Jackie Chan, the famous stunt master and movie star, rose to stardom with his action sequences. However, the foundation of the future martial art star was laid when Chan was enrolled in the China Drama Academy (CDA) after failing a year at Nah-Hwa Primary School. He was just seven. During the next decade at the CDA, which he calls the decade of darkness, Jackie Chan grew into a multitalented personality which eventually led him to win the Academy Honorary Award in 2016.

Chan’s childhood was confined to extensive training during his stay at the CDA. In CDA Chan was thoroughly disciplined and introduced to the art of stage performance where he would pull off a show along with his batchmates. In his autobiography, Never Grow Up, Chan describes one event from his childhood where he tricked the bus conductor with a Magic phrase to save 20 cents, traveling back home.

Teen Jackie Chan’s smart move to get a free ride

Jackie Chan in his teenage years would go out with his batchmates from CDA to film studios to pursue various roles in movies. Coming from a humble background, Chan wasn’t familiar with riches in his initial years and would travel in a double-decker bus. To monitor the students a school manager was deputed by the institute to accompany them on the bus. 

Chan mentions in his book that the bus fare was 10 cents a piece one way and it was the responsibility of the manager to pay for the students’ tickets. However, this manager used to skip paying the fare by saying the five worded phrase,” Family member, Tsui Luk, 1033.” As his son was a bus driver, he was exempted from fare as per the rules. 

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The school manager would then give 20 cents to the students for their way back home. However, Chan and his friends would spend the entire amount on snacks. And on their ride back home, they would recite the magical phrase “Family member, Tsui Luk, 1033.” To their luck, they would enjoy a free ride back home.

Jackie Chan’s first offstage stunt performance

The trickery was soon discovered.  Chan writes in his memoir the conductor became suspicious when too many kids resorted to the same trick. He said in his memoir, “ I don’t believe Tsui Luk has more than ten goddamn children.” Chan and his friends had to now pay the fare which led to a tussle. The conductor’s change bag and tickets tumbled and he immediately asked the driver to take the police station route.

And in a wink, the mischievous gang jumped off the bus to escape punishment. They landed on the road somersaulting and standing up straight the next moment without getting hurt. Jackie Chan mentions it as his first offstage stunt performance. This reflects how the now millionaire, once traveled fare-free in search of movie roles.

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