Big Brother China, also referred to as Housemates, Let's Stay Together (, Shìyǒuyìqǐzhái), was the Chinese version of the international reality television franchise Big Brother created by producer John de Mol Jr. in 1997. The only season of the series known as the Pilot Season was pre-recorded in September 2015 and streamed exclusively online by Youku and Tudou on 21 November 2015. The winner was Tan Xiangjun who won an endorsement contract to be a contestant on the first season worth CNY 10 million. However, the first season was never produced.
Development Big Brother China was announced by Endemol and Youku Tudou Inc. on 28 October 2014 in a press release. A new division, Endemol China, was created in Beijing for developing and co-developing formats and promoting Chinese content abroad.
The House used for the series was located outside Mumbai, India where the Indian version, Bigg Boss was filmed but re-decorated for the Chinese edition with Endemol India assisting with the production of the show. Rebecca De Young, who previously served as a producer on the British version for over ten years prior to working on the Chinese adaptation, was named as executive producer. The pilot season was filmed over the course of twelve days from 7 to 19 September 2015 and was streamed twice a week on Wednesdays and Saturdays for six weeks starting on 21 November 2015 and ending with a live final on 6 January 2016.
Format The Housemates competed in tasks during their stay inside the House. They were also required to vote to save one of the nominated Housemates from eviction. The nominated Housemate with the fewest save votes was evicted. The winner was decided by a public vote during the live finale.
Housemates
Name Nickname Age Occupation Residence Day entered Day exited Status Tan Xiangjun 君君 21 Model, actress 1 12 Xie Sitong 斯童 24 Model Beijing 1 12 Yang Xiaolou BoYoung 27 Tattoo artist, Rapper 1 12 Wang Manyu Blue N/A Singer Beijing 1 12 Deng Huanyu Rocky/肉肉 24 Boat crew 1 12 Jiang Chenchen 神童 24 Dancer Beijing 1 12 Han Chenbin 喃喃 25 Model, actress Beijing 1 12 Wang Linyi 小兔子 N/A N/A N/A 1 9 Liu Sibo 小仙女 26 Actress Beijing 1 9 Morpheus 大叔 39 PUA Lovemaster Beijing 1 6
Summary Day 1 Entrances Deng Huanyu, Han Chenbin, Jiang Chenchen, Xie Sitong, Liu Sibo, Morpheus, Tan Xiangjun, Wang Linyi, Wang Manyu, Yang Xiaolou entered the House. TasksRotating Bottle A housemate turns the bottle every round and then waits for the bottle to stop. The two people the bottle is pointing at open an envelope, which has a task inside it. Rotating Bottle tasks Recipient(s) Task Answer ResultTan Xiangjun, Jiang ChenchenSelect one opposite-sex housemate to do Kabedon for 30 seconds. They can't laugh, and the countdown is done by someone else.PassedHan ChenbinAsk: Kiss, marry, or evict?Kiss: Morpheus. Marry: Liu Sibo. Evict: Tan XiangjunWang Linyi, Yang XiaolouChoose a housemate of the opposite sex. Stand on each other's feet and dance cheek to cheek.Wang Manyu, Yang XiaolouHold an opposite-sex housemate on your left like a princess and squat 10 times.Xie Sitong, Han ChenbinMouth to mouth and put the paper on the table.Liu SiboWho do you think is the most fake and the most real?Most real: Xie Sitong. Most fake: MorpheusDeng Huanyu, Liu SiboLay down and do push-ups 10 times. Genius Bartender: according to the taste of RIO cocktail's flavor, select juices and cocktails, mix a taste closed cocktail, their partner will try later to guess which flavor of RIO is. If they guessed right will win back their own luggage. Day 2 Tasks Yes / No Housemates must say yes to everything told by Brother Zhai. They will only be given two chances to say no. If all of them pass their tasks, they will win back their luggage. They passed this task, then got back their luggage. Yes / No tasks Recipient(s) Task Decision Result All housemates Do you want to jump until Brother Zhai is satisfied?YesPassed Wang Linyi, Morpheus Do you want to jump into the pool immediately?Yes