He peddled junk stocks, manipulated stock prices to make money, and after his release from prison, he became a hot sales lecturer, and people looked at him with eager eyes, listening to the secret of making money, not caring that he was a financial fraudster.
He is a clever tongue with a strong ability to stir up emotions and motivate employees:
"In this world, it is disgraceful to be poor, I have been rich and poor, and I have chosen to be rich every time, because at least when I have money, even if I face difficulties, I am sitting in the back seat of a luxury car, wearing a 2,000 dollar suit and a $14,000 gold watch." 」 If anyone thinks I'm shallow or materialistic, get a job at McDonald's, because that's where you belong. Before you leave this room full of winners, I want you to take a good look at the people around you, because in the near future, when you drive a tattered Poussin and stop at a red light intersection, that person will drive a brand new Porsche, stop next to you, next to you sit the big-breasted wife, and next to you, the disgusting old cow in the sleeveless shirt who has not washed his hair for three days. The car was also filled with food bought at a reduced price supermarket. This is the person sitting next to you. So listen, can't you afford to pay the bills? Pick up the phone and start dialing! Is your landlord going to sweep you out of the house? Pick up the phone and start dialing! Does your girlfriend think you're a useless piece of crap? Pick up the phone and start dialing. I'm going to let you guys solve all your problems with your money! All you have to do today is pick up the phone and say what I taught you, and I'll make you richer than most CEOs in america! ”
Sales genius Jordan Belfort and a group of wild employees in the drug and beauty at all times to maintain adrenaline in the body of the state, finally made the business into the industry leader, the company up and down drunk dreams, red wine and green, sound dog horse, paper drunk gold fans. Alcoholism, drug addiction, prostitution, and money laundering became daily pastimes.
So how did Jordan Belfort get to the peak of his life step by step and then go to prison and then get sought after by thousands of people after he was released?
<h1 class="pgc-h-decimal" data-index="01" > failed to start a business and first entered Wall Street</h1>
After Jordan Belfort married his first wife, Teresa, in order to take on the burden of the family, he began to sell frozen lobster and steaks door to door, making a lot of money with extraordinary sales skills, and then at the age of 24, he owned his own company and became the boss. But due to lack of experience, after only more than a year, not only did the company fail, but also carried tens of thousands of dollars in debt.
When the business failed, he set his sights on Wall Street, the heart of American finance. Because there is no diploma and no industry experience, I can only be the lowest contact person, that is, the kind of small clerk who calls every day to run errands. He was not willing, every day after work to learn stock knowledge, after half a year of hard work, soon he was admitted to the stockbroker license, ready to do a lot.
<h1 class="pgc-h-decimal" data-index="02" > worse, and the company went out of business again</h1>
Just when Jordan Belfort was full of hope and hope, he was ready to do something, but his luck was not good.
On October 19, 1987, the U.S. stock market crashed and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell to 508. His company also closed its doors, and the Belfort fortune dream was once again shattered.
<h1 class="pgc-h-decimal" data-index="03" > the birth of the "Wolf of Wall Street"</h1>
After losing his job, Belfort entered a penny trading company in order to make ends meet, although under U.S. law, selling penny stocks to disadvantaged groups is a financial fraud. But unable to hold back the 50% commission and desire for money, Belfort decided to test it himself, making his first scam call, and a few minutes later, he succeeded and received a commission of up to $2,000. He found a huge business opportunity, with clever tricks and desperate efforts to ask for money, Belfort sales were amazing, he easily managed to get a group of idiot customers who also wanted to get rich, achieved a small goal of 100,000 yuan a month, he bought a luxury car, went to a high-end restaurant to eat, all of which invisibly attracted a salesman in the same apartment: Donnie Azo - the most important partner in his career.
