17 years old is the most youthful and moving age for girls. On an autumn afternoon in 2004, a black luxury business vehicle with a tail number of 9988 slowly drove into the gate of Beijing Dance Academy, attracting the attention of teachers and students in the academy.
The car door opened, and Jing Tian, a 17-year-old girl with a slender figure and elegant temperament, walked down. She wore a slim beige trench coat, chestnut hair on her shoulders, and her makeup was delicate and girlish.
This scene indicates that Jing Tian is about to enter the entertainment industry. Originally, Jing Tian studied Xi dance at the Beijing Dance Academy, but she chose to drop out after only one year here. Next, Jing Tian resolutely changed careers and entered the Beijing Film Academy to study Xi acting.
She seems to have already understood the rules of the entertainment industry, received guidance from experts, and planned her dazzling development path in advance.
Soon, Jing Tian signed a contract with a brokerage company called "Starlight Pictures" and began to seek opportunities in the entertainment industry. What makes the outside world puzzled is that there is only one artist under this company, Jing Tian, which makes people wonder if it seems to be established specifically to support Jing Tian.
In this way, 17-year-old Jing Tian, with the help of all parties, is like a rich flower in the world, quietly blooming. Her entertainment journey also began here.
In 2009, Jing Tian, who had just been in the industry for two years, began to play supporting roles in TV series. To the surprise of many, she soon got the opportunity to play the leading role in many film and television works, and the rival actors were all A-list stars or powerful actors.
In 2010, Jing Tian played the role of the second female Jing Xiaoqing in the TV series "A Woman's Epic", and cooperated with popular first-line actor Liu Ye, well-known actors Zu Feng and Zhang Fengyi.
In 2011, Jing Tian and Liu Ye once again co-starred in the TV series "Laughter in the Medical Hall". In these works, Jing Tian, who is still a small role, can already play against the star-studded first-line actors.
What's even more jaw-dropping is that Jing Tian's next movie "Warring States" actually arranged her as the heroine in the starry pile of male protagonists. This movie gathered a group of top powerful actors in the Chinese film industry at that time, including Sun Honglei, Zhang Hanyu, Wu Zhenyu, Jiang Wu, etc.
Sun Honglei even starred in the scene for a sky-high salary of up to 12 million. As a newcomer, Jing Tian has obtained such high-level resources and opportunities to show unprecedentedly.
Many people in the industry have speculated whether there is a certain "nobleman" behind Jing Tian who is supporting her and sparing no expense to pave her way to popularity.
In 2013, Jing Tian disclosed her boyfriend Lu Zheng for the first time on Weibo, and thanked the other party for their support and help to her career over the years.
It turns out that Lu Zheng is not only Jing Tian's boyfriend, but also an important spiritual mentor in her development in the entertainment industry.
Lu Zheng is the boss of Jing Tian's brokerage company "Starlight Pictures", and he single-handedly handled all the work when Jing Tian first entered the industry. The relationship between the two is very close, and Jing Tian often said in interviews that he can achieve today's achievements thanks to Lu Zheng.
However, in 2017, Jing Tian suddenly announced on Weibo that she had broken up with Lu Zheng, and said that the two would continue to be friends. After the breakup, Zhao Shanshan, the vice president of the company who had single-handedly established and managed Jing Tian's work, suddenly stopped mentioning it, and no longer vigorously promoted Jing Tian's works as before.
Jing Tian's development seems to have hit a bottleneck, making the outside world speculate whether she lost the support of Lu Zheng, an important "nobleman", after the breakup.
Did the "nobleman" who once took good care of Jing Tian have undergone a subtle change in his attitude towards her after the breakup? The outside world has discussed this, and Jing Tian's future has also been clouded by a layer of fog.
In 2018, Jing Tian began to associate with Zhang Jike, a famous athlete of the national team. The two frequently show their affection on social media, Jing Tian publicly expressed her love for her new love, and the relationship seems to be heating up quickly.
However, just when the relationship between the two was proud, Jing Tian's life changed drastically. In 2019, Jing Tian suddenly revealed in an interview that she suffered a "major blow" last year, and even dared not see anyone for a while, hiding at home all day, and suffering from depression.
It wasn't until Zhang Jike's bad behavior was revealed that the outside world suddenly realized that the reason why Jing Tian was emotionally stimulated was because she was blackmailed by Zhang Jike's private videos.
Under Zhang Jike's threat, Jing Tian had to choose to compromise and break up with him.
Jing Tian, who thought she had found true love, never expected that Zhang Jike would be a bad man with no bottom line. She was not only emotionally betrayed, but also encountered the sinister side of the entertainment industry.
This catastrophe undoubtedly brought a heavy blow to Jing Tian's life and psychology.
In 2022, the intimate video of Zhang Jike threatening Jing Tian was suddenly leaked by someone in private, and Zhang Jike's bad behavior was exposed.
Jing Tian, who was already scarred, was once again pushed to the forefront of public opinion and became the focus of public attention. She was once again innocently victimized and forced to relive that painful memory.
However, when Jing Tian was desperate, tens of thousands of netizens spontaneously spoke out for her, condemning Zhang Jike's despicable behavior and calling on society to pay attention to the victims rather than the perpetrators. They all stood up to speak for Jing Tian, gave her warmth and support, and let her know that she was not fighting alone.
Jing Tian also handled the incident with an extremely calm and decisive attitude, and directly chose to call the police and did not give in. Her courageous approach has also deeply influenced and inspired every woman, which is admirable.
After experiencing all kinds of joys and sorrows, Jing Tian finally chose to continue to develop her career in the entertainment industry.
She rediscovered herself, no longer a product packaged by "nobles", but boldly showed her true self. In 2019, Jing Tian starred in her first costume drama "Glory of the Tang Dynasty", playing the role of the heroine Lu Linger.
In this play, she got rid of the soft and cute image in her previous works and created a female character with a tough personality, which won a lot of praise.
Especially in the modern drama "Sito" starring in 2022, Jing Tian has excavated her inner charm. She successfully played a strong woman with a deep belly who dared to love and hate, showing acting skills that she had never seen before.
Perhaps it was because of leaving those big-budget stage plays that Jing Tian's acting skills and charm were released and transformed. When she was no longer packaged in the early stage, but faced the camera with her true self, she was recognized.
Jing Tian's growth trajectory is different from other stars, she entered the entertainment industry at the age of 17, and received the help and resource tilt of the mysterious "noble" in the early stage. However, we cannot deny her personal efforts in later accomplishments just because of the privileges she received.
When the "nobleman" no longer supported and his feelings were betrayed, Jing Tian did not sink, but showed his inner tenacity. She continued to climb in the entertainment industry despite hardships, and finally found her true self.
Maybe she will continue to encounter wind and waves, but every fall makes Jing Tian stronger.
In this materialistic and dark entertainment industry, cruelty and sinister will not avoid anyone. But as Jing Tian's story shows, no matter how tall a person stands, it is inevitable that he will fall to the bottom one day.
What matters is whether you have the courage to get up again after a fall. Those who were once high may have lost themselves because of it. And Jing Tian found herself in this ups and downs along the way.
This is also the most precious strength she has given us.