#启示录

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⚠️凡有耳的请听：“最后的工作我不但是为了惩罚人，也是为了安排人的归宿，更是为了得到所有人对我所作所为的认可。我要让每一个人都看见我所作的一切都是对的，我所作的一切都是我性情的发表，并不是人的作为，更不是大自然缔造了人类，而是“我”滋养着万物中间的每一个生灵。失去我的存在，人类只有灭亡，只有灾害的侵扰，不会有人再看见美好的日月，不会有人再看见绿色的世界，人类面临的只是阴冷的黑夜与不可抗拒的死阴的幽谷。我是人类唯一的救赎，是人类唯一的希望，更是全人类生存的寄托。失去了我，人类会马上停滞不前，失去了我，人类只有遭受灭顶之灾与各种幽魂的践踏，尽管人都不在乎我。我作了无人能替代的工作，只希望人能用一些善行报答我。尽管能报答我的��很少，我仍是结束我在人间的旅途，作我下一步即将开展的工作，因为我在人中间多年的奔波已有了结果，而且我非常满意，我在乎的不是人数的多少，而是人的善行。总之，我希望你们当为自己的归宿而预备足够的善行，这样我才满足，否则你们都不可能逃脱灾难的侵袭。灾难是由我而起，当然仍由我摆布，你们若不能在我面前看为善，那你们都难逃灾难之苦。患难之中你们的所作所为并不算是完全合适，因为你们的信与爱都是空洞的，只表现出胆怯或是刚强，我对此只作很好与不好的评价。我关心的仍是你们每一个的所作所为与所有表现，以此来定规你们的结局，不过我仍要声明的是：那些在患难中并未对我有丝毫忠心的人我是不会再施怜悯的，因为我的怜悯仅至于此，而且我也不喜欢曾经背叛我的任何一个人，我更不喜欢与出卖朋友利益的人来往，这是我的性情，无论这个人是谁。我要告诉你们：任何一个伤透我心的人都不可能第二次得着我的宽容；任何一个忠于我的人都永留在我心中。”

——《话・卷一　神的显现与作工・当为你的归宿预备足够的善行》

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[setsuna-iro]

Link click x Forgotten World (忘忧世界启示录) musical

Do you see my vision 🙏🏼

(except me there are probably like other 3 ppl knowing this musical, here hahahaha)

reference:

[stearfish]

The two drawings are quite a long time apart, very good game makes me teach the Lord to rotate

两张画相隔时间挺长的，非常好的游戏使我教主旋转

[snowfox-07]

“What's your brother's name?”

“My brother's name is Yi”

[wadudospeitaos]

★ㅤㅤ୧启示录ㅤㅤ꒰͡   ⭑   ͡꒱ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ⋆ ㅤ𓄼ㅤ( 靐 )ㅤ✦ㅤ𓇼 ㅤ靐ٞ

｡ㅤ划ㅤ꒰ㅤ ⋆ ˚｡ㅤ꒱ㅤ ꦿ ㅤ ✧ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤʽ▒ᝢㅤㅤ𖥻ㅤ 说 ᝢㅤㅤ  ͡꒱ㅤ◌ ‧ㅤ ⬚᤹

⬚ြㅤㅤ▒〫 ㅤ𖦹 ㅤ違ㅤீ｡ㅤ☆ࠢ ○ ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ𓆧   ͡꒱ㅤ˖ ݃ ㅤ○‧₊ㅤํ⿴ㅤㅤ♥︎ٞ ㅤ𓄼░

ㅤㅤㅤㅤ🦪ᝓᝓㅤ꒲ ▒⃝ ♡̲ㅤ 𝗌𝗒𝗆𝖻𝗈𝗅𝗌 𝗇𝗈 𝖾𝗆𝗈𝗃𝗂 ㅤㅤㅤㅤ𝖻𝗒 𝗎𝗐𝗂𝖽𝗈𝖽𝗈𝗌𝗉𝖾𝗂𝗍𝖺𝗈.

