Biography & Early Wealth Journey

Since he was already "in a financial place that I didn't need one thing from him" when he met up with movie producer Avi Lerner, he was able to follow this law effortlessly. And according to 50, that made all the difference:

"Because I was interested in what he had developed as a business, he was excited by my interest…He offered probably more than the average person."

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Primary Income Streams & Multi-Million Contracts

Lerner's tutelage helped 50 form his own production company Cheetah Vision, which was able to get $200 million in financing from various investors interested in films as well as in working with 50 Cent. And the company quickly began churning out relatively low-budget films that paid 50 handsomely as a producer and provided further education about the movie business. As 50 put it:

"I got paid almost $10 million on each one of those films…So I paid myself to learn how to participate on those projects."

Now, 50 is an experienced hand in the production game, with shows like "Power" and its assorted spin-offs, and he's set to star alongside Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, and a multitude of other action stars in the upcoming fourth installment in the "Expendables" franchise.

50 is only acting in "Expend4bles" and won't be serving as producer, but his top billing in the project shows how he's still a serious name in film and television, and according to him the reason why is this unfortunate truth: "Because everybody will do you a favor when you don't need it."

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