1. The story of Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba Group

The 18-year-old Jack Ma ushered in the first college entrance examination in his life. He did not hesitate to apply for the college entrance examination. Write: Peking University. However, he was so ambitious that he only scored 1 point in mathematics in the college entrance examination. In order to make a living, he applied for a job as a hotel waiter, but was politely rejected because of his "crooked" appearance. I had no choice but to work as a porter and ride a scooter.

After graduating from college, a debt collection experience made him crazy about the Internet. In the early days of starting a business, he carried a bag and fooled around, and was often called a madman and a liar. He had failed to start a business four times in a row. When he was most embarrassed, he only had 200 yuan in the bank. Today, Jack Ma single-handedly controls the world of Alibaba.

2. The story of Wang Jianlin, Chairman of Wanda Group

Wang Jianlin, who just turned 15, came to Northeast China from Mianyang, Sichuan and became a child soldier. Carrying more than 10 kilograms of equipment on his back, he hiked 40 kilometers in knee-deep snow every day. The total distance for each training session was even thousands of kilometers. He had been in the army for 18 years and had become a regiment cadre, but he encountered a "million-dollar disarmament".

In the early days of starting a business, he had no qualifications or strength, but the bank refused to get the loan he had promised. For the company's project, he borrowed high-interest loans and even stayed up for nine days and nights. He dared to take on the renovation of old cities that no one wanted to touch. When he first started doing commercial real estate, he filed 222 lawsuits in three years because he didn't understand. Such a single-minded person is now the richest man in Asia, which everyone knows.

3. Hua Luogeng

The success of Comrade Hua Luogeng, a famous Chinese mathematician, is due to his rough experience. He graduated from Jintan Middle School in 1924. However, due to his poor family background, he had to drop out of school and work as a shop assistant after finishing junior high school. When he was 18 years old, he contracted typhoid fever, causing disability in his left leg. After 1930, he taught at Tsinghua University. In 1936, he went to visit and study at Cambridge University in England.

After returning to China in 1938, he served as a professor at Southwest Associated University. He went to the United States in 1946 and served as a researcher at the Princeton Institute of Mathematics and a professor at Princeton University and the University of Illinois. He returned to China in 1950. He has successively served as professor at Tsinghua University, Institute of Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, etc.

4. Gorky

His father is a carpenter. He lost his father in his early years and lived in the house of his grandfather who ran a small dyeing shop. He began to make a living independently at the age of 11. His childhood and youth were spent at the bottom of the old society.

Gorky’s extraordinary experiences in his early years were vividly described in his famous autobiographical trilogy. The suffering in the world and the bitterness of life have tempered his fighting spirit; in addition to heavy labor, he diligently studied by himself. His experience and deep understanding of the painful lives of people at the bottom of society have become an inexhaustible source of his creations.

5. Wu Zetian

Wu Zetian had a strong personality since she was a child. She was not interested in female celebrities. She only liked reading, so she knew books and courtesies, and was well versed in political affairs. During her childhood, she traveled to famous mountains and rivers with her parents, and her profound experience cultivated her vision and talents.

6. Madame Curie

After the successful extraction of radium, some people advised Madame Curie to apply for a patent from the government and monopolize the manufacturing of radium to make a fortune. Marie Curie said: "That goes against the spirit of science. Scientists' research results should be published publicly and should not be subject to any restrictions if others want to develop them." "Besides, radium is good for patients, and we should not use it to make profits." The Curies also gave away a large number of their Nobel Prizes to others.

7. Li Bai?

He was smart but playful since he was a child. He studied in the temple and was originally a naughty child. Later, on the way, he met an old woman grinding an iron rod by chance, and during the conversation with her, he understood the truth: "Only with hard work, an iron hoe can be ground into a needle." He became a famous poet. ?

8. Lincoln

In the face of adversity, Lincoln was unyielding and endured humiliation, helping the American nation make steady progress towards the great goal of restoring national unity and emancipating black slaves. When he was victorious, he never took credit for his victory. Instead, he always remained a humble, simple, generous and kind-hearted civilian, taking it as his duty to safeguard the great cause of the federation and the long-term interests of the nation. In the end, he died successfully and became a great martyr for a just cause.