[romchat]

Cinematography of Falling in Love: Fake It Till You Make It (Ep. 6)

How do you film the complicated process of two characters falling in love?

When we talk about our favorite romantic scenes, we often point to the role of great acting or writing in creating that magical feeling all romance fans crave. But cinematography, the art of visually capturing stories through a camera, can also be a powerful tool in conveying that heady but scary feeling of falling in love.

I think a great example of this is the Chinese drama Fake It Till You Make It (FITYMI).

Set against the cutthroat world of Beijing's Central Business District, FITYMI is a story about finding authenticity and connection in an otherwise pretentious world. The show follows two professionals, Tang Ying, an ambitious attorney, and Xu Ziquan, a successful investment banker, as they navigate the social challenges of their high-pressure jobs. Ying and Ziquan constantly pretend to be more sophisticated and carefree than they truly are, and the show uses their characters to offer incisive commentary about the ways modern life forces us to compromise our sense of self in order to "make it."

It's this context that makes FITYMI such a compelling romance: despite the masks Ying and Ziquan wear in their professional and personal lives, they ultimately learn to show their true selves to one another and fall in love. And it's through the show's subtle use of composition, shot size, and camera movement that we not only see but feel the tentativeness with which Ying and Ziquan cultivate this connection. It's a messy mix of one step forward and two steps back, and the show’s cinematography beautifully matches the characters’ gradual shift from a flirtatious and tender yet largely undefined relationship to one of committed love.

I don't think any episode demonstrates this dynamic more clearly than Episode 6.

Scene 1: "When I Felt Tempted By You"

Something that I appreciate about the show's cinematography is how it treats Beijing as a secondary character. Even when focusing on our two main characters, FITYMI often uses wide shots with deep depth of field, allowing us to clearly see the hustle and bustle of city life in the background. These shots help communicate the loneliness and societal pressure always present in our characters' fast-paced lives.

Because of this, let's pay attention to how this urban background appears or disappears when Ying and Ziquan are shown spending time together.

In this scene, we see Ziquan impulsively call Ying after a difficult day at work. He's leaning against the wall in exhausted defeat, the cityscape in the background dominating the other two-thirds of the frame. He's at a low point in his career and feels isolated by his industry colleagues.

Ying knows him well enough to recognize his mood so she offers to meet and commiserate.

We can see their closeness by the immediate cut to a close-up shot with both characters similarly aligned on the left side of the frame.

So when he rejects her offer, the camera quickly reframes and pans around Ying to the other side, signaling her shift in mood.

When Ziquan gently asks why she stopped talking, there's another cut to a medium shot of Ying against a busy street backdrop. They've stumbled upon a sore spot in their more-than-just-friends relationship.

In describing the dating landscape of FITYMI, Director Li Mo has noted that in this world there is:

"An unspoken self-preservation, the fear of being seen truly, the fear of kindness being mistaken for weakness, and sincerity being seen as foolish. Within these layers is the lonely soul of the city, bearing weariness and fatigue with nowhere to vent, craving sincere relationships yet unwilling to open up due to the fear of being hurt." (translation via /u/lollipopdeath)

Ying obviously wants to be an emotional support for Ziquan and yet she's wary about being seen as the weaker one who fell in love first. She begins to retreat as an act of self-preservation and the camera language loses the intimacy of those initial shots.

Ziquan hears the disappointment in her voice and steps into the center of the frame as if sensing this is a critical juncture in their relationship that he must be fully present for. Note how the blurriness of the cityscape background creates a lot of negative space around him. He no longer cares about the outside world; all that matters at this moment is Ying.

Slightly teary-eyed but unable to fully articulate his feelings, he reiterates that he just wants to hear her voice for a bit.

But tired of the games, Ying takes a deep breath and then drops a bomb:

"Forget about that. Let's talk about us. Do you want to know when I felt tempted by you?"

What I love about this moment is that it's a moment of extreme vulnerability but shot from a slightly low angle, giving Ying a sense of empowerment. Low-angle shots can alter the power dynamics within a scene because the upward perspective highlights the importance or magnitude of a character's actions. Asking this question is incredibly brave of her, confirmed by Ziquan's shocked and overwhelmed face.

