Saygin Yalcin on German TV - Pro7 Red

And we're back with red live from Munich.

These pictures were taken 30 years apart.

The 30 years it took Saygin Yalcin
to become a billionaire

And his story sounds like
a modern fairy tale.

From housing estate in Bremen
to luxury penthouse in Dubai.

How the son of Turkish immigrants
climbed his way to the top

through lots of hard work,

we'll show you now.

As a child, Saygin Yalcin
lived with his entire family

in a studio apartment in Bremen.

But now he's a multi-billionaire
and lives in Dubai.

In the world's tallest building.

Burj Khalifa.

When I was a kid, I said

that I wanted to earn 5,000 marks a month.

And I've met that goal, haven't I?

How the entrepreneur made his way to a
of luxury with the Kardashians ...

I was wondering why you were here.

and eats pizza with mates from Bremen...

You know what? It's really good to chill
with you guys every now and then.

Not having to worry about business.

And why he would give up all his wealth

for his family.

Many people say that money's not important

until they get a €100,000 bill

from a doctor and then money

suddenly becomes really important.

Los Angeles, Rodeo Drive.

Entrepreneur Saygin Yalcin is in LA
on business.

Normally he travels in a Rolls Royce.

But when you first meet him,
he seems to stayed grounded.

Whether that's really authentic...

He just turned 33 this week
and already noticeably tough.

From an early age, the native of Bremen
learned he had to work hard to succeed.

I started delivering papers when I was 12.

Flyers for the supermarket.

I did inventory at the supermarket chains.

I applied for a job at a fast food joint.

Wasn't hired.

In hindsight, I'm glad.

Saygin graduated from high school.

He was able to finance business school
with side jobs

for €5,000 a semester.

At just 24 years of age,

he headed to Dubai with just a rucksack
and lots of ideas.

At the time he had no idea

that this was going to be the beginning
of making billions.

I sat down in a restaurant.
6 or 8 months.

No idea what I was doing.
But there was free wi-fi.

And that was important.
I'd order a salad

and hold all sorts of meetings there.

It was there that I hired my first team.

Acquired investors.

And wrote my business plan.

So, if you don't have an office,
you make yourself one.

He became a millionaire by 27
and a billionaire by 32.

He has formed companies
all over the world,

but caught the biggest fish of all
three years ago

when he founded the most successful
online auto retailer in the Middle East.

From that point on, he's been
one of Dubai's greats.

He has meetings with the royal family.

Oh, my God, it's incredible.
The gates are opening. Wow.

He flies the world in a private jet.

Welcome to Dubai.

And he drives $2 million cars
to back up his image.

Whatever it takes for business
and his career.

His secret to success?
He never takes a break.

Non-stop work, 16 hours a day,
7 days a week.

Such a high pressure career
has its impact on his health.

Something I only understood last year
when my doctor worried that

I never sleep.

He thought that could quickly lead to a
stroke or heart attack.

Simply because you work all the time.

Since then, the multi-billionaire makes
time for sport and takes care of himself.

He's become aware how important health is.

Saygin's family has had to deal with a
particularly hard fate.

My sister has an incurable disease.

And we've been trying to find a solution
for years.

I've been working with companies, research
organisations, and doctors

for many years
and we've made a lot of progress.

So, I

would give everything, all that I have
to find a cure.

His little sister suffers
from a severe form of epilepsy.

She's spent years in hospital.

The entrepreneur does everything for his
family. He protects them.

Photos need to be blurred.

As often as business allows, he flies home
to visit family.

The studio apartment brings back
terrible memories.

Once, a drug addict was lying outside the
door when I opened it.

Bleeding. It was a whole other world,
let's say. Things have changed.

The billionaire's family emigrated to
Germany in the 1960s.

His grandmother worked in a metalworking
factory for 25 years.

His parents were the last to move.
They had nothing.

Which is why they brought up their son
to be grateful for everything.

We always did our laundry here. The
washing machine was too expensive.

Here you could always do laundry
for just a mark.

The self-made billionaire no longer has
to do his own laundry, of course.

But his home in Bremen keeps him grounded.

He remains closely tied to his old mates.

The entrepreneur living the
high life in Dubai,

and hanging with mates
at the old chip shop in Bremen.

Hey, bro, how's it going?
Want something to eat? Come in!

Yeah, chicken with chips and mayo.
And a hot chocolate, please.

Nothing's changed about him,
but he just keeps succeeding.

But the friendship has remained the same.

The two met 18 years ago playing football.

No envy of his best mate.
Relaxing with his best friend.

An all-too-rare time off
for the billionaire.

Free from work, off the grid,
that's really nice.

I think that's what real luxury is.

When he's here in Germany,

whether with us or his family,

he can't completely tune out business.

Childhood photos confirm this.

Always chic, always busy.

That's true. I've never changed.
Always on the phone.

Saygin Yalcin is back home for 24 hours.

To get the console out
and invite mates over for pizza.

A short break before work continues.

Tomorrow, we're flying to London.
I've got a meeting there.

And then it's back to Dubai.
And I'm taking all my friends along.

It's special for me. For Saygin, maybe not
but it's something special for me.

A highlight for his mates,
everyday for the billionaire.

Whether in Dubai, London, or LA,

he always has to watch his reputation.

The 33-year old caught the press's eye
only in November

when he gave Kendall Jenner a Rolls Royce
for her birthday.

Since I was in LA, I thought I'd surprise
my girlfriend.

I asked "What are you doing here?"
Happy birthday!

The entrepreneur met friends like the
Kardashians through business.

Kendall's been visiting him more often
in Dubai.

"Say Hi, Kendall."
But he doesn't like to show this side of his life.

He doesn't like to talk about his
celebrity friends.

In quite moments, he thinks a lot about
his family.

And suddenly makes a surprise stop.

Buy some toys for a children's hospital.

Nathalie, here you go.
You're welcome.

I've never been given a drone before.

Making people happy, but especially kids
is something truly special.

Especially here, where they don't feel
so great.

Helping them feel good
takes just a couple of minutes.

It's his way of reaching out to people.

While we were filming, I really
got the sense

that Saygin Yalcin really has
stayed grounded.

But he still has to think of his business.

Dinner in a fine French restaurant.

Private room. For $5,000.

Hi, Jeff. Nice to see you. Doing well?

His family once could have lived off
of $5000 for months.

Now he can spend that much
on a single night out.

Something really special for him.

As a child, I said that I'd like someday
to earn 5,000 marks a month.

It's more now, I'm sure.

Saygin Yalcin has made it and no longer
fights his way to the top of the table.

And that's probably the greatest
treasure of all.