The prototype character of "The Wolf of Wall Street" is Jordan Belfort.

If you want to be rich, devote yourself to it. This is Belfort's secret. No matter which line of work he is in, he is full of exploration spirit and pursues never-ending progress. He was born into a Jewish family that was not wealthy. His only goal since childhood was to become a rich man. He originally wanted to practice medicine. When he was told that dentistry was no longer a profitable industry, he resolutely gave up his dream of becoming a dentist.

Jordan’s character history

In 1962, Belfort was born in the Bronx, New York, to a Jewish accountant family. In the eyes of the young Belfort, his father Max drank, smoked, and was domineering, while his mother Mary was ambitious and decided from an early age on his son's future direction of studying medicine.

In his youth, he was short, plain-looking, unpopular, and sometimes even laughed at. Gradually, Belfort, who had a low self-esteem, believed that the reason for being rejected and ridiculed was that he had no money, so he determined to become a rich man.

There is no doubt that Belfort has an innate business acumen. But this stable life obviously cannot satisfy his ambitions. He quit his job and started selling meat from his cart. He made a lot of money with his extraordinary sales skills. Then he owned his own company and became the boss at the age of 24.