YouTrace - 글로벌 억만장자 인물 평전 | Global Billionaire Biography

  Building the E-commerce Empire — The Grand Horizon That Changed Fate 1. Prologue: Hangzhou's Worn Bicycle and the English-Challenged Young Man's Awakening Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. Born on September 10, 1964, Jack Ma’s childhood was far from that of an heir to a massive empire; it was the quintessential landscape of an ordinary, struggling working-class family. At that time, China had just emerged from the massive storm of the Cultural Revolution; the economy was devastated, and the world remained closed off. For a short, thin young man named Jack Ma, the only thing that made his heart race was "English." In a city where foreigners were virtually nonexistent, he began riding his bicycle every morning to the city’s large hotels during his teens. Whenever he spotted foreign tourists, he would approach them unhesitatingly, shouting "Hello" and volunteering as a free guide, thereby training his ears and opening his mouth. Clutching a broken radio thr...