LH : Hello and welcome to Talk Asia, a special edition coming to you from Beijing. I'm Lorraine Hahn. My guest today is the ___1___ and ___2___ of Chinese ____3_____ giant Alibaba.com -- Jack Ma. Born in Hangzhou in 1964, Ma first made a name for himself with his idea to start an ___4___ directory called "China Pages," widely regarded to be China 's first _____5______ company. In 1999, Ma founded "Alibaba.com," which currently operates the world's largest online marketplace, serving small and small- and medium-sized ___6___ by connecting global buyers with sellers in China . In 2005, Alibaba.com added to its international profile by acquiring and operating Yahoo China . Ma himself has impressed many with his sharp entrepreneurial sense and work ethic. Mr. Ma, thank you for joining us. It's good to see you. You have for years carried the image as the____7____. But this particular underdog has done very well for him, hasn't he? JM : Yes, we've been sort of very lucky. LH : You emerged from virtually nowhere, right? And you started this first Chinese ______8_______ company. Where did this idea come from? JM : In 1995, I went to Seattle and I ... My friend said Jack, 'This is internet.' And I have never heard about the internet and never used the computer before that day. My first time in my life I used the internet, I touched on the ____9____ and I find well -- this is something I believe; it is something that is going to change the world and change China. LH : What about China Pages? JM: China Pages, it was just...we were making ______10______ for Chinese companies and list it in the USA and let the world know about Chinese companies. That's the earliest e-commerce, and that's probably the first internet company in China . LH: But only with, I read, 2,000 dollars? JM: Yup, I borrowed 2,000 dollars from my relatives, my brother-in-law and my parents. So we started the company.