In 2015, little Ma Yun Fan Xiaoqin became popular on the Internet because of a photo that looked exactly like Jack Ma, and started his own life as an Internet celebrity. More than five years later, Fan Xiaoqin's agency terminated the contract with him and sent him back to his hometown. However, his seemingly brilliant life as an Internet celebrity left him with the bad habit of asking for money whenever he met people, which made him People lamented.

Fan Xiaoqin was originally an ordinary rural child. He was born in 2008 in Yanhui Village, Shima Town, Yongfeng County, Ji'an, Jiangxi Province. It was also this year that Jack Ma merged Alibaba with Taobao and began his rapid rise. In contrast, Fan Xiaoqin's family was very poor. When his father, Fan Jiafa, was young, his leg was accidentally bitten by a venomous snake while farming, and he was forced to have one of his legs amputated and became disabled.

This also led to the reluctance of girls of the same age who had slightly better conditions to marry Fan Jiafa. Finally, in his 40s, he married a neighboring villager who suffered from childhood paralysis and was unfortunately blinded in one eye by a cow. Girl, this is Fan Xiaoqin’s mother. But these were not the only misfortunes for the Fan family. Not long after Fan Xiaoqin was born, his mother became paralyzed in bed, and his 80-year-old grandmother also suffered from Alzheimer's disease. It is difficult for mothers and grandmothers to even take care of themselves, let alone help share the burden of the family. The five members of the family barely make ends meet by relying on their father, Fan Jiafa, who picks up mountain products and sells them on crutches.

My father is busy making money, and my mother and grandmother can take good care of themselves. Fan Xiaoqin and his brother are unsupervised. Although their parents are around, they are no more than left-behind children, and they are naughty in the eyes of the villagers. Dirty children like to catch mice, put them in bottles, and climb trees or bamboo poles. When I get tired from playing, I just sleep on the dirt floor. My clothes are often so dirty that the original color cannot be seen. Therefore, the kindergartens in the village were unwilling to accept the brothers. Kindergarten is not included in the country's nine-year obligation, and you need to pay tuition yourself. The Fan family, who lived a tight life, gave up sending their brothers to school. Fan Xiaoqin continued to live a free-ranging life of chasing chickens and dogs every day.

But in 2015, Fan Xiaoqin ushered in a turning point in his life. At that time, a migrant villager from Wanhui Village was returning to his hometown to visit relatives. He discovered that Fan Xiaoqin, who was wandering in the village, looked and looked very similar to Jack Ma, who could not hit eight poles. With the idea that having fun alone is not as good as having fun together, the villager took a few photos of Fan Xiaoqin and posted them online. This is the age of the Internet, and countless people are surfing the Internet every moment. Soon Fan Xiaoqin attracted the attention of many netizens because he looked exactly like Jack Ma. Even Jack Ma personally publicly certified it on Weibo: "When I first saw this kid, I thought it was a family member who uploaded a photo of me when I was a child. With such a majestic look, I really felt like I was looking in the mirror."

Later, Ma Yun, who lamented this unexpected fate, even expressed his willingness to help Fan Xiaoqin go to school until he graduates from college. If Fan Xiaoqin wants to continue studying for graduate school or Ph.D., and go further, he is willing to bear the expense. But for such a rare opportunity, Fan Jiafa declined. Due to Jack Ma's personal certification, Fan Xiaoqin became more and more popular on the Internet. At the same time, some people saw the benefits behind it and inevitably had distorted opinions. In the beginning, people around Fan Xiaoqin’s family distorted their opinions. For example, a milk powder store in the town offered Fan Xiaoqin 500 yuan to help promote that he grew up eating their milk powder. Another example is that a small home appliance company in his hometown sold some kettles and electric appliances. In exchange for rice pot, Fan Xiaoqin was allowed to take photos in front of his own products and act as an endorsement.

Later, there was even a boss from Shenzhen who traveled thousands of miles to Wanhui Village and spent 1,000 yuan to buy Fan Xiaoqin’s portrait, intending to use it as a trademark for his new restaurant. Suddenly, Fan Xiaoqin's family was prosperous and special. Fan Jiafa's response to this is: "No matter who he is, as long as it is good for me, I will allow my son to do anything. If it is not good for me, I will refuse." It is obvious that if it is good for him, I will allow it. In these words, Fan Jiafa, who was scared of poverty, first thought about himself, not Fan Xiaoqin. So as long as you can make money, it doesn't matter whether Fan Xiaoqin can afford a good education.

In addition, there are some media reporters carrying camera equipment to interview Fan Xiaoqin; some caring people carrying clothes and stationery to visit Fan Xiaoqin; or some government workers who come to understand the situation , go to the grassroots to express condolences. As a result, Fan Xiaoqin's family became a registered poor household and received regular poverty subsidies every month. Although Fan Jiafa, as a father, did not care about Fan Xiaoqin's education, with this help, Fan Xiaoqin began to formally enter school.

However, these can only be regarded as small troubles. In 2017, Liu Changjiang, a boss who claimed to be "the world's first Chinese hypnosis master", found Fan Jiafa and wanted to sign Fan Xiaoqin and train him to become an Internet celebrity. Among the cakes Liu Changjiang painted for the Fan family, in order to make Fan Xiaoqin, the "Little Ma Yun", more similar to Jack Ma himself, he would serve as the general manager of Jiangxi Xiaoma Zong Culture Media Co., Ltd., and then enter the entertainment industry and earn a lot of money .

