Gan Tingting was born into a simple and ordinary rural family in Anhui Province, and it is unbelievable that her father once almost fell into bankruptcy during a severe financial crisis.
In the face of such tremendous pressure and challenges, my father resolutely decided to send Gan Tingting to a university to specialize in the field of securities investment, hoping to make up for the financial losses.
However, fate is always good at playing tricks on people, and there are always some unexpected twists. Gan Tingting did not embark on the path of investment as her father expected, but instead chose a new life path full of challenges and opportunities.
In her junior year, a discerning talent scout stumbles upon this beautiful and unique girl on the street and invites her to audition for a lucrative commercial.
Although Gan Tingting knew that as a woman, it was important to protect her personal safety, so she turned down this rare opportunity for the first time, but with the encouragement and companionship of several friends, she finally mustered up the courage to accept the challenge.
When Gan Tingting stepped into the studio, the director kindly asked her if she knew how to effectively repel mosquitoes, and personally demonstrated it to her. After careful observation and imitation, the director nodded in satisfaction, announced the successful end of the shooting, and handed her several hundred-dollar bills as payment.
However, the reality of life is often harsher than we think. After the filming of the advertisement, Gan Tingting did not receive a steady stream of new jobs as she wished, but instead needed her to take the initiative to submit her resume and contact new directors to find more opportunities.
At that time, Gan Tingting was facing the pressure of graduation, and due to the shortage of funds on hand, she could not afford the high rent costs. What was once a rhetoric has now become empty talk, and she can't turn to her parents for help, so she can only borrow three months' rent from her classmates to make ends meet.
Fortunately, just a week later, Gan Tingting successfully received a new job offer. In the two years since, she has shot more than 100 commercials in succession, and has become the "advertising queen" of Shanghai in one fell swoop.
However, while the process of making money is full of fun, there are often unexpected "surprises".
Once, Gan Tingting was changing clothes in the locker room when a strange man suddenly broke in, which frightened her. The man later swore that he had not intended to offend, but had just strayed into the fitting room.
What kind of man's handsome face is full of unique charm that is captivating, or is it Gan Tingting's innocent vitality and innocent charm that conquers everyone? The rift between them seems to have dissipated in an instant, and instead developed into a deep relationship like a "close friend in the doir" who can communicate with each other without any words, talk about everything, and be intimate.
With the passage of time, in the blink of an eye to 2005, the job opportunities in the advertising industry gradually decreased, in the face of such a dilemma, Gan Tingting resolutely made the decision to leave her hometown and embark on the road to the north.
Luckily, she had a pleasant experience working with an agent who happened to live in the bustling capital city of Beijing, so Gan Tingting mustered up the courage to defect to him without hesitation.
Although Gan Tingting focused on securities investment in college, she doesn't seem to have much direct connection with her acting career. However, the rich experience she accumulated in the process of filming commercials has undoubtedly laid a solid foundation for her future acting career.
At the suggestion of her agent, Gan Tingting chose to enter the Central Academy of Drama for a year of in-depth study.
Due to the huge income brought by shooting advertisements in the past, Gan Tingting did not feel too much financial pressure during her study stage, and she could enjoy the convenience of taxi transportation every day to and from class.
However, even so, the failure of the first audition still brought a heavy blow to her At that time, Chen Xiaoxu's new work "Red Clothes Square" was recruiting talents, and the agent tried his best to recommend Gan Tingting to the director to audition, however, she appeared in front of everyone in an overly exaggerated outfit, far from the image of a "female communist" expected by the producer, and was unfortunately eliminated in the end.
This setback made Gan Tingting deeply realize that appearance is by no means the only criterion for measuring success, and superb acting skills are the key to winning the favor of directors. Not long after she woke up from her failure, the famous director Feng Xiaoning was looking for a suitable candidate for the heroine "Yuer" for her new work "Zhu Yuanzhang", and by chance, Gan Tingting seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
In the audition session, the actors were asked to show the scene of "crying", but Gan Tingting still failed to succeed after many efforts. The staff on the side couldn't stand it, and couldn't help but persuade: "It's just a little girl, why bother with her again, let her go home and rest early."
Hearing this, Gan Tingting immediately understood the problem - she obviously did not fit the character's characteristics and image. The moment this thought came to her mind, her tears poured out like a burst of embankment, instantly soaking her face.
However, at this moment, director Feng Shi had insight into the unlimited potential of this newcomer, so he announced without hesitation: "It's you!" Subsequently, Gan Tingting asked the reason in confusion, and Director Feng patiently replied: "Because you are like a white and flawless canvas, and I am the skilled painter, who can freely sway and outline your unique life trajectory."
