1, Life (Lu Yao)

Ma Yun 18 years old failed in the college entrance examination and began to work. At this time, he saw Lu Yao's novel Life. Gao Jialin, the hero of the novel, insisted on taking the college entrance examination, which encouraged Ma Yun. He was admitted to Hangzhou Normal University when he took the college entrance examination again. Ma Yun said that the best university in the world is Hangzhou Normal University, because he found confidence here. He mentioned this experience in many speeches. Another novel by Lu Yao, Ordinary World, also inspired a generation.

2. The Law of Life (kazuo inamori)

Kazuo inamori, also known as one of the four great sages of Japanese business circles, is the only one alive. He founded two Fortune 500 companies. Many of kazuo inamori's thoughts come down in one continuous line with Kōnosuke Matsushita and Shibusawa Eiichi, the father of Japanese modern industry, and are in rich agreement with Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism in China's traditional culture. Ma Yun and kazuo inamori are both top entrepreneurs in China and Japan, and they appreciate each other. Ma Yun highly praises kazuo inamori. There are many books about kazuo inamori on the market now, and the real classic is this living method. Young kazuo inamori's career and life are doomed, and he wants to join the underworld. Become famous in his later years, become a monk again, and become a monk for a year. Many ideas about life and doing things are beneficial to young people.

3. The weakness of life (Carnegie)

In the era of Ma Yun's entrepreneurship, inspirational books did not flood like today. Several books that were popular at that time have become classics today, or they can be called classics. Among them, the weakness of human nature is the first book, which is regarded as the cornerstone of inspirational books. Later books followed its routine and mode, and its spirit of capitalist struggle gave young people in China a shot in the arm at that time. Ma Yun rarely mentioned this book, but some of his early ways of doing things and speaking can be seen to be influenced by this book.

4. Understanding Zeng Guofan (Gu Yuan)

This is a veritable Chinese inspirational book. Although it is based on Zeng Guofan's motto, it contains the main values, ways of thinking, methodology and human feelings of China's traditional culture. Alibaba is actually transforming from a start-up to a stable enterprise. In terms of values, Ma Yun pays more and more attention to tradition. He recommended the book written by his colleagues on the Internet to some employees.

5. The Book of Wisdom (Gracian)

Like the Analects of Confucius and other ancient China classics, this western classic is also recorded, but the difference is that westerners' description of human nature is more ruthless. It says nothing is easier to be fooled than a kind person. People should have the gentleness of pigeons and the cunning of poisonous snakes. Such words can be found everywhere in this book. Ji Xianlin, a master of Chinese studies, said that after 90 years of life experience, he realized that there are really bad people in this world. Shopping malls are like battlefields, and there are many bad people among them. Ma Yun reminded employees to be alert to human evil.

Ma Yun's anecdote:

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Ma Yun learned to play Weiqi when he was in college. Once he took a big row to kill all the boys in the Department of Foreign Languages as a bet, so he fell in love with the strategic layout, the middle game and the ending. He was killed by a 5-or 6-year-old chess player from Zhejiang Shengzhou Junior Sports School when he graduated from college.

2. Flower name

Ma Yun loves martial arts culture and extends his obsession with martial arts heroes in Jin Yong's martial arts novels to the level of corporate culture: every employee of Alibaba is required to have a "flower name", which should come from the positive role in martial arts or fantasy novel. Ma Yun's office is called "Peach Blossom Island", the conference room is called "Guangmingding" and the bathroom is called "Tingyuxuan".

3. Kung Fu

Ma Yun is keen on Tai Ji Chuan, and has learned many business ideas from Taiji culture. [ 1 15]? Ma Yun seldom wears a suit when attending various important occasions. Many of his clothes are decorated with traditional China buttons, and he has performed his Tai Chi Kung Fu in public more than once.

Ma Yun, who loves life in China, has always advocated martial arts culture, and his love for Tai Chi has a long history. When he just graduated from college, Ma Yun studied Yang Taiqi by the West Lake for a long time and studied with nine masters.

On April 20 10, Ma Yun went to Chenjiagou, the "holy land" of Taiji in Jiaozuo, Henan. In Chenjiagou, Ma Yun met Wang Xian, who had been admired for a long time (Chen Taiji was the first19th generation descendant, and Chen Taiji was a representative figure), and worshipped him as a teacher.

4. Oil painting

2065438+0510.4/kloc-0.5, Ma Yun's first oil painting "Peach Blossom Garden" was auctioned at Sotheby's in Hong Kong for 42.2 million Hong Kong dollars (about 34 million RMB). At the auction site, after more than 40 price increases, it was finally sold at a high price.

Peach Blossom Garden was created by Ma Yun and China artist Ceng Fanzhi in 20 14, with a diameter of 79.6 cm. They draw first, then point, and finally scrape back and forth on the tiled canvas, depicting the planet earth. Ma Yun said: "I think we should draw an earth, protect the earth, protect the ocean, protect the air and protect the water." The proceeds from the auction of this painting will be donated to Taohuayuan Ecological Protection Foundation.