Deng Huanyu Follow Han Chenbin after leaving the Diary Room. Every time he touches his hair, press the electric shock pen and enjoy the electricity.Yes Wang Manyu Do you want to play Big Fish Harmonica?Yes Han Chenbin Do you want to play as a saboteur, secretly obstructing others to compete in tomorrow's task?Yes Liu Sibo Do you want to put on some new clothes provided by Brother Zhai?Yes Jiang Chenchen Eating SPECIAL snacks?No Tan Xiangjun Eating SPECIAL snacks?Yes Day 3 Tasks Two-day task: Crazy little angel Throughout the next two days, these babies will cry from time to time. As the baby's parents, they need to do three things such as feeding, changing diapers, and coaxing them to sleep. Pairs: Jiang Chenchen and Wang Manyu, Yang Xiaolou and Liu Sibo, Tan Xiangjun and Han Chenbin, Wang Linyi and Deng Huanyu, Morpheus and Xie Sitong Han Chenbin's secret mission: Secretly cause trouble, leading to his partner in the task ending up in the bottom of the rankings. If he completes his secret mission, they can compete for a place with the first-ranking partner. Sleep little angel: Each pair makes a lullaby, and performs it. Make baby cribs: First place: Wang Linyi and Deng Huanyu. Second place: Jiang Chenchen and Wang Manyu. Third place: Yang Xiaolou and Liu Sibo. Fourth place: Morpheus and Xie Sitong. Fifth place: Tan Xiangjun and Han Chenbin. Day 4 Tasks Wang Manyu and Morpheus must do dirty laundry for other housemates. Two-day task: Crazy little angel Change diapers while blindfolded In each pair, the male housemate is blindfolded and made to change the diaper, while the female housemate needs to use her voice to guide him, according to an example picture. The fastest pair wins. Deng Huanyu and Wang Linyi are winners. Han Chenbin failed his secret mission because their pair wasn't the lowest ranking one. Immunity challenge Standing on a wooden stick and holding a rope over the head. The one that lasts for the longest time wins. Winner: Yang Xiaolou. He must give two immunities. As the winning pair of the Crazy little angel task, either Deng Huanyu or Wang Linyi will have a chance to receive immunity. Another one should give it to other housemates, including himself. Punishment During today's task, Han Chenbin revealed his secret mission to Tan Xiangjun. He will write "I will never break the rules." (in Chinese) ten times on five whiteboards as punishment. Day 5 TasksSilence Party When the music starts, two housemates must arrive on the dance floor within 30 seconds. They must ensure they have danced for more than 11 minutes and 30 seconds at a time. If they take less than 11 minutes and 30 seconds, they have failed the task. NominationsDeng Huanyu and Wang Linyi received immunities from Yang Xiaolou. They were both safe from being nominated in the first round of nominations. Housemates were nominated for the first time. Liu Sibo and Morpheus received the most nominations and were therefore nominated for eviction. Day 6 TasksMagic Potion Choose one of the bottles of "magic potion" to drink. According to other people's reactions, guess the magic potion you chose. ExitsMorpheus was the first housemate to be evicted. Day 7 TasksWho is the killer The killer (Jiang Chenchen) and two detectives (Deng Huanyu and Xie Sitong) were both decided by a random draw. When the housemates were killed, they were sent to jail. Deng Huanyu and Xie Sitong must use cooperation to find the killer. In the end, if they successfully figure out the killer, they will receive immunities. Jiang Chenchen needs to follow the arrangements to kill the target. If he completes the task, he can also receive immunity. NominationsDeng Huanyu, Jiang Chenchen and Xie Sitong were nominated by a random draw. Day 8 TasksWho is the killer After the speech, Deng Huanyu and Xie Sitong were given one minute to discuss. They had to give two suspects, which were Jiang Chenchen and Wang Manyu. Then the jury voted (Jiang vs Wang, 2:3), but the result