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Speaking of Jack Ma, everyone must be familiar with it, after all, Alibaba Group provides everyone with a convenient trading and information platform. His Versailles remarks of "I'm not interested in money" caused heated discussions among millions of netizens.
On September 10, 2019, 55-year-old Jack Ma announced his retirement and left Alibaba Group, and he gradually faded from the public eye.
Although he was very low-key after retirement, everyone still heard his whereabouts. According to the Financial Times, Ma Yun lived with his family in Japan for at least half a year after retirement, and this year, he also published a work called "Shengsheng" in Japan.
But in March this year, news broke again:
Jack Ma, who is retired, is about to return to Alibaba Group.
However, the news did not follow, and instead he taught in Japan in June.
Is he going to put some "big move" again?
Life after retirement
In fact, during the period of Ma Yun's retirement, he has been to many places, and before going to Japan, Ma Yun left his traces in the Netherlands, according to a Dutch official website, he went to a Dutch university and conducted an agricultural expedition. Ma Yun also claimed in an interview that he will attach importance to the development of agriculture in the future.
In the photos and whereabouts that were exposed to Japan, it is clear that Ma Yun is also for agriculture in Japan:
He appeared in rural hot springs and fields outside Tokyo to investigate planting techniques, and Jack Ma was also seen at the Japan Marine Farming University.
But his next plan and specific movements, no one can guess except himself.
On January 5 this year, Hong Kong media reported that Ma Yun had a new trend, he left a footprint in Bangkok, Thailand, and his dining photos with the chairman of Thailand CP Group were also displayed in front of netizens.
Moreover, he also conducted an investigation of the CP Group, which was discussed by the outside world, many people thought that the two wanted to cooperate, and in those months, Ma Yun met and exchanged with business tycoons in China and Southeast Asia many times.
Unexpectedly, after Ma Yun met with Xie Guomin, chairman of CP Group, in Thailand, the Hong Kong stock of CP Group rose 2.5 times in half a month, which shows Ma Yun's influence.
Of course, Jack Ma also pays attention to the pleasures of life, he bought a 1,099-square-meter, 1.5 billion three-storey mansion in Hong Kong, which is the most expensive mansion per square meter in Hong Kong.
In addition, he also bought the Brandon Nature Park for 150 million dollars in New York, a private yacht for $200 million in Spain, and a billion-dollar mansion in Japan. Usually, he often goes to some high-end places to deal with all kinds of rich people.
Ma Yun once said that his favorite profession is teaching, and he hopes to become a teacher one day. After retirement, he also realized this idea.
On June 12 this year, Ma Yun appeared in a class at the University of Tokyo, and not long after, the official website of the University of Tokyo said that Ma Yun had become a professor at the University of Tokyo's School of Tokyo.
Ma's tenure will last until October 31, 2023, and his research and teaching will focus on the areas of education and corporate innovation, management philosophy, and future attractiveness.
As soon as the news was released, many students came to listen to the course of the leading giant of the virtual world.
And where does his teacher's obsession come from?
The "scumbag" who scored one point in mathematics in the college entrance examination
Speaking of counterattacks, Jack Ma must be a successful example.
His father, the artist Malay Fa, equipped his home with all kinds of electronic devices when he was a child, and also gave Ma a good education. In this way, Ma Yun learned proficient computer operation from his father at a young age, and also learned about the Internet.
When Ma was 12 years old, he became interested in English on the radio, so he watched the radio every day when he came home from school and listened to English radio. Over time, he developed a fluent command of English.
Perhaps due to the influence of books, films and television works, Ma Yun has been determined to "pull a knife to help when the road is uneven" since he was a child, coupled with the rebellious psychology of adolescence, he often fought with others in junior high school, and the most serious injury, he went to the hospital for 13 stitches. In this regard, his parents also often taught him to be calm and not to fight casually.
But Ma Yun did not pay attention to these teachings at all, until he dropped out of school at the age of 13 due to too many punishments, and his parents could only complete the procedures to transfer him to schools, hoping that he could learn a lesson from this incident and study peacefully.
However, he still did not listen to his parents and made his own choices willfully, which made his grades less than ideal. He scored only 31 points in mathematics in the middle school exam, but it took two years to get into a high school that was not very good.
Maybe he didn't want to study well, or maybe he really didn't have a talent for mathematics, in 1982, Ma Yun took the college entrance examination, and when he got his results, he found that his mathematics test only scored 1 point.
This made Ma Yun frustrated and directly did not want to take the road of study. Therefore, he tried various jobs, and until the following year, he still decided to take the college entrance examination.
However, his grades were still not satisfactory, and he scored 19 points in mathematics, and his parents, seeing this, thought that he had no mathematical talent, and began to persuade him not to study and find another way.
Ma Yun, who has tried a variety of jobs, chose to choose between and fro, or decided to learn this path, at this time he knew the importance of learning and began to study hard.
In 1984, Ma Yun took the third college entrance examination, and this time his mathematics finally improved, and he scored 89 points, but this is still not enough for the undergraduate score line.
But luck couldn't stop anything, and that year the enrollment of English majors did not reach the indicator line and began to decline the standard.
At this time, Ma Yun, who had excellent English scores, was unexpectedly admitted to Hangzhou Normal College.
It was also the atmosphere of the Normal College that gave him the idea of becoming a teacher.
Due to his excellent English scores, he was assigned to Hangzhou Institute of Electronics Industry as a lecturer in English and international trade upon graduation.
After four years as a teacher, Ma's English skills became stronger and stronger, so he was invited to become a translator in 1992.