Of course, Ren Liu Changjiang also knows that all walks of life are paying attention to Fan Xiaoqin, so in addition to practical benefits, he also promised: If Fan Xiaoqin is admitted to college, he will support him through college; if he cannot be admitted to college, he will Continue to let him work in my company. When Fan Jiafa heard that he could make money and even take over Fan Xiaoqin's job when he grew up, he quickly agreed.

In this way, 9-year-old Fan Xiaoqin left his hometown and was taken by Liu Changjiang to Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, more than a thousand kilometers away, and began his life as an internet celebrity. In order to show off, Liu Changjiang would send some money to Fan Jiafa from time to time and even help him decorate his house. Fan Xiaoqin was also sent to a primary school in Shijiazhuang. But Liu Changjiang did not care at all whether Fan Xiaoqin, who came from the countryside, could keep up with the study progress of urban children. Fan Xiaoqin scored zero in the exam and did not do his homework. She only wants to cultivate Fan Xiaoqin into an Internet celebrity who can make money for herself. In order to allow Fan Xiaoqin to have more time to engage in Internet celebrity career, Liu Changjiang often asks for leave for him, so Fan Xiaoqin spends most of his time in front of the camera every month.

In fact, Fan Xiaoqin, who just came out of the mountain village, is particularly uncomfortable facing flash lights and cameras. He often feels at a loss in front of the camera and his expression is frozen. But Liu Changjiang did not give Fan Xiaoqin time to adapt, and successively opened four Douyin accounts for Fan Xiaoqin: "Xiao Ma Yun Life Record", "Xiao Ma Yun Nanny", "Xiao Ma Yun President" and "Xiao Ma Yun Cuisine". The content is similar, that is, some real Internet celebrities accompany Fan Xiaoqin to go shopping, eat, etc. in various capacities. In addition, Fan Xiaoqin often needs live broadcasts. With a confused look on his face, he has been trained to imitate Jack Ma's business leader Fan as soon as there is a camera. He waved and said: "Hello everyone, I am Xiao Ma Yun." and then let those watching the live broadcast. Audience rewards. Fan Xiaoqin was also taught that when he met passers-by offline who wanted to take photos with him or shake hands, he would take the initiative to ask for a certain amount of remuneration.

In the online world, Fan Xiaoqin lives in a villa, is taken care of by a nanny, and has a special car to pick him up and drop off. The staff around him will also affectionately call him "Little Master" and "Mr. Pony." But after work, Fan Xiaoqin, who is still only 10 years old, basically takes care of himself. He has been living online for a long time and has few friends of the same age. He still has his brother to play with in his hometown. After arriving in Shijiazhuang, Fan Xiaoqin can only entertain himself. Enjoy yourself.

But when Fan Xiaoqin had adapted to his new identity and was comfortable with the camera, the company sent him back to his hometown of Yanhui Village around the Spring Festival in 2021. The Internet celebrity era updates too fast, and new Internet celebrities in various fields appear every day. As Fan Xiaoqin grows older, he becomes less and less like Jack Ma, and his popularity as a "little Jack Ma" becomes less and less.

No one was watching Fan Xiaoqin’s live broadcast. The fans of the previous 4 Douyin accounts for him also increased from tens or hundreds of thousands to thousands. Later, the company quickly canceled the accounts. And Fan Xiaoqin, this money-making tool, has also lost its application value. When sending Fan Xiaoqin back to his hometown, Liu Changjiang, the boss who had promised to take care of him as his own child, help him study in college, and provide him with a job in the future, did not even show his face.

Although Fan Xiaoqin has returned to his parents and reunited with his family, he has become accustomed to a glamorous life in front of the camera. As the saying goes, "It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality." Fan Xiaoqin is no exception. Under the influence of the company for several years, the imprint of Internet celebrity has been deeply engraved in Fan Xiaoqin's bones. After returning to his hometown, as long as someone raises his mobile phone to Fan Xiaoqin, he will reflexively say: "Hello everyone, I am Xiao Ma Yun, I love you", then blow a kiss and raise his hand to ask for money. If someone wants to take a photo with him, they must pay money before agreeing. And for only 6 yuan, you can sing Alibaba or Little White Rabbit

And some careful netizens discovered that although Fan Xiaoqin’s appearance has changed somewhat compared to 5 years ago, his height is still at 8 Like that when I was young. Because Fan Xiaoqin had previously said in front of the camera that his leg pain was caused by the nanny giving him an injection. Therefore, netizens speculated that the company gave Fan Xiaoqin growth-inhibiting drugs in order to prevent him from growing less like Jack Ma. Amid various public comments, Fan Xiaoqin's former nanny had no choice but to post a hospital certificate online, clinically diagnosing Fan Xiaoqin as possibly suffering from short stature. The boss, Liu Changjiang, also stated that although the contract was void, he would continue to bear Fan Xiaoqin's tuition fees. But because Fan Xiaoqin wasted 5 years of studying, he can't even add and subtract within ten, and his speech is even a bit unclear.

Although Fan Xiaoqin’s experience is regrettable, it is not a bad thing for him not to be an Internet celebrity. At least he can truly enter school to study, live the childhood that a normal person should have, and start a new life. Start your own life. And there is still a long way to go in life. He who is only 11 years old should not stop here.