On 11.11 this year, two notable things happened in Alibaba, or so we thought. The first was, of course, the new record set by Alibaba for Singles Day this year: a whopping $17.73 billion sales made in 24 hours.
The second notable thing was Mr Jack Ma allegedly deciding to sponsor an 8-year-old lookalike Fan Xiaoqin, or “Mini-Ma” as he was known online.Â
Mini-Ma
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He became an internet sensation overnight when his photo was uploaded online for looking like Jack Ma, a billionaire in China and the founder of Alibaba last year.
When billionaire Jack Ma saw pictures of Fan or Mini-ma, he thought someone has dug out his childhood photos.
Take a look at Jack Ma’s childhood photo below:
But Fan has not met Jack Ma before. He’s busy trying to survive life.
Fan Xiaoqin came from an impoverish family. His father, the sole breadwinner of the family lost his legs, his grandmother developed alzhemier and his mother has polio.
Both him and his brothers are at the age where they’re supposed to go to school but could not because the family was too poor to send them to school.Â
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Jack Ma to Allegedly Sponsor Him for his Education
On Singles Day this year, netizens proved they still have room for something else on their minds other than shopping when they posted pictures or videos about Fan Xiaoqin and urged the billionaire magnate to lend a helping hand.
It was reported on many outlets that Jack Ma, who was a rags-to-riches story himself, was moved and impressed by his lookalike’s story and allegedly announced he will financially support the kid until he graduate from university.
Too Good to be True
Netizens got very excited, with some wondering why he wouldn’t help kids who don’t look like him while others praise his generosity.
Unfortunately, the reports were found to be false. A spokesperson for Alibaba told Fortune that reports on Jack Ma sponsoring his lookalike for school is false.Â
Shanghaiist has also updated their report to clarify that the entire story is false.
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I guess that’s what they meant by looks isn’t everything.
**All images from shanghaiist.com
Feature Image: cnbc.com, news.asiaone.com
This article was first published on goodyfeed.com
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