"It wasn't that Lin Qin didn't want to let go, but that he didn't know how to. No matter whether he was facing the staff or the guests who were participating in the recording, his performance was still the same.

Nervous, trembling, sweaty palms.

These were all symptoms of social phobia, and the director had long suspected it, but didn't say it.

He could see Lin Qin's efforts, trying to accept the people around him, trying to come out.

It was clear that Lin Qin's efforts were effective, because today he had done very well. When he played the game, he completely let go."

Completely unrealistic, not to mention untrue, the author's view on SAD is just plain wrong. Social anxiety symptoms don't happen because a person doesn't know how to interact with people. Social anxiety can't be cured by "learning how to be a gregarious/outgoing person"... it's not a problem of lack of techniques or skills, and it's definitely not a problem that can be overcome simply by "trying/wanting to put yourself out there" and "getting better by willpower alone"... a huge misconception of the disorder. This is an actual mental disorder (even ordinary phobias are also mental disorders). Mental illness that is a chronic disorder with a genetic component can never be overcome by "learning to be more social" or "using willpower to overcome inner fears"... this author is too ignorant, and is promoting a huge misunderstanding about the disorder. Any doctor will tell you that this disorder can never be overcome entirely by increasing the amount a person interacts socially, because it's really not just about being shy.

For instance, later in chapter 36, it describes the ML Meng Chao as seeing significant improvement in the ability of Lin Qin (MC) to interact naturally with members of the crew on their variety show. [But... he didn't take any meds or go to therapy, so getting "cured by a relaxing environment" is highly unlikely to the point that this plot can't be believed at all.] Not only that, but Meng Chao said that Lin Qin would be cured eventually from his illness:

"Looking at Lin Qin's carefree smile in the video, Meng Chao also smiled.

However he knew that this was just the beginning and that Lin Qin would gradually get better. Like normal people, he would be able to accept public scrutiny, favor, and accept the focused attention of others."

What kind of nonsense is this? SAD is a chronic disorder without a permanent cure, it has a genetic/physiological component and even with medication and therapy, you can only lessen the severity of symptoms and not remove the illness from its root. As for treating the illness simply be being around nice people in a relaxing environment, I'm sorry but things like love or prayer cannot cure mental illness. My family members shower me with love and affection, but they will never be able to cure me of S.A.D. And when they expose me to dinner parties, mixers, and chaotic situations with a ton of face to face interaction with strangers, no matter how much my family loves me, they cannot change an ounce of my chronic avoidance and fear of social contact with strangers! Basically, only medication and therapy has a lasting effect, in combination with good sleep, diet and regular exercise... it's pure nonsense to say that a family member/lover/friends can cure someone of SAD by exposing them to happy social interactions with strangers. That might actually make a SAD person more anxious and cause that person to hate/resent their loved ones for forcing them into a situation they hate.

After reading further, it's clear that Lin Qin has primarily PTSD with SAD manifesting because of a traumatic experience with bullies (his problem stems from trauma). His cousin Chu Hong said that before the bullying incident, he had a carefree, confident personality... it's normal for people to develop social anxiety after childhood trauma (s*xual, physical, religious/spiritual or emotional ab*se encountered in bullying by peers or ab*se by family, etc). In addition, scary, humiliating, or overwhelming experiences can cause an individual to develop a fear of rejection and other human beings. My problem at this point is that the plot may be slightly feasible (in terms of the reasons why Lin Qin rejects being close to strangers and is anxious in social situations), but that it's obviously written from the perspective of a healthy/no social fear author. I really can't empathize with Lin Qin even though I've been suffering this kind of illness for so long. Compared to other novels that describe a person with SAD, Lin Qin comes off less as a socially anxious person and more as a shy person who endured some trauma. Because a SAD person can't just cure himself by trying to "put himself out there"... especially because of his trauma, without addressing the trauma he should probably always have some anxiety symptoms.

Another erroneous "exposure treatment" plot where the author claims Lin Qin's illness is entirely due to anxiety (not related to trauma), and that SAD can be completely fixed with exposure therapy that isn't even coordinated by a real medical professional (ugh, it's a medical condition but no doctor has appeared so far, but the ML actually thinks he can cure his bf without any interaction with therapist or doctor... overconfident much?)

"In the treatment of social phobia, there was a type of exposure treatment, that is to put the patient in a variety of environments that could cause anxiety and fear and to cause anxiety indefinitely. Until the patient, in such an environment calmed down his emotions thus serving the purpose of the treatment."

It's true that exposure therapy can be helpful for certain situations people with SAD face, but it has its limits (often therapists dislike this treatment because it doesn't address the nuances of the illness, and it's not effective on every patient with SAD - you can go search on the subreddit for social anxiety as proof). Such as, exposure therapy for public speaking is quite helpful. But exposure therapy in and of itself (and isolated from other forms of medical intervention such as medicine and counseling) cannot completely cure a SAD patient of the inner urge to avoid social situations with strangers. It can basically only reduce the level of symptoms for certain high stress situations, but it doesn't treat the root of the illness. Modern medical science simply has no complete, permanent cure for SAD (that also works on 100% of patients, 100% of the time) due to the distinct lack of knowledge about the human brain. Well, due to lack of knowledge about the brain, medical science has no cure for any chronic mental disorder, which is why countless people will be miserable for quite some time to come.

how they have their first time after the MC got SA by his highschool bully. Even after the ML said he didn'twant to do it only because the MC wants to forget. But ig he got through something traumatic again and needed the physical assurance and plus there's consents from both party

the struggle of getting famous (some people choosing to do it by hanging onto a golden thigh), the struggles of that group of child actors trying to stay relevant.