But when Ziquan doesn't immediately follow her confession with one of his own, Ying once again retreats. Hurt, she claims she was just joking to entertain him and that they can continue being friends. The camera pans and her bitterly smiling face fills the frame as if to build herself up after that blow to her confidence and pride.

The scene eventually ends with a devastating wide shot, Ying but a small figure on an empty bridge. She is still a lonely soul of the city.

Despite the numerous tender and romantic moments they had shared in previous episodes, Ying and Ziquan have firmly placed their masks back on.

Scene 2: "You're Waiting For A Worthy Rival"

Later that episode, Ziquan asks Ying out for dinner and she reluctantly agrees.

As usual, they effortlessly banter about life and love, the scene cutting back and forth between the two as they trade verbal volleys over the hotpot. Their chemistry is undeniable and you can see both reveling in the fact that they've found their intellectual match.

At one point, Ziquan begins talking about the importance of rationality in love, and Ying fires back:

"No matter how time changes, there's one thing that makes women really thrilled. If there's a man who loves her with full passion until he loses himself, until he'd die for her, until he becomes a fool, then that woman would be thrilled, you know?"

Eventually, they settle on the topic of Ying's failed first love.

Like in the previous scene, the show uses increasingly intimate close-up shots to convey the quiet vulnerability of the moment. But this time, there's a dream-like quality to the conversation: the background actors suddenly disappear and the shallow depth of field and spotlight lighting remove any remaining worldly distractions.

Unlike their previous dates that happened against the backdrop of Beijing's busy nightlife, here it's like they're in a world of their own.

As if thinking of Ziquan's earlier rejection, Ying ruefully describes how her first love taught her an important lesson:

"I swore to myself that I'd never enter an uncontrollable relationship nor become the fool who overestimated her charm in love....I should find a rich and cool old man so I won't really be in love. I'll get by with him. When he passes away, I'll inherit all his fortune and enjoy my life in his villa."

Placed in the center of the frame, she speaks directly into the camera and we see a series of emotions play across her face. It's the most revealing she's been about herself with Ziquan.

When he pushes back on the idea of her marrying without love, Ying jokingly asks "Are you jealous?"

Ziquan reluctantly shakes his head but admits:

I've never been so deeply loved by a girl. I'm not jealous--I'm super jealous. Tang Ying, you're not looking for someone out of your league. You're waiting for...a worthy rival."

His close-up matches hers in its composition.

This time, he also took off his mask.

BONUS: shout out to the funniest zoom-in of this entire show.

Seems like Ziquan is well on his way to acting like a fool in front of Ying.

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[purinkiss]

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ𔕛𑂴ㅤㅤ𓈒ㅤㅤ𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗅𝗂𝗉𝗌 , 𝗆𝗒 𝗅𝗂𝗉𝗌

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ 启示录 𝖺𝗉𝗈𝖼𝖺𝗅𝗒𝗉𝗌𝖾 ིㅤㅤ𝅄

[fatalcn]

很喜欢他，陈伟很可爱，像妈妈一样值得依赖，但是我一开始是真没想到他是同性恋，也没想到把中国人出柜的话题写的还挺贴近现实，挺惊喜的。求更新，我现在就要看启示录❤️

[xiaolanhua]

Fake It Till You Make It 装腔启示录 (2023)

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最新信仰影片，基督徒在中共残害折磨中濒临死亡，她祷告依靠神，从死亡边缘活过来回复健康🕊️✝️

[a-putain]

虽然我很早便见过舞台上的柏木小姐，但直到被处决的那天，我才有机会与她面对面。

她穿着一身黑色的连体衣，出现在探监室的对面。

“可怜的东西，你终究还是要死了”

她的语气中充斥着愤怒与控诉。

“早知如此，何必当初？你做出罪恶的事情之前，难道就没考虑过自己的结局？”

