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a cinematic reading of all the homoerotic tension of ep 6

a video essay by DiskDreamer, titled “the most hidden secrets”. Link. As also recommended by AvenueX in her livestream.

(for preface and all other posts in this WOH-meta series, click here)

Diskdreamer is a high quality video essay channel on Bilibili. He works in cinema and claims to read more than 10000 words worth of script every day. His video essays are often tongue-in-cheek.

What exactly is the most immortalised moment of Word of Honor? Is it Wen Kexing fanning beneath the moonlight? Is it Wen Kexing and Zhou Zishu enjoying the sunlight in the midst of a busy market? The heartbreak of the red wedding? The double cultivation between a white-haired Wen Kexing and Zhou Zishu? Each person would have their own answer. But there is one particular sequence that most overlook. Even though it was much discussed, it still has been greatly underestimated.

Yet this episode ought to be seen as the new standard for ‘bromance’ dramas. A classic, a masterclass that will continue to be discussed even in ten years time. That is. Episode 6.

Why episode 6? Compared to the aforementioned moments, the story of episode 6 is more veiled, more hidden. Yet the actual message conveyed is more bold. The director has used classic cinematic language and coded references to complete the most marvelous Chinese BL version of a one night stand. What looks ordinary and plain is fact hiding an entire episode of sexual tension.

This video essay will explore why this episode ought to be immortalised.

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I'm trying very, very, very hard not to jump onto the JunZhe bandwagon but when you see stuff like this: SOURCE

GJ is known for wearing cheap t-shirts from little known brands, like GoalStudio MadCattos, whereas ZZH wears expensive brands... Well, today? ZZH posted a Weibo photo update of himself... wearing a black GoalStudio MadCattos t-shirt. It's a limited edition t-shirt that's pretty much unavailable these days and the company confirmed that they didn't send it to ZZH as a promo gift.

So, how did a person who usually wears Balenciaga and similar get their hands on a cheap t-shirt that's been sold out almost worldwide since 2020? A brand that certain other person was caught wearing only a week ago?

I mean, really. I'm trying very, very, very hard to hand-wave it as a coinkidink. But this is a pretty HUGE coinkidink! 👀

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incorrect wenzhou quotes (25)

bonus:

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Screenshot repaint study~

Pardon my current obession with "World of Honor" BL chinese Tv drama🥲✨

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My fav husbands in their full murder attires ❤️

#山河令 #WordOfHonor #WenZhou #ShanHeLing #fanart

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“You look the best as yourself. Stop disguising yourself.” Zhou Zi Shu in Word Of Honor (2021).

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😊😊😊 thank you

HI, happy weekend~

Still in the commemoration of Takeru’s birthday, we’ve subbed another video. This time, we decided to bring the beauty of Sato Takeru in salar de Uyuni. This video was the making and behind the scene dvd for Sato Takeru’s 10th anniversary debut photobook “X (TEN),” which was released in 2016.

Special thanks to Yoshimi-san @stephany-310 for allowing us to use her translation. Thank you so much, and I miss you :* heheh

I hope you guys can enjoy them~

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sugar daddy zhou zishu

《山河令》 Word of Honour (2021) ⌘ Episode 7

eventually:

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WHAT IS CENSORSHIP

《山河令》 Word of Honour (2021) ⌘ Episode 6

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#friendzoned

《山河令》 Word of Honour (2021) ⌘ Episode 8

and then the angsty part, as puppy-eyed Wen Kexing stares at Zhou Zishu’s retreating back:

知己 (zhī jǐ) - the word that Wen Kexing uses in the last gif - can be translated as “bosom friend”, “confidant”, “intimate friend”, or “soulmate”. These don’t really have quite the same poetic depth as the Chinese meaning, which literally is “to know oneself”, referring to people (whether it’s platonic or romantic is quite ambiguous in the Chinese meaning, as compared to the English translation “soulmate” used here which is usually more romantic) who are so close that they know each other as well as they know their own self and heart.

知己 is often used in Chinese literary poems and quotes, and one of the more famous ones is “海内存知己，天涯若比邻” (which also has the same “天涯” (tiān yá), meaning “boundaries of the world”, as the one in “tian ya ke” - the name of the danmei novel the show was based on). The phrase means that as long as you have a zhiji within the four seas, even if they were far apart from you, you would still be able to feel their closeness and warmth, as if they were right by your side.

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This is the best show you will ever watch this season.

WHY YOU SHOULD WATCH: THE GAYEST SHOW EVER - WORD OF HONOR | 山河令

Hi guys, so I know this has gotten some traction but I don’t think enough people are watching this because this is the gayest serious historical china drama ever to breathe in public without censorship slapping it in the face, so y’all get to enjoy full on with me - it’s really rare because they’re not even like stuffing a het. romance, they WENT IN FULL ON KNOWING THAT THIS WOULD BE GAY AF OKAY THEY ARE REALLY FOLLOWING THE BOOK

In fact, they made the show even gayer than the book, I don’t even know what to say. It’s naturally comedic without being absolutely cringey and adheres to the original novel really well so far (with added tinge of gayness). Gong Jun smiles a bit too much but it’s still really enjoyable to watch, and Zhang Zhehan carried the first episode on his own pretty well. Main leads honestly have huge chemistry on screen at the very least, and if you can get past Zhang Zhehan’s sadass hobo look as disguised Zhou Zishu for like I think at least… 10 eps maybe, you will enjoy this a lot. The set looks a bit cheap and the filming doesn’t look as sophisticated or crisp as some of the ones you’ve seen before definitely, but I don’t think this impacts the content much.

