Allegedly all chiefs of the Red Shadow Guard were poisoned to die in their prime, according to DHY. But is he…
Y How the real Emperor from Song, the one on whom DZA character is based die? was battle wounds or he was also poised. I know the real "ShuHe" was poison but the Emperor brother.
There are no words that can fully describe the emotions i experience when watching this BL. It's unlike any series…
So well expressed Kacee, as River said you are not alone in feeling this way. A poet said to me long time ago in relation to another poet's work: these are poems that I would greatly miss in life if I would have not read them. I feel the same with this series. It is an amazing piece of work.
All of them are beautifuly delivered. If I have to choose, like you, the second kiss in ep 6 for various reasons. 1) It is a kiss of surrender, both from this vulnerable state give themselves permission to love and desire each other 2) It is the kiss that represent them becoming passionate lovers that will determine the rest of the story line 3) The whole scene that leads to this kiss is so moving. SH lying to DZA, DZA rejecting the lies and finally acknowledging his physical desire for him, kissing SH first. SH resisting just to collapse in DZA arms. The full scene is iconic. It is a kiss that when I watched it for first time I had tears in my eyes. It awoke all sort of emotions in me. It is the kind of full on experience that I deeply appreciate as a viewer.
Why was the Duan family massacred btw ? I only know that they were wrongfully accused. What's the connection of…
Duan father was a great general in the Court of the South Kingdom, a very prominent, very influential, this is why he was dangerous. The Primer Minister hated him and conspire against him to portray him as a traitor. The same way that he did in relation to ShuHe mother. Duan Zi Ang mother was a maid in the palace of Jibei (North) Kingdom and the Emperor took fancy on her and made her a very low concubine. When she got pregnant it looks like she was afraid the child, born out of wedlock, could be in danger and ask the head of the Shadow Guards, who is always somebody of Royal Blood, in this case brother of the Emperor, to give the baby away to the Duan family. Duan Hai Yi is not related by blood to Duan Zi Ang, he was a "proper" Duan, but ZiAng loved him all the same. This is what he took him with him to Jibei. HY was protected by servant and took away and ZiAng who was playing outside with ShuHe arrived late and was seized by the Shadow Guards to be trained as an elite assassin next to his real uncle, who he did not know he was related at this time. Because ZiAng had royal blood he was not marked in the back with the sign of the Shadow Guards.
I totally agree! It's a matter of time as they get more recognition that their future roles will be in heterosexual…
Thank you River, yes me too. They have giving us so much earning next to nothing. Such dedicated actors, they deserve to keep growing in their profession.
CP fan service - A reflection to avoid dissapointments I think we have reached a point in the "history" of XuJin that it is important to reflect on what CP fan-service really is. In most cases, a CP (couple pairing) is a professional partnership created to promote a show, attract fans, and build chemistry that keeps audiences hooked. The sweet interactions, matching posts, or affectionate moments we see are often part of a marketing strategy: a blend of acting, friendship, and promotion; rarely a real romance off-screen.
Thailand has turned BL fan-service into a well established business model: actors openly engage in couple content, and fans generally know it’s part of the job. Taiwan, on the other hand, is surprisingly daring; it’s the only place where BL actors have actually kissed on stage during fan meetings pushing the bar even further. Meanwhile, China has massive CP fandoms but operates under strict regulation, so romantic presentation is often coded as “brotherhood.” Despite these differences, all three markets treat CP fan-service as professional performance mixed with marketing, not deception!!!
When a CP like Zhe Xu and Mi Jin move onto solo /hetero roles, it doesn’t mean what we saw was fake. It just means the actors are continuing their careers. This CP gave them exposure, opened new doors, and brought a lot of happiness to fans: that’s already a success story.
At this point, most fandom spaces are full of clear discussions about how CP marketing works. If we keep that awareness, we can still enjoy the ship without turning disappointment into hate when the fantasy fades.
So yes , let's keep shipping, keep enjoying the chemistry , but support both the lovely and funny XuJin CP, and also the individual actors. When we stay aware and rational, we can appreciate CP fan-service for what it truly is: part of the craft, and not a promise of real-life love.
Did we (the audience) manage to "read" the poem with ZiAng. I need to rewatch this part.
Thank you so much! and there is more to think of, to reflect on and to be moved again about it 🙂Come along, it would be really nice to read your comments too.
ZheXu martial arts scene - appreciation. This scene is done entirely by Xu, no stunts. He is amazing. http://xhslink.com/o/5q3hKBsepeL https://x.com/soulpotaetoe/status/1986346493176127581 Behind the scene - I would like to add a comment. I have seen lot of those "compromising" bts videos that people spoke about it, because these always will be filtered. Producers are no naive they know people will share them in social media. There is nothing compromising about it, I can guarantee you this. The "passionate" kiss by ZheXu was nothing else that him giving a forceful kiss in the confession scene, like the one they did in the bridge. The actual kiss was not daring at all. The final cut, the one we see is really lovely, then they separated and then it comes the "french kissing". Another video show them "French kissing" without zooming so again the final cut is much better! What is show is a terrible shy ZheXu with not much experience so he disengaged very quickly and could not look at MiJin in the eyes, but part of this bts, we already have seen. The same when in the second part they implied they made love so there are different approaches, we see them laying in bed hugging, nothing major. The final cut is ZheXu pushing MiJin on the bed, but it actually very sensual what he does. Directors/editors are professional for a reason, what they leave in the cut floor should be left there. We have their artistic vision in the final cut, the one we see. I think they all did an amazing job.