With her outstanding acting skills, Gan Tingting successfully starred in the Sino-Vietnamese co-production "Hanoi, Hanoi" and won the Best Actress Award at the Vietnam Golden Kite International Film Festival, thus opening a new chapter in her acting career.
In 2007, Gan Tingting officially signed a contract with Hairun's brokerage company, which is undoubtedly another important milestone in her career. According to rumors, Hairun Company will spend a huge amount of up to 30 million yuan to fully support Gan Tingting, and tailor-made three heavyweight productions for her, such as "Detective Chengxu", "Night Run" and "Heroes of Troubled Times".
Knowing that opportunities are not easy to come by, Gan Tingting has made great efforts in the filming process. In "Detective Cheng Xu", she unfortunately suffered an explosion accident, resulting in severe physical trauma, even the cornea was damaged, and she was tortured by severe pain every night to sleep, which can only be relieved by going to the hospital to inject morphine.
However, after completing the filming task of "Detective Cheng Xu", Gan Tingting did not get enough rest time, but devoted herself to the filming of "Jianghu Brothers" non-stop.
With more than 150 crying scenes in this production, it was undoubtedly a daunting challenge for the eye that had not yet fully recovered, and even almost put her in a predicament of depression.
In 2011, the new version of "Water Margin" caused a sensation as soon as it was broadcast, and the image of Pan Jinlian created by Gan Tingting won the enthusiastic pursuit of the audience, and was praised as "the most beautiful Pan Jinlian" and "the purest Pan Jinlian".
However, the cast of this drama has caused a lot of controversy, the biggest of which is why the role of Pan Jinlian fell into the hands of the relatively unfamiliar Gan Tingting.
Rumors spread on the Internet, and some people speculated that this role was obtained by Gan Tingting through "improper means" or "money strategies". In the face of such a surging wave of doubts, Gan Tingting bravely stood up and elaborated on her family background in the variety show, proving that she is not the kind of opportunistic person.
In addition to the complicated gossip from the Internet, the troubles and insults faced by Gan Tingting in real life cannot be ignored. It was revealed that when she was filming in Hangzhou, someone boldly asked through her publicity team members: "How much is your Tingting worth one night?" This move is undoubtedly a serious violation of her dignity, which makes Gan Tingting feel angry and helpless.
Faced with such a situation, she chose to continue to work at a high intensity in order to divert her attention and suspend her psychological trauma, however, no matter how hard she tried to clarify the facts, she seemed to have fallen into the quagmire of "being seriously injured by malice" and could not extricate herself.
What's even more shocking is that the "ironclad evidence" of the so-called "indecent bed photos" taken by Gan Tingting and her ex-boyfriend was widely spread on the Internet. After careful observation, careful netizens found that these so-called "evidence photos" were more like the shooting scene of a certain advertising video, and from the perspective of shooting, there were obviously more than two people at the scene.
Although these negative news did not cause substantial harm to her, the subsequent development is embarrassing. Gan Tingting has successively participated in high-profile film and television dramas such as "Drug War", "Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties" and "October Siege", and also co-starred with Wu Qilong in "Towards Victory".
However, these works have not significantly increased her popularity, let alone surpassed her classic masterpiece "Pan Jinlian".
In 2014, Gan Tingting established her own film and television media studio in Shanghai and became an independent producer. She looks forward to using her talents and resources to inject new energy into the future.
It's a pity that the first online drama "Crazy Ads" that she invested in filming did not achieve the expected good results, and the response was lackluster.
Just when the outside world was speculating whether Gan Tingting would gradually fade out of the public eye, the costume drama "Xin Xiao Eleven Lang" she participated in starring in 2016 was as shocking as thunder.
As soon as the show was broadcast, her image of Shen Bijun, the first beauty in martial arts, was widely praised and quickly ignited the audience's enthusiastic attention, especially worth mentioning, this series won the championship of the ratings list of popular TV dramas that year, which is undoubtedly a major blow to Gan Tingting.
Immediately afterwards, she successfully created the mysterious role of "Wushan Goddess" in the costume fantasy drama "Xuanyuan Sword: Han Zhiyun" broadcast in the same year, and once again won high praise from the audience.
Just when the public was looking forward to Gan Tingting being able to ignite the flame of her career again like a phoenix nirvana, a series of ruthless realities followed like a storm.
In that hopeful year of 2017, Gan Tingting resolutely decided to join the costume masterpiece "Lonely Fang" starring the popular Huadan Yang Ying, and played the role of Princess Yaotian in it.
