Adapted from the web novel "You're Beautiful When You Smile" by Qing Mei.
Author Qing Wan has been accused of plagiarism which is why there were some complaints against the drama adaptation.
Aside from Cheng Xiao who started as a kpop idol, many of the cast also started as out as idols with R1SE member Zhai Xiaowen and Yao Chi from the Chinese boy group survival show Youth with You.
With the spread of the coronavirus epidemic in China, filming was temporarily halted for some time before it was resumed.