Text/Editor: Erjiu
On January 6, the "sexy swimsuit calendar" of the domestic coconut tree flashed the waists of netizens again.
The inside of the calendar is printed with a number of bikini beauties and macho men, and on the cover is the brand ambassador Xu Dongdong, wearing a hot swimsuit and posing for her signature moves.
Some netizens said that the picture was too vulgar and exposed, but some people felt that the times were progressing and dressing should be free.
However, unexpectedly, on the cusp of this storm, Xu Dongdong appeared to respond, saying: "Don't feel ashamed, don't code my swimsuit."
Her free and frank words have won her countless praises, but at the same time, netizens also have some doubts:
In the entertainment industry where there are few words and few mistakes, why does Xu Dongdong dare to respond directly?
*The information is from official media such as Headline Encyclopedia and Huanqiu.com, and the source has been marked at the end of this article.
"Rustic silly girl advanced sexy goddess"
In the audience's impression, Xu Dongdong is either the enchanting and plump "coconut girl" of the coconut tree brand, or the sexy and hot "underworld sister-in-law" in "Residual Sin", or the delicate and interesting "beautiful agent" in "The Richest Man in Xihong City".
In short, she will always be a graceful and intellectual, chic and generous goddess image.
But who would have thought that she was once a "mediocre passer-by" who didn't even dare to hold her head high.
In 1990, Xu Dongdong was born in Harbin, Heilongjiang, with ordinary family conditions, but she has a dream of stardom.
Parents love their daughter very much, she wants to learn art, then support as much as possible, after graduating from high school, Xu Dongdong was successfully admitted to the drama department of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Art Academy.
She thought that her dream was about to come true, but society taught her a hard lesson.
As an authentic Northeast girl, the aesthetics she has received since she was a child are "girls are strong, blessed and wealthy", which also leads to Xu Dongdong's height of 168 meters and his weight of more than 140 pounds.
Originally, she didn't care about it, until she went to college, and found that the classmates around her were all beautiful, only she was fat and mediocre, like an ugly duckling.
Since then, she has understood that she will definitely not be able to be an actress anymore, so before graduating from college, she switched to a job that is closest to her dream - agent assistant.
Watching others realize their dreams one by one, she also had the illusion of getting what she wanted.
But perhaps because of her personality, the more Xu Dongdong worked as an agent assistant, and the more she watched others perform in front of the camera, the more unwilling she felt.
Unwillingly, Xu Dongdong broke the kettle and went to Zhejiang Hengdian Film and Television City alone, vowing to realize his dream of the showbiz.
This time, she started as an extras at the bottom, in order to ask for a small role place, she was a female college student who had just graduated, and worked as a porter in various crews every day, serving tea and pouring water for people.
It's hard to imagine what a tenacious and unyielding heart it takes.
No matter how she was ignored, ridiculed, and embarrassed, she has always adhered to a tenacious and optimistic, positive and kind attitude, laughed at everyone, and gradually made many good network resources.
But there are so many beauties in the entertainment industry, and it is not easy for a girl like Xu Dongdong, who has no background, is slightly chubby and has a mediocre appearance, to make a name for herself.
Although she worked hard, her career did not improve much, and just when Xu Dongdong was in a dilemma, the "coconut tree" fell from the sky and saved her.
"Woman on Coconut Water"
In the summer of 2010, Xu Dongdong was introduced by a friend and got the opportunity to audition for a coconut tree drink advertisement.
This is an old national drink with extraordinary influence, and in order to be successfully selected, she quickly went to Hainan.
But when I arrived, I found that among the competitors with fair skin, beautiful appearance and good temperament, obesity and mediocrity had no chance of winning at all.
As expected, whether it was a mirror measurement or a talent show, her performance was not satisfactory.
She chose a super difficult bamboo pole dance, trying to make the brand shine, but the effect was a disaster.
"At that time, I thought that I must be finished", Xu Dongdong recalled this experience many years later, and still felt unbearable.
When the audition was coming to an end, Xu Dongdong said to the staff in a panic: "I like coconut trees very much, it can be said that I have drunk it since I was a child." ”
It was this sentence that made the staff's eyes light up, and they immediately instructed her to hold up a bottle of drink and read the slogan "I am Xu Dongdong, I have drunk since I was a child." ”
The opportunity to endorse was given to Xu Dongdong in this way.
Later, this slogan became popular and became the core of the coconut tree brand to be remembered by a generation, bringing far more than 30 million benefits to the brand, and attracting more than 500 million attention in total!
And Xu Dongdong also took advantage of this to make a big fire.
In 2011, she was invited to star in her first film and television drama, the romance film "Love to the End" directed by Zhang Yibai, which received a good response, and many dramas found her one after another.
When her career was gradually rising, the coconut tree did not hesitate to help her and pushed her again.
