The world of martial arts is synonymous with the name Jackie Chan. When we look at him now, we see a successful and humble person who reached the peak of his accomplishments. But what we can’t see is the struggle and continuous labor behind. To let people know of his journey from a part-time restaurant busboy to an acting tycoon, the China-born deciphered his life in his biography.

After several failed attempts to get a role in movies, Chan rose to fame with his incredible verve and flair in martial arts. Let’s dig deeper to know more about his journey from a ‘someone’ to ‘the special one’.

Jackie Chan had his way to enter the door of luxury

In his memoir Never Grow Up, Chan made himself an open book to his readers. While revealing his overnight achievements, the action-comedy star talked about how he used to showcase his luxury. Chan once shared an anecdote where he went out with twenty of his stuntmen, and carried $500,000 cash to Albert Yeung?s watch emporium. At the emporium he, “strutted in and said, ‘Show me your top ten watches. Are these the most expensive? With the most diamonds? Good, I?ll take seven of them. No need to wrap them, I?ll wear them out. And I?ll pay cash!”

Evidently, he would wear them out, as the Chinese actor shared, “And with that, I turned and walked out. Seven watches, one for every day of the week. When I met martial arts friends from the old days for a meal, I made sure to roll up my sleeves so they were on full display.” He would always showcase his money whether it was for paying the bills of his friends’ meals or for buying many shirts.

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One day he revisited a shop where he had a bad experience as the sales girl of the shop did not serve him well. However, after becoming successful he returned to the shop and randomly picked out and undid umpteen shirts and shoes, and pants, just to take revenge on that snooty girl. This was not the story of him while growing up, as he certainly was poverty stricken, but with time and money, Chan regained his confidence. As according to him, when people rise from poverty, it’s the money that gives them security.

He failed as a rookie

Though he is now a renowned star of Hollywood as well as of Hong Kong, worth $400 million, the path was rocky while growing up. Jackie struggled to get a role in acting when he came back to China from Australia for the second time. And being skeptical of his own potential and thinking about the uncertainties, he finally went to Australia.

Back to his parents, the soon-to-be-actor turned down his dreams and started working in shifts as a cement pourer at a construction site, and a restaurant busboy. Fortunately, he got a call from a stunt team in Hong Kong and he again went back pinning on his dreams, and the story later is indeed known to everyone.

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Emerging from a financially disadvantaged family, Jackie Chan always aspired to become successful. And his labored effort made it possible for him to reach the sky with his accomplishments.