“我本来就打算自杀”我嘴硬道。

“那你为什么提出上诉？难道不应该在初审判决后尽快伏法，偿还你的罪孽吗？”

我一时间哑口无言。

“你竟然只用躺在床上，舒舒服服地接受注射，这真是不公平。等着吧，我一定会让你...”她咬牙切齿，说话都变得口齿不清。

她终究被劝离探监室；而当我被带出探监室进行行刑前的最后准备时，我忽然发现自己竟在她的威胁和注视之下勃起、流出淫水，好像自己即将经历的并非可怕的死刑，而是某种我十分期待的东西。

我被捆绑在死刑躺椅上等待接受死刑。参观者逐一入场：官员、律师、警察、记者，清一色都是女性；当然还有受害者家属，几小时前对我破口大骂的柏木小姐。

我的上身赤裸着，乳头在寒冷的空气中勃起，下体也不住地顶起内裤，将淫水涂抹在内裤里：这全都仰赖女人们的注视。

在她们眼皮子底下死去，我感到十足的耻辱；早知如此，我还不如在家里拿一根绳子了结自己的生命，虽然那样做肯定会被解剖验尸，但在女人们的注视下死去显然比那更下羞耻。我能感觉到自己的内裤正在被浸湿，不知道她们会不会脱掉我尸体的裤子检查���的尸体；那样的话她们必然会发现我在死前流出的淫荡玩意儿，从而无情地嘲笑我。

女护士在我的手臂上扎入针头；她的轻触使我更加性奋；几滴淫水奔出马眼，涂抹在内裤上，让我感到淫靡的湿滑。

“还有什么遗言吗？”护士无感情地问。

“能帮我挠挠痒吗？”我请求道：“我的下边好痒，帮我揉一下...”

“这里是有录音的”护士无情地说。

她的话语打碎了我的所有幻想：原来，我死前的每一个微小的举动都正在被记录。现在，我的最后一句话即将成为女人们论证我淫荡本性的论据。

护士启动了她手边的注射机器，药液快速注入我的身体。我感觉到疼痛，继而身体变得轻浮而柔软，好像一切都正在离我而去。最终，我感觉到了死亡到来前的窒息，想要痛苦挣扎，却只能表现为轻微的抽搐；也就是在此时，大股精液喷射而出，彻底浸湿了内裤。

我在护士、柏木小姐和其他所有人的注视下平静地化为一具尸体，护士在我赤裸的胸部倾听，确认我再无心跳后解下注射设备，并将行刑室大门敞开，供女人们近距离观赏我的尸体。

“可以脱下他的裤子吗？”一个女人问；包括柏木小姐的所有人便都笑起来。

护士快速剥去我的裤子；于是我那根勃起、沾满精液的鸡巴便暴露在众人面前。对她们而言，这着实是个新鲜事：毕竟很少有人见过死亡时还会射精的男人。

在柏木小姐等人的请求下，我被送入医学院解剖，并割下鸡巴和睾丸作为标本进一步分析；而我的其他部位则被焚化成灰，洒在一条不知名的河流里。

许多年后，柏木小姐依然会提起我；但只是作为谈资。

“你知道吗，那个时候，我亲眼见证了一个男人的死刑”她对她的朋友说。

“你猜最搞笑的是什么？那个男人竟然在死的时候射精了！真是不知羞耻的东西！他很快便得到了他想要的：在医学院里被解剖、做成标本。这样他便可以把那玩意骄傲地永久展示给别人了，哈哈！”

[mortualers]

　 . ⁺ ふ⠀˓⠀⠀˓⠀in my eyes

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀启示录 you're the only one ི ㅤㅤ𝅄

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[bean-in-dice]

Non Pingxie Chinese Fic Recs

Part 3

Part 1, Part 2

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1. Heihua and Xilaimian's couple therapy.

