Chapter 27: Top Trending Search [Please Bookmark and Recommend]

Given Qin Haiyu’s musical talent and professional insight, she knew that “Little Fortune” was bound to become a hit, so she didn’t appear overly surprised, but instead asked calmly, “Is it trending online?”

Yu Zhile was well aware that his wife had barely paid any attention to anything outside their home these days—her mind was entirely on parenting! She had devoted all her spare time to the family and their daughter, so she hadn’t kept up with any online gossip or trending topics.

With a smile, Yu Zhile said, “It’s been less than an hour since the show aired, and ‘Little Fortune’ has already soared to the top of the trending charts with unstoppable momentum!”

Qin Haiyu suddenly asked, “What about your readers? Did they say anything after listening to the song?”

Ah… I almost forgot that this song means something different for me in this world!

After all, the official story behind “Little Fortune” was that he’d written it as a theme song for his novel, sharing the same title.

“I’ll check the comments!”

Yu Zhile opened the novel’s comment section, and to his surprise, the once-deserted forum—abandoned after he’d announced he’d stopped writing—was suddenly bustling with activity!

Many viewers who had watched this episode of “I Am a Singer” had come specifically because of “Little Fortune.” Likewise, plenty of readers, after hearing the song, clamored and pleaded for Yu Zhile to finish writing the novel.

Qin Haiyu pointed at a comment she had just posted secretly from an alternate account and suddenly exclaimed, “Husband, here’s your true fan! ‘I’ll never leave you, I’ll always wait and support you, whether it’s your novels or your music!’ Oh, this comment is so moving! But it looks like she’s a female reader. Hmph, I’m jealous!”

Yu Zhile patted her head, laughing, “You have plenty of true fans on Weibo, too! Maybe I should get jealous as well!”

“Shameless! A grown man getting jealous?” Qin Haiyu teased him with a smile, then suddenly turned serious and asked, “Are you really not planning to finish ‘Little Fortune’?”

Yu Zhile replied, “Since I’ve already announced my retirement, there’s no need to look back. But who knows what the future holds? Maybe two or three years from now, I’ll suddenly pick it up again. Or maybe, when I’m old and bedridden, I’ll start writing again.”

“Don’t say such unlucky things!” Qin Haiyu scolded him with mock severity.

Yu Zhile pinched her cheek gently, smiling, “Alright, alright, I’ll listen to you!”

Only then did Qin Haiyu look satisfied. She hugged his arm and said, “No matter what you decide, I’ll support you! Even though stopping the novel has disappointed so many readers, this song, ‘Little Fortune,’ is at least an answer to them.”

“Mm.” Yu Zhile nodded, “They’ll love this song just as much as the novel!”

After putting away his phone, he asked, “Are Mom and the baby asleep?”

“They’re asleep.”

As soon as Qin Haiyu finished speaking, Yu Zhile threw her onto the bed playfully and grinned, “Then it’s time for me to teach my drama queen wife a proper lesson!”

Qin Haiyu whispered, “Mom’s home!”

Yu Zhile laughed, “So you’re telling me to spare you tonight?”

“I don’t mind if you don’t~” Qin Haiyu wrapped her arms around his neck, giggling, “Just be gentle.”

…

The next morning.

At the Oriental TV station, in the music channel’s office, the staff on duty were buzzing with gossip.

“After last night’s broadcast of ‘I Am a Singer,’ I can’t believe ‘Little Fortune’ suddenly went viral! Do you think this episode’s ratings will break 1%?”

“No way, because the song only went viral after the broadcast, so the ratings probably didn’t rise much. But from the current online buzz, this episode’s online views might break this season’s record!”

“It’s a pity that Qin Haiyu got eliminated! If she were on the next episode, the ratings might actually have broken 1%!”

While the others gossiped, Yang Bing was online gathering data, preparing to use it to persuade the higher-ups to approve his revised program plan.

Soon, the ratings were released.

“Last episode was 0.82%, and this one is 0.87%. As expected, not much improvement!”

“I told you! Even though ‘Little Fortune’ went viral, it only happened after the show aired, so it couldn’t have boosted the ratings for this episode.”

Yang Bing chimed in, “Judging from the online view counts and trending topics, if Qin Haiyu had succeeded in the challenge and performed again next episode, the ratings could have exceeded 1%!”

Sister Li nodded, “Exactly. It’s such a shame she was eliminated. ‘Little Fortune’ exploded overnight—if she’d stayed, the next episode would’ve drawn a huge audience!”

“I checked, and from last night until now, Qin Haiyu’s trending popularity is actually higher than Chen Yuzhong’s and Ye Fei’s combined! If she’d been on the next episode, the ratings definitely would’ve broken 1%!”

Listening to his colleagues, Yang Bing shook his head regretfully. If Qin Haiyu’s elimination really was arranged by the program team and director, as Yu Zhile had said, then they’d truly picked up sesame seeds and lost a watermelon!

Just then, Yu Zhile messaged Yang Bing, asking curiously about this episode’s ratings.

Yang Bing quickly replied. Yu Zhile glanced at the numbers and realized the ratings were about the same as before he’d crossed worlds.

In this age where everything is intertwined with the internet, a 1% TV rating has become an unattainable goal for most variety shows.

He did some research online and found that only two variety shows had reached a 1% rating this year!

And among all the variety shows this year, “I Am a Singer” ranked fourth in ratings.

At home.

Yu Zhile suddenly asked, “Honey, should I upload ‘Little Fortune’ now?”

Qin Haiyu was feeding the baby and replied, “Go ahead, thank you for your hard work.”

In the study, Yu Zhile turned on the computer and uploaded the version of “Little Fortune” Qin Haiyu had recorded earlier to her accounts on all the major music platforms.

He didn’t charge for downloads or sell exclusive rights to any platform. Instead, he made it permanently free for everyone to listen to.

He felt that plagiarizing a song was shameless enough; to make money from it would be nothing short of a grave sin.

In an era when a hit song could easily earn tens of millions, even over a hundred million, his decision to make it free for everyone was truly admirable.

Very soon, “Little Fortune” was uploaded to all the major music platforms.

And before that, on the hot song charts of each platform, the number one spot was, without exception, dominated by the overnight sensation—“Little Fortune.”