SO here goes friends, at this point you should just go and watch it to understand why this is the show being called “HOW THE FUCK DID THIS EVER GET TO AIR” because there is no way anyone made it through Episode 3 going like NO HOMO because it was SO HOMO

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Background/Novel:

Okay so this is based on Priest’s danmei/BL novel called Tian Ya Ke / Faraway Wanderers, which was what it was originally called for the show until they changed the name like last month out of nowhere to Word of Honor / Shan He Ling. It’s relatively shorter and less complex as most of Priest’s other novels are, which makes it a really, really good read.

You can check out the carrd here but basically Zhou Zishu is an the leader of an assassins’ guild/sect of sorts, and he’s basically about to die soon in another few years (less than three). His background is a bit complex so I won’t get into it, but he disguises himself as a beggar/hobo of sorts and just starts to hobo around literally, drinking alcohol day in and out as he awaits death. He meets Wen Kexing, who is the leader of a demonic cult/sect and he’s looking for a particular item that was stolen from him - an item that would supposedly help others to gain immense power immediately, so a lot of supposed righteous sects are fighting over the item right now, but that’s not the point.

The point is, this entire story is about infatuated Wen Kexing, who literally falls in love with Zhou Zishu at first sight and he meets him while ZZS is in his beggar disguise. WKX can tell from ZZS’s bone structure and outline of his back that he’s a handsome man, and insists that he’s wearing a disguise. The disguise that ZZS uses is special, because the mask feels real so WKX can’t tell why it such a man with excellent bone and facial features would look so ugly. Insists basically that ZZS is handsome and then follows him from then on, while serving out his own agenda and dealing with the righteous sect people.

ZZS on the other hand has to deal with his impending death, and also still is put to work because of WKX’s involvement and a larger scheme happening behind the scenes. Along the way ZZS falls back in love with WKX subtly hahahaha (anything is subtle compared to WKX’s grand gestures dammit)

*A continuation to Qi Ye / Seventh Lord but not necessary to read that first if you wanna start with Tian Ya Ke - the characters from Qi Ye turn up but no need to know their backstory basically.

Where to Watch:

Eng subs available on Youku official channel (1-2 episode everyday exlcuding weekends)

On Youku officially with access to advanced episodes (no subs)

Schedule: One episode every day starting 1 March 2021 onwards (unlocked one ep every Sat, and will reach the milestone of one ep every Sun by end first week of March)

What You Are Missing Out On in the Live Action:

Immense gay, basically. Gosh I don’t even know how to put this, but Wen Kexing is such an infatuated, lovely man. You basically get him waxing poetic 24/7 about meeting ZZS and that it’s fate that they meet (WKX literally follows him around), literally that’s the entire damn show. A lot of frickin innuendo as well?!!!

1. WKX praising ZZS’s handsome look while ZZS is in his ugly disguise - At this point, ZZS’ face hasn’t been actually revealed (there’s way more, WKX goes like “you’re so handsome” at that face like a few times every episode)

2. Get someone who looks at you like WKX looks at frickin ZZS

3. ZZS deadpanning and rolling his eyes whenever WKX turns up ‘coincidentally’

4. Found family where WKX and ZZS co-parent two kids (Son & two dads, and daughter below) - SEE HOW HAPPY ZISHU IS?!!! AND HOW HANDSOME HE IS WITHOUT THAT HOBO LOOK? It’s a miracle WKX saw through his disguise

5. Innuendo - Cut-sleeve (WKX REALLY CUT OFF ZZS’ SLEEVE HOW DID THIS GET PAST CENSORSHIP)

6. ZZS calling WKX ‘Lao Wen’ and WKX calling ZZS ‘Ah Xu’ like over and over again

7. WKX acting cute (hiding behind his future husband and a fan while delirious from poison)

8. WKX deadly and gorgeous and when he holding a fan

9. MANY HANDS MANY TOUCH

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Of course a disclaimer - all jokes and astonishment aside at what we’ve gotten so far, this is definitely not going to be an outright BL ending because honestly that will never happen with a China production, so don’t expect this to be like confirmed BL, but the shots hint at it very well a lot of hand touching, even hugs etc. and this is all we can ask for XD This is even more in your face than MRIAD which is saying a lot

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THEY ARE SO CUTE. also can we talk about how adorbs GJ is when he does not want to be 3 years old wants to be the big bad boss of the Ghost Valley? 

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Hiiiii, so I'm now into new fandom 😊 word of honor and mewgulf ❤

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This scene gives me ideas.

Bonus:

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THIS IS WHY I FEEL LIKE CHEATING WHEN I DO OTHER ROUTES 😭😭😭😭

When you remember that Asra gave the apprentice half his heart in every route and is in love with them and has to watch them fall in love with his friends knowing that he cant do anything cuz he wants them to be happy

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10/31/19

Happy birthday Otabek