All eyes were on Jack Ma. The chairman of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (step) down on Teachers' Day from leading the e-commerce giant. "I still have lots of reams to go after." Ma wrote in open letter last year, announcing his parting. The 55-year-old businessman showed up at his farewell party (欢送会) (dress) up like a rock star.
Ma's rags-to-riches story is a good example of doing something different. (visit) America in 1995, Ma saw the Internet and had the idea of setting up his own trading website. In 1999, he founded Alibaba, struggling for years to get it off the ground. E-commerce was (gradual) brought to China by Ma, success has inspired many Chinese lech businessmen.
Now Ma is looking to focus education, "I'm not gonna teach English; I'm not gonna teach business. But I'm gonna teach young people how to face (challenge)," he told Bloomberg News. It's never true that skilled sailors can (make) on calm waters. As Ma said, "Today is cruel. Tomorrow is (cruel). But the day after tomorrow is beautiful."