was for reference only. Then they must give a final answer, which was Wang Manyu. This was incorrect, so Jiang Chenchen passed the task and won immunity. NominationsBased on the result of the 'Who is the killer' task, Jiang Chenchen won immunity. Deng Huanyu and Xie Sitong had to select another housemate to nominate. They chose Liu Sibo. Day 9 TasksIgnore Task Ignore everything from other housemates. ExitDouble Eviction: Liu Sibo was the second housemate to be evicted, and Deng Huanyu was the third. Day 10 TasksEach housemate had to stay in a box for as long as they can. The winner of the task receives a voice letter from their family. They split into two groups: Jiang Chenchen, Wang Manyu & Han Chenbin against Yang Xiaolou, Xie Sitong & Wang Linyi, with Tan Xiangjun as the judge. There was a tie between the two teams, so they all got their voice letters. Morpheus and Deng Huanyu both returned for the task. Day 11 TasksEveryone was required to write two letters anonymously. One for their favorite person, and one for the person they can't live in harmony with. They must read these letters front of everyone later. Day 12 EventsHousemates prepared for the Awards Ceremony in the afternoon. Awards Ceremony Awards Winner The Most "Sweet Blonde" Tan Xiangjun Merit Housemate Han Chenbin The Most "Heartless" Han Chenbin, Wang Linyi The Best Fantasy "Couple" Xie Sitong and Yang Xiaolou The Most "Down to earth – No moral integrity" Han Chenbin The Most "Fashionable" Model Wang Manyu The Most "Arrogant" princess Tan Xiangjun The Best "Victoria's Secret" Award Jiang Chenchen The Best "Zhuge Liang" Award Wang Manyu NominationsJiang Chenchen, Wang Linyi, Wang Manyu, Xie Sitong ExitWang Linyi was the fourth housemate to be evicted. Final6 January EventsThe final live show took place in Beijing. The show has divided into three rounds. ReturnAll housemates returned for the live show. According to a popularity poll, one of the first four evicted housemates were allowed to return to the game and compete with three advanced housemates from the first round. Then one of the eight evicted housemates will return to the game and compete with the two advanced housemates from the second round for the final prize. Final resultTan Xiangjun was announced as the winner.
Nominations table Day 5Day 6Day 7Day 8Day 9Day 11Day 12Votesreceived#1#2 Tan Xiangjun Morpheus,Liu Sibo Liu Sibo Nonominations Nonominations Xie Sitong,Deng Huanyu Xie Sitong,Han Chenbin Noteligible Advanced(Exited; Day 12) 1 Xie Sitong Morpheus,Liu Sibo Liu Sibo Nonominations Nonominations Nominated Nominated ,Wang Manyu Nominated Advanced(Exited; Day 12) 14 Yang Xiaolou Liu Sibo,Morpheus Liu Sibo Nonominations Nonominations Xie Sitong,Deng Huanyu Deng Huanyu Jiang Chenchen,Wang Manyu Noteligible Advanced(Exited; Day 12) 1 Wang Manyu Liu Sibo,Morpheus Morpheus Nonominations Nonominations Deng Huanyu,Xie Sitong Xie Sitong Wang Linyi,Yang Xiaolou ,Wang Manyu,Xie Sitong Advanced(Exited; Day 12) 4 Liu Sibo,Morpheus Morpheus Nonominations Exempt Deng Huanyu,Xie Sitong Xie Sitong Xie Sitong,Wang Linyi Nominated Advanced(Exited; Day 12) 6 Han Chenbin Morpheus,Liu Sibo Liu Sibo Nonominations Nonominations ,Xie Sitong Xie Sitong Xie Sitong,Wang Linyi Noteligible Advanced(Exited; Day 12) 2 Wang LinyiMorpheus,Liu Sibo Liu Sibo Nonominations Nonominations Xie Sitong,Deng Huanyu Xie Sitong Jiang Chenchen,Wang Manyu Nominated Evicted(Day 12) 3 Deng HuanyuLiu Sibo, Liu Sibo Nonominations Nonominations Nominated Nominated Evicted(Day 9) 8 Liu Sibo Morpheus,Jiang Chenchen Nominated Nonominations Nonominations Nominated Evicted(Day 9) 15 Morpheus Liu Sibo,Han Chenbin Nominated Evicted(Day 6) 10 Notes 1, 2 3 4 5 6 7 NominatedLiu Sibo,MorpheusDeng Huanyu,Jiang Chenchen,Liu Sibo,Xie Sitong Deng Huanyu,Xie SitongJiang Chenchen,Wang Linyi,Wang Manyu,Xie Sitong EvictedNoneMorpheus2 of 8 votesto saveNoneLiu Sibo0 of 6 votesto saveDeng Huanyu2 of 6 votesto saveNoneWang Linyito evict
The live final