What's your interpretation: Why does Zi Ang care about the poem so much, knowing it was fake? I think that even…
Thank you for the beautiful poem Y. To ZiAn that poem awoke the buried memories of their cherished childhood friend. He was made an assassin, his tenderness was destroyed. But once, he was a good kid, with a heart of gold able to accept little ShuHe and protect him, share with him his secret "house" that was the house of his heart, and he remember this too. As the poem is so romantic, was also a revelation that that childhood warm feelings has made it to adulthood as other kind of love "the bamboo bow still carries the warmth of your fingertips" is a phrase with so much sensuality, no in accordance with a child feelings, but with a lover's one.
Did we (the audience) manage to "read" the poem with ZiAng. I need to rewatch this part.
Wow, that's romantic: The bamboo bow still carries the warmth of your fingertips. We crushed the spring grass on wild paths together. But suddenly, the rivers and mists of the world scattered us apart. Where the tender thread once wrapped my hand — I dare not touch again."
Awww the agency is terrible😔 they released the box set for money knowing that it could harm the artist. I am…
I believe that the bts may not be that "compromising" what is compromising is that BLs are forbidden in China! The series was not release in China but abroad, so Chinese people have been watching illegally through foreign VPNs that is forbidden in China. Just having cuts of a kissing scene/bed scene circulating openly in Chinese social media platforms can get them cancelled.
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https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQysA9LgeJN/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Mystery solved: They traveled to meet in Hangzhou and they are now together.
https://x.com/wizcrizzz/status/1987127782107951325?s=20
They have also posted in their individuals account pics of them recording a song - Macau meeting,?
https://www.instagram.com/p/DQyws-PiWrf/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA
https://www.instagram.com/p/DQyws_jCVNk/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQwEmSDj5kH/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Other news about XuJin:
They have a new product endorsement coming
https://x.com/XiaoMaoren_/status/1986318324763099553
Sanshi is going to have another product presentation with them
https://x.com/lianhualouve/status/1986335561750286413
and the fan meeting is on 29 November
https://x.com/DevilWhy_/status/1986417306516529636
I think we have reached a point in the "history" of XuJin that it is important to reflect on what CP fan-service really is. In most cases, a CP (couple pairing) is a professional partnership created to promote a show, attract fans, and build chemistry that keeps audiences hooked. The sweet interactions, matching posts, or affectionate moments we see are often part of a marketing strategy: a blend of acting, friendship, and promotion; rarely a real romance off-screen.
Thailand has turned BL fan-service into a well established business model: actors openly engage in couple content, and fans generally know it’s part of the job. Taiwan, on the other hand, is surprisingly daring; it’s the only place where BL actors have actually kissed on stage during fan meetings pushing the bar even further. Meanwhile, China has massive CP fandoms but operates under strict regulation, so romantic presentation is often coded as “brotherhood.” Despite these differences, all three markets treat CP fan-service as professional performance mixed with marketing, not deception!!!
When a CP like Zhe Xu and Mi Jin move onto solo /hetero roles, it doesn’t mean what we saw was fake. It just means the actors are continuing their careers. This CP gave them exposure, opened new doors, and brought a lot of happiness to fans: that’s already a success story.
At this point, most fandom spaces are full of clear discussions about how CP marketing works. If we keep that awareness, we can still enjoy the ship without turning disappointment into hate when the fantasy fades.
So yes , let's keep shipping, keep enjoying the chemistry , but support both the lovely and funny XuJin CP, and also the individual actors. When we stay aware and rational, we can appreciate CP fan-service for what it truly is: part of the craft, and not a promise of real-life love.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQtkXHyjSoW/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
https://x.com/yunton37496913/status/1986380459803341215
http://xhslink.com/o/5q3hKBsepeL
https://x.com/soulpotaetoe/status/1986346493176127581
Behind the scene - I would like to add a comment. I have seen lot of those "compromising" bts videos that people spoke about it, because these always will be filtered. Producers are no naive they know people will share them in social media. There is nothing compromising about it, I can guarantee you this. The "passionate" kiss by ZheXu was nothing else that him giving a forceful kiss in the confession scene, like the one they did in the bridge. The actual kiss was not daring at all. The final cut, the one we see is really lovely, then they separated and then it comes the "french kissing". Another video show them "French kissing" without zooming so again the final cut is much better! What is show is a terrible shy ZheXu with not much experience so he disengaged very quickly and could not look at MiJin in the eyes, but part of this bts, we already have seen. The same when in the second part they implied they made love so there are different approaches, we see them laying in bed hugging, nothing major. The final cut is ZheXu pushing MiJin on the bed, but it actually very sensual what he does. Directors/editors are professional for a reason, what they leave in the cut floor should be left there. We have their artistic vision in the final cut, the one we see. I think they all did an amazing job.
The bamboo bow still carries the warmth of your fingertips.
We crushed the spring grass on wild paths together.
But suddenly, the rivers and mists of the world scattered us apart.
Where the tender thread once wrapped my hand — I dare not touch again."
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQq7haskb0S/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==