Edison Chen Favors Business Over Entertainment
Edison Chen (陳冠希) and his hip hop crew are now officially back in the scene, but the 32-year-old actor and rapper admitted that he is not expecting too much to come out of his entertainment career. After years of staying low on the celebrity radar, Edison has become rather successful with his popular clothing businesses.
“Business gives me a sense of security,” said the hip hop star. “It’s not like being a celebrity – people may want to see you today, but tomorrow, they may not want to see you again. There’s no security there.”
Edison: “I Am Old!”
Recently Edison, MC Yan, and Chef have been touring around southern China to promote their latest hip hop studio album, 3 Corners <三角度>, marking Edison’s first proper comeback as a hip hop singer. On why Edison chose to return to the music industry, he said, “Hip hop is still my passion. It took me years to figure out what I really wanted to do in my life, and I’ve finally found it. I will continue to do what I like, and I really want to expand my career to mainland China.”
After starring in the Infernal Affairs <無間道> film series, critics and colleagues alike expected to see Edison’s entertainment career thrive and grow, but it was all blown to smoke after the sex photo scandal in 2008. Edison announced his indefinite leave from the entertainment industry and left for Canada.
Less than a year later, Edison returned to Hong Kong to manage his clothing business CLOT – the street fashion store became so popular that it had expanded to several branches, including some in Hong Kong and mainland China.
“I felt like I’ve matured a lot,” said Edison on recalling his life in the past few years. “I feel much older now and I felt like I’ve been through things that only 40 or 50-year-olds would have experienced.”
Now known part of the hip hop group known as the 3 Corners, Edison hopes to continue his hip hop career with his two other partners. “I want to spread hope and positivism to youths through the use of the hip hop culture. I want to tell them that they must believe in themselves, because without this sense of acceptance, nothing will be possible. In the past, our hip hop was not well-accepted, but that didn’t stop us. We would never be able to accomplish anything if we don’t believe.”
Source: Dzwww.com
This article is written by Addy for JayneStars.com.
Let the catfight begin!
Lol, I was thinking the same thing.
“It’s not like being a celebrity – people may want to see you today, but tomorrow, they may not want to see you again. ”
Surely Edison you know why! See that hole you dug? That’s why.
I despise him for what he’s done.
Yet so many people are supporting his business line. Life’s so unfair.
what has he even done? the only thing you can hate him for is being a douche. but girls love handsome guys, girls just dont dig regular joes anymore. there are people who support his clothing line because they are idiots who like to pay for overpriced items, but that’s their deciscion. life is unfair, dont hate others who have it better, just concentrate on your own life to make it better.
when is the next video coming out?
Edison could stomp on a kitten’s head and his fangurls would be crazy enough to get on their knees and lick the blood off his dirty foot (and say that it was the kitten’s fault for getting it’s head stomped)
lolz. who actually takes this dingbat seriously these days?
His new line promo is pretty impressive, funny how both fans and haters but his products it proved they’re actually worth buying.
The proceeds of his business line will prob go towards buying a better camera and computer to take pictures of “things”.
Oh get over it, will you. Your comment is so bloody fr*cken outdated! N leen cheen la. Jeez