The coconut tree brand found Xu Dongdong again and intended to re-cooperate with her.
That conversation left a deep impression on Xu Dongdong, and she thought that she would continue to be regarded as a little model a few years ago.
But he didn't expect that he would be sincerely recognized and encouraged by the coconut tree as an actor.
At that time, she had just entered the entertainment industry, and many people saw that she was fat and featureless, and always played some "tomboy" roles, thinking that she was not feminine, and she could not get ahead in this life, so she could only play the stupid eldest sister and maid.
Xu Dongdong was not convinced, and the stubbornness in his heart was used again, you say I can't act?
In order to be sexy and feminine, she began to lose weight like crazy, fitness dieting, day and night, and at the worst time, Xu Dongdong even induced vomiting to herself.
As soon as the front foot finished eating, the back foot was induced by her to vomit, and the frequent vomiting caused many people to think that she was pregnant.
Xu Dongdong shielded all criticism from the outside world, and with unremitting efforts, she successfully advanced from the original ugly duckling to a sexy goddess.
All the efforts were not in vain, and she soon got more drama appointments with her own advantages, and even signed with the agency.
But no one knows how much blood and tears she paid along the way.
Therefore, in Xu Dongdong's view, the respect of the coconut tree is like an old friend many years ago, who has been silently watching your growth, and sincerely happy and proud of the results you have achieved.
So for many years, when it comes to coconut trees, the key words given by Xu Dongdong have always been: "sincere conscience, affection and righteousness".
In 2019, Coconut Tree was thought by netizens to be suspected of false propaganda in the slogan, and then fell into a crisis of trust.
But Xu Dongdong stood up for his old partner for the first time.
"Sexy is vulgar?"
But at that time, Xu Dongdonggang became popular overnight with the role of the underworld sister-in-law "Shen Jiawen" in the online drama "Residual Sins" and became the "national sister-in-law".
Walking on the road, he could be recognized, and muttered to her: "Is that the sister-in-law in "Residual Sin" just now?"
This has never been the case before.
Later, she seized the opportunity and ran non-stop in various crews, and it didn't take long for her to successfully become the second tier, with more than 10 million fans, and she became a well-deserved popular female artist.
There are countless people staring and waiting for her to make a mistake, and then pull her off the altar, but Xu Dongdong doesn't care, she only knows that her old friend is in trouble, and she can't be ungrateful.
Such a chivalrous act is rare in the entertainment industry, but for Xu Dongdong, it is commonplace.
She was born in the Northeast, and her personality has been big since she was a child, lively and confident, even in the darkest moment when she was most despised by her peers (fat and featureless), Xu Dongdong has never felt inferior.
"A girl can be anything", this sentence was placed on Xu Dongdong's body, completely integrated.
After becoming popular, Xu Dongdong was ridiculed for a long time by netizens who were not used to her "sexy route", thinking that she sold her skin and flesh and relied on vulgar nudity to gain popularity.
The irrational black fan left a message for her, and in the tide of bad comments, Xu Dongdong still stood still, because she didn't have any reason to panic.
In her opinion, this is just a way of her life, which has nothing to do with sexiness, and it has nothing to do with eyeballs, just because she likes it.
Therefore, in the "wall calendar controversy" a few days ago, Xu Dongdong still did not change her chivalrous nature, and directly poked the local saying:
"Whether it's showing off the plump beauty of the body or the bony beauty, there should be no shame in not having to code my swimsuit. ”
This seems to be not only a response to the controversy for the coconut tree, but also a positive explanation for its own "sexy route".
"Conclusion"
In the big dye vat of the entertainment industry, Xu Dongdong has been "soaked" for more than ten years, but his temperament seems to be the stubborn stupid girl who was a little fat and mediocre back then, and bravely entered the entertainment industry for her dreams.
Now 13 years later, Xu Dongdong is still standing on the coconut palm coconut water.
During this period, although Xu Dongdong participated in 18 TV series and 62 movies, and cooperated with Chow Yun-fat, Zhao Wenzhuo, Shen Teng and other big-name artists, when it comes to her, the first thing the audience thinks of is still "the woman on the coconut water".
Halfway through, it was not that there were no artists who were more famous than her, and they wanted to squeeze out Xu Dongdong's spokesperson, but the coconut tree never wavered.
Some netizens once ridiculed, "This is Xu Dongdong's endorsement of coconut water, obviously it is coconut water that endorses Xu Dongdong", but in fact, this is a good story of mutual achievement between brands and artists.
She is like the Statue of Liberty, stretching on the coconut palm coconut water.
Reference:
[1] Global Network: "Xu Dongdong worked as an agent assistant in his early years, just to be closer to his dream"
[2] Headline Encyclopedia: Xu Dongdong*
[3] Shocked Youth "New Weekly": "Interview: Coconut Milk Girl Xu Dongdong, What is the Origin"