This week, a documentary about Edison Chen, "Within Reach," was viewed more than 10 million times on the Internet. Seven years after leaving the whirlpool of "pornographic photos," Edison Chen, 35, tells you that he has long stopped considering himself a star.
In the film, Edison Chen appears as a businessperson. He talks about his success in business and his attitude towards life. He bares his butt and waist to the camera and smiles wryly: "They all laugh at me for being out of shape, but I want to make money, not how to practice tendons."
But in fact, in the flashy entertainment industry, only this body of tendons has never been far away from him, and Edison Chen has persisted on the "runway" for a long time.
In order to complete the marathon, Edison Chen can quit smoking and train in the hot sun. Although running cannot be said to have reinvented him, at least running was once his "safe haven".
Chen Edison ran with his coach.
Warm up before running.
In hot weather, Edison Chen trained naked.
"Come on, we have to beat Teacher Chen"
When you have just finished watching Edison Chen in "Within Reach", you may find it hard to hide your disappointment. With thick bags under your eyes and a look like Uncle Benshan, the cream boy who once fascinated all beings in "Infernal Affairs" and "Thousand Machine Changes" is gone forever.
The only constant is Edison’s unruly attitude and his toned figure.
When Edison Chen fell into a trough, the first thing he "fell in love with" was running.
A sports brand once filmed a short film documenting Edison Chen’s sports life. During his two years in the United States, Edison Chen’s first thing after getting up every day was to run for more than an hour. He admitted that he started running because he was lost and could only escape reality by running.
"For more than two years, the first thing I do every day when I wake up is to run, 45 minutes to an hour." Gradually, running became his habit.
"Every run is a pleasant experience. If you are in a good mood, you will enjoy the process of running. If you are not in good condition, you have to keep running. After running, you will feel better. I don’t know that running can really stimulate inner energy, maybe it will become stronger…"
Chen Edison competed in the 10-kilometer race in Shanghai.
Xiao S teased Chen Edison’s clothes to see his abdominal muscles in "Kangxi is Coming".
On November 20, 2011, in a 10-kilometer race in Shanghai, Edison Chen ran 44 minutes and 27 seconds. You know, in the 2015 Shanghai Marathon 10-kilometer race, Liu Xiang’s 10-kilometer time was only about 50 minutes.
After that race, for a moment, "Come on, I want to beat Teacher Chen" became a pre-race greeting among male runners.
The 2012 Hong Kong Standard Chartered Marathon was Edison Chan’s first full marathon. Chen Edison said that in order to prepare for the start of his life, he ran three or four times a week. "I woke up at 5 am and went to bed at 10 pm. Although I didn’t officially try it out, I was confident to finish it."
According to Apple Daily, Chen decided to quit smoking during that training period. "You all know that running causes the body to release endorphins, which relaxes the body. I think I will enjoy the feeling of endorphins in the body."
In the end, Edison Chen finished the race in 3 hours and 55 minutes in Hong Kong, which is a rather good result for the amateur who challenged the first horse.
But according to the "Chongqing Evening News", ifeng.com and other media reports, because the number plate is not auspicious, Chen Edison and friends privately changed the number plate. Subsequently, the conference organizers received complaints from running friends and decided not to recognize Chen Edison’s achievements.
Chen Edison took a group photo with his grades.
Waiting in the crowd for departure.
"Problems come my way, falling makes me stronger"
After the Hong Kong Marathon, Chen Edison rarely participated in running competitions in public, but when it comes to running, Chen Edison can be regarded as a serious runner.
According to China News Service, in 2013, Taiwanese media photographed Chen Edison jogging alone in the stadium next to the Songshan Sports Center at noon, when the temperature was close to 40 degrees Celsius.
In a short running video shot by the sponsor, although there is a coach with him, he said that he still likes to run alone, whether in the morning or in the evening. "If it wasn’t for charity, I might not have gone to the marathon."
According to Apple Daily, Edison Chen’s first marathon has raised nearly one million Hong Kong dollars in donations.
Edison Chen said in his running documentary: "When you run, you don’t think about anything except your pace, and your whole head is in a state of emptiness." If you are on a treadmill, he will put on headphones, and you will be more attentive when you are in the music.
Chen Edison is preparing for the run.
Chen Edison also suffered sports injuries on the track, and was also given a health "yellow card" by the doctor.
"My feet hurt so much that I had to go to the doctor, but sometimes I was scared that the doctor would tell me not to run," Edison Chen said in the documentary. "Then I would be very sad."
In the documentary "Within Reach," Edison Chen said: "Those who keep saying that I am nothing, that I have achieved nothing, that I only rely on my face to eat, then they will have nothing to say. I have to thank them, they have given me a lot of strength."
Isn’t running power? As Edison Chen sings in his own song "Running":
"I don’t care about other people’s eyes, I only care about the front/Whether it works or not, facing the wind, what on earth do I have/I’m not afraid of failure, finally figured it out/The only exit is to go back/Forget all fears I don’t look back/Run, problems are coming/Falling makes me stronger…"
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