For many post-81s and post-91s generations, there is a childhood film that is still unforgettable. It is the comedy film "shaolin popey ii messy temple of Laughing Woods II" starring Ashton Chen.
With his handsome face and agile skills, he was once known as "Jet Li's successor", but little known is that he paid a lot of hard work and tears that ordinary people can't imagine.
Born into a martial arts family, he began to practice martial arts in an abusive way at the age of 2, and spread all over Ashton Chen at the age of 5.
Born in Dengfeng City, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province in 1988, he was a martial arts family with four generations of ancestors. At that time, his father was the headmaster of Shaolin Martial Arts School, and he was one of the "eighteen King Kong" of Shaolin, and he practiced Shaolin Kung Fu. Ashton Chen was highly expected by his father when he was born.
When he was 2 years old, his resolute father was very strict with him. He was dragged out of bed at 5 o'clock every morning to practice martial arts, and all kinds of difficult movements were practiced for one day. "At that time, I practiced running, running stairs, leg press and bending down, anyway, except for those that I couldn't practice."
leg press is kicking his leg, and his toes should be hooked to his forehead. His movements make him cry, and he can't be lazy in every movement. Strictly according to the standard, one horse stance just takes a whole morning, which is a kind of "abuse" for a 2-year-old child. The mother is very distressed by her son's harsh training, and often hides and secretly wipes her tears.
But Ashton Chen was very clever and sensible. While wiping away tears, he told his father that he could persist. Years later, his father recalled, "I trained Xiaolong too hard. When I split, I just thought about pressing him down at once, but I didn't know how I felt about my child."
After that, Ashton Chen became a disciple of Shaolin laity, taking Shi Yongxin, the abbot of Shaolin Temple, as a teacher.
He learned many traditional kungfu skills such as Shaolin Tongbi Boxing, Zuijian, Zuijian, Shaolin Stick, five elements boxing, etc. At the age of 3, he visited Taiwan Province with a Buddhist culture delegation from Songshan Shaolin Temple. This young monk, who is the youngest but proficient in martial arts, won the favor of the famous Changhong Film Company in Taiwan Province and successfully signed a contract to become an artist.
At the age of 4, Ashton Chen's neat martial arts moves at Zhengzhou International Shaolin Wushu Festival in China amazed the audience and the judges, and won two excellent prizes of Shaolin Tongbi Boxing and Luohan Stick.
At the age of five, he appeared in the comedy film shaolin popey directed by Zhu Yanping, a famous director in Taiwan Province, and played a little novice monk in the film, and he officially made his debut.
The following year, Ashton Chen, at a young age, ushered in a turning point of his own destiny. He co-starred with Hao Shaowen and Ng Man Tat in the comedy film shaolin popey ii messy temple of Laughing Woods II, in which he played a martial arts wizard Xiaolong. In Taiwan Province, which had a population of only 23 million at that time, he created more than 211 million box office, surpassing many first-line stars.
There are many action scenes in his play. The first scene is hanging a tightrope. Ashton Chen in mid-air is scared to cry, and he is thrown violently, hitting the wall and landing again. Moreover, he is not used to hanging Weiya for the first time, and the director can't bear to watch it, but his father says, "Don't cry, Xiaolong, you are a man, you have to be strong". Director Zhu Yanping is speechless. "Oh, what a man, just let him down!"
And when shooting on the mountain, the weather was very hot. Ashton Chen, with his bald head, peeled off a layer of skin from the top of his head to his neck, where it was white, and other places were tanned. Sometimes he filmed until late at night, which made the crew feel very distressed at that time. At an early age, he suffered from this crime that many adults might not have suffered.
With the help of this film, Ashton Chen became popular all over the country overnight. Later, he played "Zhan Zhao" in Young Bao Qingtian and "Huang Feihong" in Young Huang Feihong. Ashton Chen became a young hero in the eyes of many viewers.
He also boarded the Lantern Festival gala of CCTV, attended the "14th Film Awards" as a special guest, and presented Jackie Chan with awards. Many big coffee stars, such as Andy Lau, Jimmy Lin, Hao Lei, Chen Long and Ada Choi, acted for him. At that time, Ashton Chen was praised as "Jet Li's successor" by the media.
There is a saying: "Be famous before it's too late". Ashton Chen became famous early enough, but many troubles followed. He lost the happy childhood that many children should have, and he couldn't even go to school like a normal person. Many people went to visit him in class and were packed. Many people asked him to take a group photo and sign, "I don't have any freedom, and I don't even dare to go out of the classroom or go to the toilet.
At the age of p>13, Ashton Chen couldn't stand this depressed life any longer. He often went home to cry, and his parents couldn't bear it. So he sent him to an art school in new york, USA, focusing on film and television production. Here, he was finally "clean", without filming, interviews, activities, playing basketball with his classmates, surfing the Internet and playing games, and made up for the lost campus life in those years.
Five years later, Ashton Chen returned from his studies and starred in the costume martial arts drama Drunk Man Zhang San with wuyue and Hao Lei, the costume drama Legend of the Zodiac with Benny Chan, the costume martial arts drama Fang Shiyu with Yang Zi and Eva Huang, and the costume fantasy martial arts drama Wu Dong Gan Kun with Yang Yang, Crystal and Wu Zun, although all of them cooperated well.
The entertainment circle has always been a place where "only new people laugh, but old people don't cry". In addition, his image as a child is so deeply rooted in people's hearts. After returning to China, many audiences didn't buy it because of his fat body, and even some viewers ridiculed him as "the top of the top ten disabled child stars", which is not as cute and innocent as he was when he was a child.
I failed to fall in love with He Jie's brother and sister, and now I fall in love with a fair-skinned woman and drive 4 million luxury cars.
Although Ashton Chen has suffered setbacks in his career, he has already grown into a mature man, and his extraordinary experience since childhood has also made him mature beyond his peers. When filming The Legend of the Knife, he and He Jie came together because of the drama, and they were photographed by netizens when they were shopping in Sanlitun.
It's a pity that this relationship didn't last long. In a variety show afterwards, He Jie publicly announced that he was single, and claimed that his ideal boyfriend was older than himself, filial and good-natured and would take care of others. For a while, Ashton Chen suffered a lot of criticism and was scolded by netizens as "love rat", but Ashton Chen didn't explain it. When it comes to He Jie, he still fully recognized her: "She is very nice, cute and loves to laugh and sing.
Later, Ashton Chen's new female ticket was exposed, and they went shopping with their arms around their waists and walked hand in hand. The other person's name was Panpan Zhang, a beautiful woman with fair skin. She was also a native of Luoyang, Henan Province, and was the founder of the brand "Big Micro Live Room" in travel channel.
At the same time, his luxury car worth 4 million yuan was also exposed. In fact, Ashton Chen is a veritable rich second generation, who runs several martial arts schools with his father.
Besides, he has invested in many film and television companies and catering companies. It is not surprising that he manages nine companies at home and drives a luxury car of 4 million.
Today, Ashton Chen is trying to lose weight. He has been in the gym for many years, and he has developed a whole set of muscles. He is chiseled and is no longer the greasy youth he used to be.
When I participated in the variety show "Sunshine Art Fitness", I once got on the hot search with her high face value and handsome movements, which caused many girls screaming in front of the screen. The handsome and charming Ashton Chen finally came back. We look forward to bringing us more wonderful film and television works in Ashton Chen in the future.