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The Fabulous Dragon From China
The Fabulous Dragon From China
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The Fabulous Dragon from China
When you visit to the Red Dragon Country China you might know Jack Ma. He is one
of the greatest businessmen in the world. Jack was grown up from poor family. His parents
were a musicians and storytellers in Hangzhou, China. Since a child, Jack experienced a hard
life. As he fourteen years old, he had to ride a bike for many kilometers just for learning
English from tourists. After graduated from senior high school, Jack wanted to further his
education to university; however, he had been rejected by favorite university in China for
three times because young Jack did not have great ability in mathematic subject. Eventually,
Ma Yun a.k.a Jack Ma managed to graduate from Normal University in 1988. And in 1999,
when he went back from USA, Ma established one the largest international e-commerce that
was named Alibaba.com. Before as big as it is now, Mr. Jack had to encounter any obstacles.
For instance, he was declined by KFC Company when he applied a job which he is the only
one who refused among 24 applicants. In addition, this guy had been called as a crazy man
because he wanted to sell goods to the internet which is at the time it was not quite familiar to
the Chinese businessman. After falling many times, Jack could convince 18 of his friends to
invest at Alibaba.com. Did you know? According to Forbes magazine, this Cathy Zang’s
husband is one of the richest people in China. His wealth is estimated about 41.8 billion
USD. Most of the profits come from Alibaba.com which there is 800 million transactions
around the world per day. Furthermore, Alibaba.com’s stock is estimated will continue to
raise every day. In conclusion, do not consider that your conditions and your limitations
restrict you to gain a success. We know that Jack Ma’s success cannot be reached as easy as
turn the palm of the hand. Even need to fail many times. Therefore, Mr. Jack Ma always says