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Bydayhemadethousandsofdollarsaminute.Bynighthespentitasfastashecould,ondrugs,sex,andinternationalglobe-trotting.Fromthebingethatsanka170-footmotoryacht,crashedaGulfstreamjet,andranupa$700,000hoteltab,tothewifeandkidswhowaitedforhimathome,andthefast-talking,hard-partyingyoungstockbrokerswhocalledhimkinganddidhisbidding,here,inhisowninimitablewords,isthestoryoftheill-fatedgeniustheycalled…Inthe1990sJordanBelfort,formerkingpinofthenotoriousinvestmentfirmStrattonOakmont,becameoneofthemostinfamousnamesinAmericanfinance:abrilliant,connivingstock-chopperwholedhismerrymobonawildrideoutofthecanyonsofWallStreetandintoamassiveofficeonLongIsland.Now,inthisastoundingandhilarioustell-allautobiography,Belfortnarratesastoryofgreed,power,andexcessnoonecouldinvent.ReputedlytheprototypeforthefilmBoilerRoom,StrattonOakmontturnedmicrocapinvestingintoawickedlylucrativegameasBelfort’shyped-up,coked-outbrokersbrowbeatclientsintostockbuysthatwereguaranteedtoearnobsceneprofits–forthehouse.Butaninsatiableappetitefordebauchery,questionabletactics,andafatefulpartnershipwithabreakoutshoedesignernamedSteveMaddenwouldlandBelfortonbothsidesofthelawandintoaharrowingdarknessallhisown.FromthestormyrelationshipBelfortsharedwithhismodel-wifeastheyranamadcaphouseholdthatincludedtwoyoungchildren,afull-timestaffoftwenty-two,apairofbodyguards,andhiddencameraseverywhere—evenastheSECandFBIzeroedinonthem—totheunbridledhedonismofhisofficelife,hereistheextraordinarystoryofanordinaryguywhowentfromhustlingItalianicesatsixteentomakinghundredsofmillions.Untilitallcamecrashingdown…上世纪90年代初,31岁的贝尔福特已坐拥亿万家财,这位投资天才创立的投资公司曾创造过3分钟内进账1200万美元的奇迹,但其生钱的手段却不怎么光彩,打擦边球之余甚至还触犯法律。其奢靡是生活方式更是令人咋舌,交易室里大开派对,让一艘170英尺长的动力游艇沉落大海,在酒店一次性消费70万美元,酗酒、吸毒、嫖妓等等。纸醉金迷的生活在1998年戛然而止,那年他因诈骗投资者2亿美元而被判入狱22个月。出狱后,贝尔福特朝着激励演说家的职业目标前进,同时在偿还投资者高额的损失。值得一提的是,这起诈骗案揭出了华尔街背后诸多不可告人的秘密,牵涉到大量幕后老大的腐败案件。《华尔街之狼》与其说是自传,不如说是一本精彩的小说。以《华尔街之狼》人物和故事为原型、马丁·斯科塞斯与莱昂纳多·迪卡普里奥合作的最新同名电影《华尔街之狼》于2013年12月25日圣诞档全球上映。