The Love Stories of China's Top Ten IT Tycoons

Li Yanhong: Without my wife, there would be no Baidu.

On the evening of August 5, 2005, Beijing time, no one at Baidu was asleep. Starting from 23:40 at night, in the span of three hours, the employees of Baidu experienced the most exhilarating moment of their lives. On the Nasdaq index display, the shares they originally held in Baidu surged by an astonishing 353.85%, magically reaching $122.54 per share. Overnight, this created nine billionaires, thirty multimillionaires, and four hundred millionaires, crafting a wealth legend of the 21st century that stunned the entire world.

That day, during a grand celebration party held in Manhattan, when countless flashes and microphones were focused on the financial hero Li Yanhong, Li Yanhong affectionately pulled his wife Ma Dongmin to the front row. He raised his glass and said emotionally: "In the spirit of Baidu, there is something called courage, and my wife, Dr. Ma Dongmin, is the source of this courage. She always provides the bravest advice calmly at critical moments. And it has been proven that her suggestions, filled with Eastern wisdom, have guided me onto the right path. In reality, I am not essentially someone who enjoys taking risks and exploring new ventures, but my wife is. In the adventurous entrepreneurial journey of Baidu, every step was driven forward by her."