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One of the reasons why I am full of expectations for the city of Hangzhou is because of Ma Yun's Alibaba.

As early as before, I heard about Alibaba Group's innovation and strong corporate culture atmosphere, and I finally had a chance to feel it for myself that day.

On the first night of visiting Ali, in the dream town, General Gu told us what she knew about Ali and told us the procedure of visiting Ali in advance. So, the next naive "fuck", everything went well.

In front of Ali Group, after Gu Zong, a good friend of Lihua's sister, and her employees and friends in Ali Company successfully obtained the access card, everyone wished to enter the heavily guarded Ali Group.

The small personality of Taobao logo at Ali's door is conspicuous, embedded outside the building, grinning, waving and smiling at us, as if welcoming our arrival!

Along the path at the entrance, we entered the building. On weekends, there are no employees at the reception desk, and everything is self-help. In the corridor, the LED screen shows the achievements of Ma Yun's father.

I stopped to watch. At that moment, I was really shocked by Ma Yun, so I learned more about this great entrepreneur.

I want to be a frog in the well. Before that, my understanding of Ma Yun only stayed on the establishment of Alibaba and Alibaba Cloud, knowing that Taobao was related to him, Alipay was related to him, and Alibaba Cloud was related to him. Of course, I also know that he is one of the richest people in the world, but I don't know much about it.

It was not until this visit that I got to know him better and knew his struggle history: I liked English since I was a child, and my math was poor. I was a serious freak. I failed in the college entrance examination twice, and the third college entrance examination was very stressful. Mathematics undergraduate still failed, but his English score was surprisingly good, so he broke into the foreign language undergraduate major of Hangzhou Normal University.

After entering the university, unwilling to degenerate, determined to rise, become a good student with excellent academic performance, excellent English, and sit firmly in the top five of the Foreign Languages Department. Later, Ma Yun was elected as the president of the Student Union, and later served as the president of the Hangzhou Student Union twice.

This is just Ma Yun's early achievements. He embarked on the road to business because of an accidental opportunity. He became a foreign language teacher and worked as an overseas business translator part-time after graduation.

1992, Ma Yun founded Haibo translation agency part-time, and hired a retired teacher as a translator. In order to survive, he went to Yiwu and Guangzhou with a big sack on his back. Haibo translation agency began to sell flowers and gifts, and once sold medicines for a year, ranging from big hospitals to barefoot doctors.

1995, he officially resigned as a teacher and borrowed thousands of dollars from his sister to go into business. During the period, I also encountered a series of bumpy experiences, which really verified the old saying: "Heaven will do great things for Sri Lankan people, so we must first suffer from its mind, starve its body, strain its bones and muscles, and empty its body ..."

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Life has never been smooth sailing, but because of love, Ma Yun has achieved others and himself.

In recent years, Ma Yun's career is booming, while "attacking the city slightly" in business, while being chivalrous.

After reading the relevant materials of Ma Yun's charity exhibition in LED, I want to say that when you understand the kindness behind Ma Yun and Alibaba, and the magnificent or "small but beautiful" public welfare words and deeds in Alibaba system, you may have a new understanding of this "China No.1 Internet company".

Donated 1 100 million yuan to his alma mater, Hangzhou Normal University; Take out 200 million yuan to set up a rural principal award to commend educators who have joined the countryside; Lead Ali Group to donate 30 million yuan to Wenchuan earthquake-stricken area. ...

"Money is just a number for Ma Yun. His spirit has gone far beyond all this and has risen to the point where altruism wins the world." My sister explained on the side.

"Others benefit the public and win the world." I'm afraid this is the highest level of business and even career. From this, I can't help but think of a sentence that kazuo inamori said: "Running a business with altruism is a truth that transcends industries and national boundaries."

With such a spiritual realm, think more about others, emphasize less about yourself, and exchange sincerity for sincerity, then the world will give you more love and wealth.

Yes! Why should there be too much utility between people? I don't like it anyway. The acquaintance between people is a kind of fate in itself. When it comes to cooperation, it is doomed to talk. You can't be friends if you don't talk about it, and you won't turn against each other and slander each other.

After all, everyone's life is not easy, but what exists is reasonable. When you think about these things, you can be transparent, and letting go is actually a kind of self-liberation.

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In Ali's reception room, it was very warm and intimate. Everything is self-help. Help yourself to coffee, milk and snacks.

