Brilio.net - A person's journey to becoming a celebrity is not easy. There are many challenges that must be faced and you must be ready to compete in order to achieve popularity in the world of entertainment. Not all celebrities come from well-off families, quite a few have started their careers from scratch.
As experienced by this innocent boy. Before wallowing in wealth and reaching the peak of his career, he had to struggle hard.
Yes, the boy is Sule . On Deddy Corbuzier's YouTube, he said that since he was in elementary school, his father taught him not to depend on other people. Therefore, Sule chose to sell chewing gum at school every day.
"From the 3rd grade on, I started earning my own money by trading chewing gum. Every day, I brought a box of chewing gum, then put them one by one on my friends' desks at school," he said.
photo: Instagram/@ferdinan_sule
Apart from that, Rizky Febian's father began to hone his singing talent by busking on the streets with his nephew. The song he sang while busking was Rinto Harahap's song Ayah.
"My nephew played the guitar. I sang. That was grade 5 or 6 from elementary school to junior high school. He sang Dad's songs," he said.
When he went to junior high school, Sule chose to live on the streets. He did this to seek independence and not continue to trouble his parents.
"When I was in middle school, I lived on the streets, I didn't want to bother my parents," he said.
Even though he lives independently, this doesn't mean that this man who was born in Cimahi has lost communication with his parents. He occasionally makes time to meet his parents.
When he decided to live independently, Sule realized that he had to have a skill. Because of this, the man who is now 47 years old decided to learn to dance.
Sule practices dancing with the help of a dance teacher named Ajat. Nathalie Holscher's ex-husband decided to live with the teacher.
photo: Instagram/@ferdinan_sule
In order to inherit knowledge of the art of dance from his teacher, Sule, who is Sundanese, believes in the social myth that says, to be able to quickly absorb lessons, a teacher must often be close to the teacher. So close, that Sule even wanted to eat his teacher's leftover food.
"To the point that when he ate, he had leftovers, I ate them, because I wanted to be able to dance," said Sule.
Since childhood, Sule has loved acting funny and making the people around him entertained. As he got older, Sule realized his talent and began to take his career as a comedian seriously.
The 90s saw Sule's first steps in the world of comedy. Even though he has had a talent for comedy since he was a child, that doesn't mean he immediately received high fees for his performances.
This father of 5 children had to pursue a career by getting paid IDR 20 thousand at the start of his fame. Of course it's not a big income, especially since Sule lives in a rented tenement with his ex-wife, the late Lina Jubaedah. Even so, Sule still continues to work in the field which has finally made his name famous now.
After dozens of years of career, Sule has produced many works. From sitcoms, comedy soap operas, films, to albums. Of these many works, the Opera Van Java event was the one that changed Sule's life the most.
photo: YouTube/Aries Santoso
Now, Sule has reaped the sweet fruits of his labor in the world of entertainment. He was named one of the highest paid comedians, and was compared to other popular comedians.
If in the beginning of his career Sule was only paid IDR 20 thousand per appearance, now, for one appearance Sule is estimated to be paid around IDR 50 million. In a month, it is estimated that this comedian can earn up to IDR 1 billion.
photo: Instagram/@ferdinan_sule
From this success, Sule has succeeded in building a luxury house. The house measures 1 hectare and has 2 parts.
According to his explanation, the first section has an area of 750 square meters. Meanwhile, the other part has an area of 800 square meters. So if added, the area is 1,550 square meters. With an area of more than 1 hectare, Sule's house is estimated at IDR 15 billion.
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It could be said that Sule's house is the most luxurious in the Dukuh Bima residential area, Bekasi. The very striking gold and white colors make anyone who passes by immediately know that the house is Sule's residence.