【黑花】金牌调解

2. Another excellent series of Wu Xie observing Heihua

【黑花】北京流水账

3. Su Wan on Shahai era Heihua

【黑花】归雪

4. Heihua, breaking up, making up and birthdays

【黑花】潮汐

5. Wu Xie pov where Heihua turn into babies

【黑花】雨村流水账 Chapter 4: 花有重开日

6. Heihua Good Omens au

【黑花】战争启示录

7. This is a Pingxie fic with a lot of Cuxie where it dwells on Li Cu's one sided affection, followed by Pingxie getting together.

I don't normally read Cuxie but really loved this one.

【瓶邪】此时此刻

8. Brilliant, heart breakingly beautiful oneshot where Wu Xie decides to get a vasectomy because... yeah. Contains some HuaXie and some more with female characters, no Pingxie. I highly rec this fic tho

太子

9. Huaxie in the era where Wu Xie was snake venoming and drinking sprite by himself. E-rated, from Xiaohua 2nd person pov.

【花邪】黑盒·其一

10. Zhang Haike/Zhang Qiling, back when Zhang Qiling first started working as the patriarch.

【客瓶】《他那时爱吃，张海客一直记到现在》

11. Heihua seaside vacation au where rich businessman Xiaohua meets lifeguard/tourist guide and other odd-jobby Xiazi. Fun read with very witty banter.

【黑花】海螺先生

12. Wu Xie on shaving his head

【瓶邪】头发

13. Wu Xie on Xiaoge's hood

【瓶邪】瓶盖

14. At Golmud, ZQL is the warden, Wu Xie is a psychiatry professor, Xiazi is the Dean, Li Cu the kid Wu Xie plans adopt after marriage, and Su Wan the new intern. Su Wan pov from the moment he arrives at the sanatorium to slowly uncovering the mysteries underneath its perfect facade. A quick, amazing read full of suspense and witty humor, contains confirmed offscreen Pingxie, offscreen Huaxie backstory and suggested Heixie.

【黑邪/ALL邪】格尔木疯人院

15. An amazing Xiazi pov Heixie, with introspection and character study after Xiazi went fully blind in Ghost Banquet, how he tries to readjust himself in the world and his deep love and care for Wu Xie

今世

16. XiuHuaHeiXiePang have a meal together. Yes you read that right.

【黑邪/花秀】不應有恨

17. A 3rd person pov from a gay stranger who gets acquainted with Wu Xie in his Guan Gen era, and his observations of Wu Xie and later, Pingxie. Full of admiration, slight hero worship but also grounded realism.

【瓶邪】你有没有见过他

18. HeiPingXie extremely E Dom/Sub fic, very sweet and lovely despite the intensity

【黑瓶邪】絨布收納盒

19. By the same writer, SFW gentle HeiXie

【黑邪】我發誓一點都不想你

20. A very interesting take on what might possibly happen to Xiazi after the still unfinished novel Ghost Banquet

[瓶黑] 《如是我闻》

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See here for Pingxie fic recs

[7kyujin]

𔕛𑂴ㅤㅤ𓈒ㅤㅤ𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗅𝗂𝗉𝗌 , 𝗆𝗒 𝗅𝗂𝗉𝗌

启示录 𝖺𝗉𝗈𝖼𝖺𝗅𝗒𝗉𝗌𝖾 ིㅤㅤ𝅄

[romchat]

hey, this is unfashionably late praise, but i just wanted to say that I loved your analysis of the cinematography of fitymi ep 6 (i only recently binged the show in its entirety and was really blown away). perfectly verbalizes what we as an audience member understand implicitly. the composition of each frame in the show is done so well and intentionally, which is super refreshing!! after reading your post, i became even more cognizant of other ziquan/ying scenes and how the camera is used to build romance between the characters (in addition to the amazing writing and chemistry between han dongjun and cai wenjing). thank you for your lovely post!!

Aww, thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed the analysis.

I adored Fake It Till You Make It. Ziquan and Ying were hands down one of my favorite dramaland couples of 2023. Their scenes were realistic but quietly sexy-- I so appreciate shows that use banter as foreplay and the camera work just reinforced the sharp writing and great acting chemistry.

And that walk-up scene when Ziquan is gazing at Ying through the windows of her walk-up?

Absolute perfection.