Perhaps because of his growing knowledge, coupled with his understanding of the Internet, in 1995, 31-year-old Jack Ma was ready to start a business. However, at that time, he had no experience in entrepreneurship, and he encountered obstacles everywhere and experienced entrepreneurial failures many times. But he learned from experience, did not lose heart, did not give up, and the hard work paid off, and he finally saw the light of success.
In April 1999, Alibaba's website was born, and since then, Ma Yun has begun the road of "opening and hanging".
When he later started his business, he fully understood the importance of mathematics, after all, the Internet is inseparable from algorithms. Last September, Alibaba held its first global mathematics competition, and when presenting the award, he said solemnly:
"Some people say that mathematics is useless after learning, but in fact, uselessness is the greatest use!"
He also said that mathematics is a basic subject, and there will be traces of mathematics everywhere in the future, and it is very important for children to exercise their imagination in the process of learning.
Jack Ma's success
Despite many failures, Ma performed miracles. Many entrepreneurs have observed Ma's life experience and attitude, trying to learn something from it.
So, what are the reasons for his success?
Whenever you start a business, you must have the ability to innovate. Alibaba has created many scientific and technological achievements, such as cloud computing, big data resources, artificial intelligence and other fields.
However, the ability to innovate does not arise out of thin air, and it takes a long time to hear and see the outside world to realize the truth. Just like Jack Ma's experience, he has been exposed to the Internet since he was a child, coupled with the contact with the Internet during the period when he grew up as a translator, he is certainly familiar with this information.
Of course, it is not enough to have an innovative spirit, after all, there are many well-informed and thoughtful people. Continuous learning and hard work is also an important reason. Perseverance and perseverance can be ground into needles with an iron pestle.
Moreover, Jack Ma has a very sensitive sense of the market and business, he saw the market of the Internet and technology in that era, and dared to make continuous efforts and efforts in it.
And in entrepreneurship, the team is extremely important, and every member of the project must play its value. Therefore, the organizational and communication skills of the leaders are also a must.
Of course, entrepreneurship cannot be smooth sailing, after all, times are changing, and market conditions and needs may change at any time. If you can't adapt and don't have the ability to take risks, even if you start well, you may face a crisis in the future.
Luck is part of strength, and of course Jack Ma also has an element of luck. But in any case, no one can deny his efforts and ability.
Jack Ma, who gradually fell from the altar
Nowadays, platforms such as Alipay, Taobao, and Tmall have become indispensable platforms in people's lives, but the almost monopoly situation has made the state constantly warn them.
In 2004, Alipay went public, and more and more users chose to use this function because the platform was convenient and fast, and the functions were complete.
As its audience grows, Ant Financial Services Group is gradually coming out in Alipay.
Ant Financial has 870 million customers worldwide, with 552 million users in China alone.
However, the essence of its Ant Financial is also an online loan, which is not funded by Jack Ma, but is a combination of a large number of financial assets.
According to statistics, Ant Financial itself only has a principal of 40 billion, but the loans released are as high as 2 trillion.
That's a frightening figure, but if these loans fail, financial markets will be severely damaged, and hundreds of millions of users will suffer. In this regard, of course, the state must stop it in time and maintain a good financial market.
On November 3, 2020, the actual controller and main management departments of Ant Group were interviewed by relevant departments about Ant Group's non-compliance with the conditions for issuance and listing and information disclosure issues. The Shanghai Stock Exchange issued the Decision on Temporarily Suspended the Listing of Ant Technology Group Co., Ltd. on the Science and Technology Innovation Board, officially announcing the suspension of Ant Group's listing.
This year, Ant Group was fined 7.123 billion yuan for violations, which shows the huge ambition of the capitalists.
In addition to this project, Alibaba Group has also been fined several times, and in April 2021, Alibaba Group was fined 18.228 billion yuan, and its share price has fallen again and again, and its vitality has been greatly reduced.
However, the capitalists are ambitious and if the company is a little lonely, they will definitely find another way. Perhaps his agricultural and teaching career in recent years is his new path.
A steady stream of skepticism
Although Ali Group has provided convenience to the public and brought scientific and technological progress, netizens have expressed doubts about some of Ma Yun's words and actions.
For example, the 996 work system, many migrant workers think that this is a nightmare and oppression of ordinary people. Moreover, the mainland's Labor Law details the eight-hour working day, and the workweek of workers does not exceed 44 hours.
However, Ma Yun said that he strongly supported the 996 system, and on April 11, 2019, Ma Yun said to employees in the company:
"Today, Chinese BAT (Baidu, Ali, Tencent) and other companies can 996, I think it is a blessing for our people!"
He also said:
"In this world, each of us hopes to succeed, we all want a better life, we all want to be respected, I ask everyone, how can you achieve the success you want without putting in the effort and time that surpasses others."
These words seem reasonable, but they are actually ruthless oppression and exploitation of employees.
In addition, the project of Ant has also caused a lot of criticism, in order to make money, the group began to borrow at will. If it collapses, the consequences are unimaginable. It is precisely this matter that makes many unacceptable people no longer use Alipay for access.
Moreover, this year, his teaching in Tokyo has also been criticized by the majority of netizens, why should he go to Japan to coach? Why not choose to cultivate more talent in China?
In addition, his suspected "pro-Japan" behavior in recent years has also become a reason for netizens to scold.
Of course, his controversy does not stop there, of course, the main aspect of everyone's criticism is his gradually revealed capitalist fangs.
But these negative remarks did not affect him, and he still insisted on his ideas and practices. Although there is a lot of controversy and the desire to control capital is getting stronger, it is impossible to deny the contributions he has made, and the philanthropy he has made.
So, whether his behavior is the "Japanese licking dog" spurned on the Internet, or he just wants to have friendly technical exchanges with Japan, time will see everything.