# The Inn (TV program)

The Inn (Chinese: 亲爱的·客栈) is a Chinese variety show aired on Hunan Broadcasting Station. In the variety show, a couple will manage an inn with a company of friends as guest for 20 days. The Inn shared the same production team with another variety show by Hunan Broadcasting System, Divas Hits The Road.

## Content

The Inn focuses on the hospitality of two innocent couples towards their friends (guest) who spent 20 days running the inn together, and opening up to each other by sharing stories of their lives and their own past. On certain episodes, the production team invites mysterious guests as "volunteers" and the former will work together with the five "masters" in the show. Once guests have checked into the inn, the production team will give each of them a star, and guests will vote for one of their favorite employees from among the three at the end of their stay. In season 2, the only difference is the cast & new location of Arxan Mongolia.

## Production

The Inn was successfully proposed on August 3, 2017, and the site of recording was confirmed on August 18. On September 10, principal photography started at the Lugu Lake Scenic Area of Liangshan in Sichuan Province. Filming was completed on September 30, with duration that took less than two months to be completed. The show broadcast was the succeeder for the time slot for "Chinese Restaurant" on Hunan Broadcasting System, and broadcast every Saturday at 22:00 since October 7, 2017.
The production team employed a surveillance photography-based approach whereby the team installed 72 monitoring booths and another 16 motorized hidden cameras around the inn. Production team for The Inn doesn't provide the cast members with clear-cut instructions and missions, resulting in a largely unscripted show. The production team adopted a 24-hour non-interference shooting mode, recording all the details of the cast members. The staff carries out a 24-hour shift system, with an average of about 17–18 hours per person per day.

## Cast
### Boss and Lady Boss

| Name | Relationship | Birth Date | Occupation | Role designated |
| Wang Ke | Husband & Wife | (1980-11-03)November 3, 1980 | Businessman | Boss |
| Liu Tao | Husband & Wife | (1978-07-12)July 12, 1978 | Actress, singer | Proprietress |

### Season 1

| Name | Relationship | Birth Date | Occupation | Role designated |
| Ji Lingchen | Couple | (1993-07-15)July 15, 1993 | Model, actor | First segment: Staff Second segment: Butler to Room 102 |
| Kan Qingzi | Couple | (1988-04-15)April 15, 1988 | Actress | First segment: Staff Second segment: Butler to Room 102 |
| Chen Xiang | Friend | (1989-12-13)December 13, 1989 | Singer, actor | First segment: Chief butler Second segment: Butler to Room 101 |

### Season 2

* Wu Yi
* Shen Yue
* Kido Ma
* Dylan Wang
* Zheng Xiaolin
* Zhang Yunfeng
* Zheng Xiaoli
* Caesar Wu
* Yang Zi
* Cheng Xiao

### Season 3

* Hans Zhang
* Leo Wu
* Ruby Lin
* Li Landi
* Chen Xiang
* Ma Tianyu

## Dishes

* Sweet and sour lemon fish: 首先制作酱料
* Potato Smoked Chicken
* Curry Chicken Wing
* Braised chicken feet
* Red Wine Pork Rib
* Braised Fish
* Matsutake Coq au vin Chicken
* Chopped chilli pepper fish head
* Dried tomato chicken wing
* Golden Triangle Tofu
* Fried rice
* Sesame cookie

## Staff with the most stars

| Name | Stars |
| Adi Kan | 8 |
| Ji Lingchen | 5 |
| Chen Xiang | 6 |

## Guests
### Season 1

* Jackson Yee (Episode 1-3)
* Yang Zi (Episode 5-7)
* Li Fei'er, Yuan Zihui, Cheng Pei-pei (Episode 7-8)

### Season 2

* Myolie Wu (Episode 1-2)
* Chen Xiang (Episode 3)
* Shen Yue (Episode 4-7, before being converted to permanent cast)
* Tengger (Episode 5-6)
* Yang Zi, Qiao Xin (Episode 6-7)
* Jiang Zixin (Episode 8-9)
* Chen Long, Zhang Lingzhi (Episode 9-10)
* Li Xinjie, Cheng Xiao (Episode 10)
* Li Weijia, Caesar Wu, Li Xinran (Episode 11-12)
* Wang Ziwen (Episode 12)
* Mao Buyi (Episode 12-13)

### Season 3

* Li Xiaoran (Episode 4)
* Qin Hailu (Episode 7-8)
* Lai Kuan-lin, Veronique Zheng (Episode 8-9)
* Jiao Junyan (Episode 9-10)
* Zhang Xueying. Jiang Yiyi (Episode 10-11)
* Wang Ke (Episode 12)

## Ratings
### Season 1

China Hunan TV premiere ratings (CSM50) :
| Episode | Date | Rating | Share | Ranking |
| 01 | October 7, 2017 | 1.089 | 6.48 | 3 |
| 02 | October 14, 2017 | 1.036 | 6.68 | 5 |
| 03 | October 21, 2017 | 1.070 | 6.83 | 2 |
| 04 | October 28, 2017 | 0.918 | 6.07 | 4 |
| 05 | November 4, 2017 | 0.914 | 5.80 | 4 |
| 06 | November 11, 2017 | 0.959 | 6.05 | 5 |
* The data determined by CSM.
* Ratings ranked above not including CCTV.
* Information source:卫视小露电.