Faced with this character, who is weak on the surface but rich in the inner world, Gan Tingting interprets it from a unique and profound perspective.
In order to portray the image of Princess Yaotian more vividly and three-dimensionally, she poured countless sweat and efforts into the entire filming process.
However, unfortunately, due to the continuous fermentation of negative news such as Yang Ying's "sky-high salary" and "cutout door", the overall reputation of the show has plummeted and fallen into a trough. For Gan Tingting, an actress full of expectations, the failure of this work has undoubtedly made her path to re-emergence out of reach.
This is undoubtedly a heavy blow, but what is even more regrettable is that the next development is undoubtedly worse for Gan Tingting. In 2020, the new version of "The Legend of Deer and Ding" starring Zhang Yishan was officially launched, and Gan Tingting played Chen Yuanyuan, one of the "Eight Uniques of Qin Huai", in the play.
However, her image has been questioned by many people, and her bloated figure and stiff expression make the majority of netizens sigh: "The once enchanting goddess has become a bloated aunt", which is far from the title of "first beauty".
Since then, the number of film and television works in which Gan Tingting has participated has decreased significantly, and only a few works such as "Demon Hand Destroys Flowers", "The Life and Death of the Departed Walker" and "Dangerous Memory" have come out.
What's even more distressing is that in 2022, after the broadcast of the urban drama "Love Fights to Win" co-starring her and the powerful actor Yu Xiaoguang, the score was only 4.5 points, and the number of viewers who participated in the comments was even less than 1,000.
From the former "most beautiful Pan Jinlian" to now gradually fading out of the public eye, Gan Tingting does not seem to have made any serious mistakes, but she has unfortunately fallen into such a predicament.
Looking back on her acting career, we have to admit that her publicity team has an unshirkable responsibility in this matter.
Time flies like a white horse, and in the blink of an eye, 2020 has come, and Zhang Yishan's version of "The Legend of Deer and Ding" has started filming. For Gan Tingting, this should have been a new starting point, an opportunity to regain her brilliance.
In this play, she portrayed Chen Yuanyuan, one of the famous "Eight Uniques of Qin Huai", a role that was once known as "the first beauty in the world"! However, who would have expected that the image of Gan Tingting, who made her debut after the filming of the series, made many viewers exclaim.
I saw that the body was plump and the face was withered, and it could no longer be compared with the "first beauty".
This undoubtedly dealt a heavy blow to Gan Tingting, shattered her expectations of returning to the peak of popularity, and made people begin to doubt whether she could once again lead the strength and charm of big-budget dramas.
Sure enough, since then, the number of film and television works she has participated in has decreased sharply, and only small-budget films such as "Demon Hand Destroys Flowers", "The Life and Death of the Departed" and "Dangerous Memory" have come out.
What's even more regrettable is that after the broadcast of the urban drama "Love Fights to Win" co-starring Gan Tingting and powerful actor Yu Xiaoguang in 2022, word of mouth fell to the bottom. The score of the show on Douban is only 4.5 points, and the number of viewers who participated in the comments is less than 1,000, which shows its low attention and exposure.
In the face of the decline of her career, Gan Tingting's helplessness can be imagined. She once lamented in an interview: "Do I still have enough appeal to support a big production? Is there still a chance to spread your wings again? These troubles weighed on her like a boulder.
Looking back on Gan Tingting's acting career, we can see that her most popular role is still "Pan Jinlian" in "Water Margin" in 2011. At that time, she was fresh and refined, beautiful and moving, and she could be called the most beautiful Pan Jinlian.
However, it was this classic role that became the biggest obstacle to her career development. Since then, no matter how well she performs in other dramas, she has always been the embodiment of Pan Jinlian in the eyes of the audience.
As long as her appearance is slightly relaxed, it will form a strong contrast with the title of "first beauty", and even attract comprehensive criticism and questioning, which is the root of her being called "bloated aunt".
It can be seen that too single role positioning and conservative publicity strategies can easily make celebrities fall into the dilemma of "one body is guts". Once they leave their prime, or if they have a flaw, they will quickly fall and be forgotten by the public.
This is exactly the embarrassing situation that Gan Tingting has faced in recent years.
For public figures, it is especially necessary to pay more attention to publicity strategies and carefully carve out diversified and shocking image characteristics, so as to gain a long-term foothold in the ever-changing entertainment industry and maintain the vitality of life.
A good face may not be enough to withstand the passage of time, only with the endorsement of superb acting skills and extraordinary talents, can you make your artistic career flourish for a long time and move forward steadily!