In 1989, he and Dhoni founded a stock company that taught employees marketing techniques, first recommending blue-chip stocks that would make the rich profitable, and using this as bait to throw out junk stocks. This method successfully exploited the weaknesses of human nature, many people were deceived, money poured into his pockets, and Belfort invited his friends and family to join, who were salesmen from all walks of life, including the sale of marijuana. Under the crazy expansion, he earned $60,000 a week and owned luxury villas, sports cars and private jets.
As the company's popularity soared, more young people joined his company, all of whom were loyal believers in him, and From the very beginning of their time in the company, Belfort instilled in them the belief that they would either sell or die.
Under Belfort's operation, Stratton Oakmont grew bigger and bigger, and he was also called the "Wolf of Wall Street" by Forbes magazine.
<h1 class="pgc-h-decimal" data-index="04" > drunk and dreaming, along with their extravagant and adulterous lives. </h1>
As his career rose, Belfort divorced his married wife. He marries the sexy and hot Naomi and integrates it into his mansion while buying her a yacht and taking her name: Naomi.
While he was busy enjoying drugs and sexual stimulation, his subordinates were not idle
Prostitutes come and go as they please in his office,
Heroin and sleeping ketones are all over everyone's desk,
The unscrupulous amass of wealth and extravagance and fornication has aroused the vigilance of the relevant departments.
In order to ensure that his money was not confiscated, Belfort deposited part of his property in the name of Naomi's aunt in an illegal bank in Switzerland.
But in the process of delivering the money, Dorney and Brad Bodnik (one of the partners) got into trouble under FBI surveillance and were arrested.
After bail, Dorney brought a box of powerful sleeping ketone to Belfort to apologize, but after the box of sleeping ketone came into play, the nerves and bodies of both of them lost control. Since then, their range of activities has been under police surveillance.
<h1 class="pgc-h-decimal" data-index="05" > went to jail, but after his release, he was sought after by thousands of people</h1>
After depositing the money in a Swiss bank, Belfort lived a quiet life, but the calm was soon broken, and once he and Doni took their wives and children on vacation in Italy on a yacht, but received news of the death of Aunt Naomi. In order to save the deposits in the Swiss bank, Belfort forced the captain to drive to Switzerland, only to encounter a storm on the way, and the two families almost died! Belfort almost saw through the red dust, he did not touch the yellow gambling poison, became a sales lecturer.
After quitting, Belfort lived peacefully for two years, and was eventually handcuffed by the police because the Swiss banker Suriel betrayed him, and more comically, Belfort was unwilling to betray his friends for the sake of brotherhood that was born and died together, and was betrayed by Doni.
Belfort now woke up and decisively confessed to all the people who had an interest in him, the first of which was Doni.
In September 1998, Belfort and Dorney were arrested and agreed to participate in the investigation together. Belfort was eventually required by the court to pay $10 million in bail.
Eventually, he was released after serving only 22 months in prison for working with the FBI to expose the employees and friends who had committed the crime with him.
Jordan Belfort in real life
After his release from prison, Belfort took his three children to raise his family and pay off debts while giving lectures and lectures everywhere. He shared business and sales skills, and with his outstanding presentation skills, he became a sought-after sales lecturer, and his wealth began to accumulate little by little. A total of $114 million was said to have been required to compensate investors at the time, and shortly after his release from prison, the victims had already recovered $11.06 million.
<h1 class="pgc-h-decimal" data-index="06" > insight: Everyone is a greedy wolf</h1>
On December 25, 2013, the film adaptation of Jordan Belfort's memoir of the same name was released in the United States. After watching this movie, I believe that most people are very excited. Felt the most primitive, instinctive longing.
In July 2014, the prototype of the film, Jordan Belfort, went to China to sell a marketing master course for as high as 40,000 yuan.
Just like the scene in the film after Belfort is released from prison. In his speech, Belfort instructed everyone on how to sell a pen, and the audience was overwhelmed, but they were all concentrated, afraid to relax, for fear of missing the opportunity to make a fortune. Who is in the audience? Is it you, me, or most of the people in this impetuous society?