As we all know, Jack Ma is a fan of martial arts, especially Jin Yong. Jack Ma once said, "I think men must read Jin Yong's novels." It is said that there is a bookcase on the second floor of Building 4 in Alibaba’s Xixi Park, which contains only the works of Jin Yong. Moreover, Alibaba’s corporate culture also originated from Jin Yong and martial arts culture.

Alibaba has a rule that when a new employee joins the company, the first thing to do is to give yourself a fancy name. Jack Ma's nickname is "Feng Qingyang", which comes from "Swordsman". In fact, not only the employees, many offices are named after martial arts places. For example, there are "Guangmingding", "Peach Blossom Island", "Luohan Hall", "Juxian Village" and so on.

Why does Jack Ma admire Jin Yong so much? It's because of the word "xia". After all, Jack Ma was once young. Which young person doesn’t have a dream of being a hero? Mr. Jin Yong's "Heroes" is a fairy tale world that every adult can enjoy.

In real life, Jack Ma is Jin Yong’s “fanboy”. Before meeting Jin Yong, Jack Ma's admiration for Jin Yong was already well known to everyone. Ma Yun recalled that he was "excited for a few days" when he met Mr. Jin Yong. He went out to buy his book and was excitedly looking forward to meeting and signing. Ma Yun once specifically posted on Weibo about the scene when he met Mr. Jin Yong. He was alone They chatted for three hours, and Jin Yong just nodded and smiled at him.

Ma Yun likes Mr. Jin Yong’s works very much. The chivalrous justice in Mr. Jin Yong’s works is about being a human being. Look at the world with a sincere smile, and be brave and courageous when making friends. Jack Ma also admitted that Jin Yong’s martial arts spirit had a profound impact on himself and Alibaba’s corporate culture.

“When I first started my business, 18 of Alibaba’s The founders, all sixteen or seventeen, are particularly fond of Jin Yong’s novels. Mr. Ma Yun also said that a group of brave, compassionate and righteous people working together to start a business "makes it easy to do business in the world." Even if they are covered in wounds, they must fight again and again until they win every battle.

Ma Yun is an idealist and a hero. He coincides with the heroes in Jin Yong's works, and it is natural that he admires Jin Yong.