Henceforth, life will be his work

If the creation of Alibaba and Taobao is to inspire people to become entrepreneurs, then my job now is to awaken everyone's conscience. --Ma Yun

Ma said that before the age of 48, work was his life. In the future, life will be his work.

May 10, 2013, in Taobao 10 anniversary party, Ma said, will engage in some of their own interests, such as water clear, let the sky blue, so that food security.

Also on this day, Ma Yun resigned as CEO position. After that, he devoted himself to the public good and enjoyed the "retirement life".

Ma Yun has a strong martial arts complex, Alibaba has a roster, each employee has its own martial arts nickname. Ma Yun's alias is "The Wind is Qingyang."

According to media reports, CCTV in 2001, "Smile Proud of the lake", MA has recommended a role in the wind. Not be used by the cast, Ma Yun has turned Alibaba office area into a "martial arts zone." Executive meeting room called "Bright top", Alibaba Public Welfare Foundation launched the new Environmental protection project called "Green Line Man".

There is Ma Yun in, there is chivalrous in.

However, and Jin Yong's less appearance of the wind is different, Ma Yun very high-profile.

December 19, 2013, Ma Yun's own "horse body calligraphy" in and out of "Taobao official auction" Together fell hammer, finally took out more than 2.42 million yuan. According to his previous commitment, the proceeds will be donated to the public good, Alibaba Group will also come up with the same amount of money donated to the Chinese Disabled Welfare Fund.

Ma Yun's words and deeds have always been outside attention, and its frequent participation in public welfare activities is considered to be in the show. But he doesn't care. In Ma Yun's view, if the public good is a show, China too need these shows, and the more people pay attention to, the more successful show.

Ma also took him as an entrepreneur of the knowledge "solitary Nine swords" dance to the public welfare field.

According to media reports, after the Wenchuan earthquake in 2008, Alibaba donated more than 5 million yuan to one fund and opened network donation channels. That July, Ma Yun and Jet Li signed a long-term strategic cooperation agreement in Hangzhou, pledged to jointly promote the development of civil philanthropy.

In May 2010, Alibaba Group announced that it would allocate 0.3% of its annual income from 2010 to public welfare funds, mainly for environmental protection.

January 2011, Ma Yun became one fund member. After the founding of Alibaba Foundation, Ma Yun became the first volunteer of the foundation.

September 25, 2013, Alibaba internal message: Jack Ma joined the American Life Science Breakthrough Award Foundation, and as the director of the Foundation. Since then, Mr Ma and his wife will donate 3 million dollars a year for the Life Science Breakthrough Prize fund. The Foundation's annual award will be increased to 6, with a bonus of $3 million per prize. Ma's decision to fund the research has not yet been announced, but speculation should be linked to cancer.

Several years involved in public welfare, MA found his own main direction. In his opinion, the pluralistic world always has the beautiful side, but the public welfare heart can fill the deformity. "If the creation of Alibaba and Taobao is to inspire people to become entrepreneurs, then my job now is to awaken everyone's conscience." ”