Ali people are busy at work on weekdays, and Ma Yun has considered these for his employees. This living room is where Ali people get together with their families after work, so the nursing room, maternal and child room and other places are also designed very warmly.

At the same time, knowing the nature of children, the reception room also prepared toys for employees' children. Dabao is very excited about the toys here. Just as we chatted around the round table and exclaimed all the intimate things here, she had a good time alone until we called her.

Follow my sister along the pond to Ma Yun's father's office area, with a modern wetland park on one side and the style of Jiangnan town on the other.

"Wetland Park", a small bridge called "Thinking over the Cliff", is said to be the office area of Ma Yun's father.

"Think about Cliff's stage name. Ma Yun has turned Ali into a martial arts Jianghu." On the side of the Liu Shuji regrets.

I think all this is because Ma Yun is a real fan of Jin Yong. Indeed, Ma Yun's obsession with martial arts goes deep into Ali's bone marrow and spiritual level. The whole of Ali can see the martial arts atmosphere. His office is called Peach Blossom Island and the conference room is called Guangmingding. Look at the executives inside Ali, many of whom have their own flower names. This should also be regarded as Ali's unique culture.

No, I visited Ali's employee friend, the authorized person of Cary. Her flower name is Qiu Chuji. Ma Yun's nickname is "Qing Yang", and Ali's vice chairman Lu Zhaoxi's nickname is "Temujin" ...

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Ali's rich culture is not only reflected here, but also vividly displayed by the lifelike sculptures on the Little Square near the R&D building.

"Most of them are abstract sculptures, and you need to savor them." Mr. Gu, a colleague, said.

Gu is always a middle-aged entrepreneur with explosive temperament, and her rich experience makes her look ten years younger than her peers. In her body, she is elegant and wise, and also has rich parenting experience.

My daughter is 6 years old and is also in kindergarten. So we have more topics to talk about.

When it comes to parenting, Mr. Gu never stops talking. The children were meticulously fed when they were young, and we were amazed at the investment in education when they grew up.

"Children go to kindergarten, 350,000 a year, not because we are so rich, but because of our educational philosophy. We would rather suffer ourselves than let our children lose at the starting line. "

There is a saying very well, "As you sow, you reap". Manager Gu is willing to invest in children's education, and her children are also very successful. At the age of six, she is a student whose literacy is equivalent to the sixth grade of primary school. Dance directors are proficient in everything, often winning international awards and even entering Broadway stage. ...

"Go back and spend more time with your child and teach her more." Liu Shuji and I looked at each other and looked at Dabao with shame.

"The child's childhood is very short, and the time of real companionship is not long. It is really necessary to spend time with him. " Mr. Gu said.

"Go on, we will soon be finished. After shopping, we will eat in the staff canteen. " Seeing us standing still, Sister Lihua urged.

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Further ahead are several large sculptures, about 5 meters high. Lack of artistic cells, unable to appreciate Ali's abstract sculpture. Therefore, only these sculptures in front of me let me deeply feel the humble cultural connotation of Ali people.

The sculpture shows three people walking with their heads down, covered with scars, and the text behind the background is: "Hard work."

Isn't that what life is all about? The road of life is full of ups and downs. Only those who know how to bow their heads can raise their heads better. Thank millions of people in Qian Qian, and don't forget to thank yourself for your hard work. It is the imperfect self that makes the excellent self today.

Indeed, there are some things that we can't understand when we are young. When we understand, we are no longer young. Some things in the world can be made up, and some things can never be made up. Therefore, it is no exaggeration to be kind to yourself in a limited time.

Immersed in thinking about life, walking and watching, walking around, I was hungry at dinner. Ali canteen in front of us has naturally become a place where we urgently need to "March".

In the canteen, Ali people sit together to eat in the form of team gatherings. The smiles on their faces are full of happiness.

"As Ali people, they are very proud." Perhaps this is a sense of cultural identity and belonging.

Ali's salary is very high, because Ma Yun won't treat employees badly. These people have become his "children". Yes! What parents don't love their children?

It is Ma Yun's pursuit to make every employee have dignity and happiness. At that moment, I thought, as long as you work hard in Ali, this is your dream paradise! Because Ma Yun's father is a legend of Ali people. Of course, after this visit, he also became my myth!

I will send some travel diaries later, so please look forward to it. )