Tong Wenhong - The woman "tricked" by Jack Ma for 14 years to become the "Logistic queen"

"The woman in the picture with Jack Ma is Tong Wenhong. When entering the giant e-commerce empire Alibaba, Tong Wenhong was 30 years old with no expertise or experience. She applied for the position of assistant assistant. administration but was rejected at the first interview.

But Tong Wenhong did not give up, continued to try again and was arranged to work at the front desk. However, due to being unfamiliar with the job and having a conflict with a colleague, she once intended to resign after a week, but then she stayed.

When Jack Ma was allocating the company's shares, he gave Tong Wenhong 0.2% of the shares and said it would be worth 100 million when Alibaba went public. Jack Ma advises her to stick with the company, not move to other companies and she will get 100 million.

Tong Wenhong waited many years, but Alibaba has yet to go public. In 2004, she asked Jack Ma when will Alibaba go public? Jack Ma said soon. In 2006, she asked again and Jack Ma also said soon.

Years later, she still never saw it happen and thought she would never get the 100 million that Jack Ma said. However, she persisted in doing her job well and gradually promoted.

9 years of going public on the New York Stock Exchange, Alibaba is valued at 245.7 billion. Tong Wenhong, a former receptionist, now a vice president of Alibaba, became a millionaire from a receptionist with a net worth of 320 million.

Can you stay in a company for 14 years? When the founder still fights tirelessly, who are you to complain as a follower? Did 99.9% give up during the race? Never be eager for quick benefits! Believe, persevere and give your best and the results will come!".

That is the story of Tong Wenhong, one of the 5 powerful women behind Jack Ma and is considered the queen of China's transportation industry when running a large logistics network for Alibaba and many other firms.

In 2015, Tong Wenhong was appointed Chairman of Cainiao.com, the CNS logistics network management division founded by Alibaba in 2013. In 2017, Tong Wenhong was voted as 25 business leaders by Forbes magazine. Global industry is changing many professions and even lives around the world.

In a 2008 interview, Tong said he was "stupid, naive, stubborn, and persistent" and that all employees at Alibaba, including Jack Ma, recognize these traits.

Tremendous quests

When leading the administrative department, Tong won several difficult battles. The first challenge was to prepare the logistics for the West Lake Internet Symposium event, the whole process was like preparing for a wedding. Despite the unpredictable changes and great pressure, she and her teammates put in a great effort. Tong is noted for his ability to prepare for all seminars, conferences as well as solve any problems during the implementation.

The next difficult task Tong received was to supervise the construction of the corporation's works. Although she did not have any relevant knowledge, she spent a lot of time learning how to control the operation and quality of construction projects. In addition, she is also a transparent operator when detecting people trying to profit in this big project.

The third fight with Tong was against SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) in 2003. At this time Tong was responsible for reporting emergencies to senior leaders, keeping in touch with staff. protect, install emergency evacuation equipment, and even reassure infected people.

Over time, Tong became a mature professional executive. At Alibaba's staff meeting in 2005, she said, "Over the years at Alibaba, I have learned a lot and they have brought a lot of value to my life."

Alibaba's inspirational mirror

In May 2013, Alibaba launched the CNS system in cooperation with Intime Retail, Shunfeng Express and other express companies and established Cainiao.com. Jack Ma was the chairman of this company. Cainiao.com aims to create a wide and open logistics platform within 5 to 8 years and deliver goods to customers within 24 hours.

When Alibaba listed shares on the New York Stock Exchange, Tong became one of 27 key executives of Alibaba and one of nine female leaders.

Before becoming the head of Cainiao.com, Tong came up with a rather innovative slogan: "Cainiao will never enter the trucking business. We will not buy a truck or employ an employee. which carrier."

Some media have cited this and rated Tong "real and ambitious". Regarding China's current transportation market, Tong considers it a "magic land".

According to Tong, there are three main problems in China's transportation industry. First, people see the transportation market as a big pie, so they jostle for the big piece while inevitably neglecting to improve service quality. Second, they often neglect the needs of their customers. The third obstacle lies in outdated technology, incomplete data and unstable system.

"Cainiao will help transport companies improve efficiency and protect their market environment with cutting-edge technologies and massive statistical data. Meanwhile, we will diversify our services." on our platform". "I believe that businesses that invest in data as well as focus on driving quality of service will win in the future."

On March 31, 2015, Tong was appointed president of Cainiao.com. During her annual meeting that day, she shaped the future of Cainiao.com by building a logistics big data platform and investing in rural and cross-border transport logistics.

Thus, Tong has gradually asserted her position in the "giant empire" of Alibaba, she entered the top 100 excellent female entrepreneurs of China and is one of the richest women. Perhaps, if the receptionist gave up everything easily, there could not be today's Logistic queen. Can you stay in a company for 14 years? When the founder still fights tirelessly, who are you to complain as a follower? Never be eager for quick benefits! Believe, persevere and give your best and the results will come.

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