A Survival Guide for Five Homophobic Straight Men on a Dating Show

Jiang Linxuan, a straight-as-an-arrow man with deeply repressed homophobia (crossed out), gritted his teeth and signed on to the wildly popular dating show Heart Signal: Special Season for an astronomical appearance fee.

On the day filming began, he nearly fell apart. Seeing a house full of men, he finally understood why it was called a special season.

Hell from the start: him, five Sigma male contestants with wildly different styles and clear goals, and a rule that made his hair stand on end.

[One of you is straight.]

[Each week, the public will vote for the contestant most likely to be straight. The winner will "enjoy" a punishment of their own.]

Including, but not limited to, forced intimate tasks, live-streamed confessions, and even... immediate elimination!

Why were they all looking at him so... strangely?

Did they all think he was straight?

For money, for survival, he could be anything but straight!

Jiang Linxuan stayed up all night cramming on romance novels. He flirted aggressively with each of them, and gave everyone equal care and attention.

He applied medicine to the injury of a top-tier idol.

The young man caught his wrist, rubbed his burning earlobe, and stared at him. "Your ears are so red, big brother. Are you falling for me?"

A top-tier extreme sports star free-climbed without a rope, then tied a safety charm around his neck himself. The other man pinned him against a wall. "This level... doesn't impress me."

He had a late-night heart-to-heart with a gentle doctor. Behind his glasses, the doctor's gaze was deep. "Your heart is beating so fast..."

A playboy Wall Street heir pushed a glass of red wine to his lips, fingers rubbing the rim. "The breach-of-contract fee? That's nothing. Drink it, and I'll pay your debt."

He discussed acting techniques with an icy film emperor. The man's palm rested against his waist to adjust his posture, his voice low and coaxing. "Don't hide. The camera's rolling. ...Or are you only hiding from me?"

Jiang Linxuan was so flustered by their advances that he felt like a raw recruit, and was about to be eliminated.

Little did he know...

Then came the show's ultimate punishment night.

The top-tier idol confessed voluntarily: Vote for me. I'm straight.

He looked at Jiang Linxuan with a pitiful expression. "But the way you avoid me is so alluring. If I'm eliminated, would you be willing to be with me?"

The extreme sports star rubbed his safety charm and stared straight at Jiang Linxuan, making the same confession. I'm straight, but I'm not anymore.

The psychologist remained perfectly calm. I'm bi, but I'll let Jiang Linxuan vote me out if he wants.

The rich heir tossed a black card in front of Jiang Linxuan, looking utterly confident. "If I get eliminated, I'll take care of you."

The four men were at each other's throats. Finally, the film emperor, who had been silent for ages, spoke. "Jiang Linxuan, I've liked you for many years."

What... Are you all serious???

#A homophobic straight man wanders into a dating show where everyone's pretending to be gay#

#So this is what happens when you bend each other to survive#

#The problem is, I think I really got bent#

Theme: Survive, live, and never give up