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At the time, Nick was studying law at university È«Á¦µ¿¿ë´ÞÀÌ»ç and helping out on the side. Mat had pulled out of college to focus on toys full-time. Things rumbled along until one day the brothers made a snap decision. Why not try their luck in China?
So at 18, Nick also dropped out of university Á߶û±¸Æ÷ÀåÀÌ»ç and shortly after boarded a plane to Hong Kong with then 22-year-old Mat. They had "made some contacts on the internet" but were otherwise vastly ill-equipped - unable to speak the language and short on business savvy.
"We were so naive, we had no idea ·¹Çø®Ä«»çÀÌÆ®=·¹Çø®Ä«»çÀÌÆ® what we were doing," says Nick.
With a $20,000 loan from their parents, they bought an injection moulding machine, and set up a small factory in Guangzhou, China. Zuru was up and running.