Television Loaded‘I'm really attracted to businesses that have a tangible impact on everyday people.’Posted: Oct 09, 2024 3:32 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 9Social Sharingto his, superhero role as Shangi-Chi, Simu Liu has been on a Canadian success story. He's even had the time to write a memoir calledin 2022.
It caught the attention of the fine folks at MìLà, makers of authentic restaurant-quality Chinese soup dumplings that are delivered straight to your door. MìLà sent Liu some samples — which his parents promptly intercepted and devoured when he was out of town. Now Liu is the driving force behind Markham Valley Ventures, a financial fund which he hopes will help Asian and BIPOC businesses like MìLà find success.Coming up as an Asian Canadian actor in the entertainment industry, he says, he knows what it feels like to be told his dreams were not possible. "I feel like people experienced that whether or not they're auditioning, you know, and especially people who have a lot riding on these businesses.
He's ready to bring his unique expertise and star power to go toe to toe with the other Dragons in the den. "I think the entertainment industry is an industry like any other. It's a business. And at the end of the day, I've been operating my small business for 12 years and I feel just as much like an entrepreneur as everybody else."What will Liu be looking for in the den? "I think I'm really attracted to businesses that have a tangible impact on everyday people.
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