Chapter 57: A Scene That Seems Familiar

“Honey, did you sell me off behind my back again?”

Faced with his wife’s suspicion, Yu Zhile could only sigh in exhaustion. He sat down holding the baby and protested, “Honey, that’s just too hurtful! So that’s the kind of husband I am in your eyes? Ah, so sad. Baby, look, Mommy is being mean—she’s slandering Daddy!”

Qin Haiyu found herself at a complete loss with her husband. She’d stopped being dramatic herself, but now her husband seemed addicted to it! She rolled her eyes and said, “Then why did you mention the New Year’s Eve gala? And you said it was fine to attend, probably because it’s pre-recorded!”

Yu Zhile turned the baby to face Qin Haiyu and asked, “Honey, look into the baby’s eyes—do you see anything there?”

Qin Haiyu leaned in and replied, “There’s some eye gunk!”

“…”

Yu Zhile pressed, “Besides eye gunk?”

Qin Haiyu suddenly exclaimed, “Besides eye gunk, there’s actually a fairy in our baby’s eyes!”

Yu Zhile found himself utterly defeated by his wife. “Apart from eye gunk and you, the fairy, can’t you see that the baby’s eyes are full of longing for milk powder money?”

“…”

Qin Haiyu shot Yu Zhile a sidelong glance and put her hands on her hips. “Husband, tell the truth! Did you sell me off again, this time to make me perform at the Dongfang TV New Year’s Eve gala?”

Yu Zhile replied earnestly, “No! I swear! I really didn’t sell you this time!”

Qin Haiyu asked, “Then why do you look so eager for me to sing at that gala?”

Yu Zhile said, “Because I suddenly came up with a win-win idea! And there’s a new song you can debut at the gala!”

Qin Haiyu’s face instantly lit up with delight. “Honey, you wrote a new song again? Is it good? Is it for the readers or for me?”

Yu Zhile asked, “Do you want the truth or a sweet lie?”

Qin Haiyu looked at him with clear disdain, hugging the baby who had crawled over. She huffed, “I knew it wasn’t for me!”

Yu Zhile laughed, “If it’s not for you, does that mean you won’t sing it?”

Qin Haiyu raised her eyebrows. “That depends on how well you can sweet-talk me!”

Yu Zhile sidled closer with a mischievous grin. Qin Haiyu quickly held up the baby as a shield. “Don’t start! I’ll sing it! No need to coax me!”

“…”

Yu Zhile coughed, “I didn’t even do anything!”

Qin Haiyu hugged the baby defensively, saying, “If I wait until you do, it’ll be too late! I have to stop you, you big villain! Baby, help Mommy teach Daddy a lesson!”

Yu Zhile rolled his eyes helplessly. “Honey, I think you’ve got the wrong idea about me! I just wanted to come over and coax you a little—is that something to be so on guard about?”

Qin Haiyu hugged the baby and huffed, “Because if you start coaxing, you’ll end up coaxing me into bed!”

Yu Zhile protested, “How could I? Am I that kind of man?”

“Yes! That’s exactly what you did last night!”

Qin Haiyu said this with utmost seriousness.

Yu Zhile was left speechless.

…

The next morning.

“As Sweet and Sour as Me” really did make it into the new song chart’s top ten overnight!

Now, out of the top ten songs, Qin Haiyu had four in total.

And since all four had been written and composed by Yu Zhile, he had now made a name for himself in the music industry.

Thanks to these four songs, he had proudly and successfully crossed over from the world of novels to the world of music!

At this moment, inside the Mengniu Group office.

Manager Chen was excitedly reporting the music data for the theme song “As Sweet and Sour as Me,” then announced, “This morning, orders for our yogurt drink have already shown a significant increase! Major chain supermarkets and distributors are all placing additional orders! This means the ad campaign is having an immediate effect!”

General Manager Yang nodded. “Not bad, a good start. Whether we can outperform Tianyou Group and dominate the yogurt market now depends on the orders to come.”

Manager Chen said, “This is just from the song’s release alone, and it’s already having such a noticeable advertising effect. Once our commercials hit TV and short video platforms, the results will definitely be even better!”

“Yes, start running the TV ads now, and make sure the citywide outdoor ads go up as soon as possible!” General Manager Yang said seriously, “If we want to dominate the yogurt market, we need to keep the momentum and catch our competitors off guard!”

“Yes, sir!”

Manager Chen replied, and the other executives had nothing left to say. Initially, they hadn’t supported hiring Qin Haiyu as a spokesperson—after all, her fee was so high!

But seeing the sudden spike in orders this morning, they were now at a loss for words!

Meanwhile—

No one was more at a loss than the advertising manager of Tianyou Yogurt!

As direct competitors, they kept a close eye on Mengniu Group’s moves. Last night, Mengniu suddenly released a new promotional video, with the spokesperson none other than Qin Haiyu—whom they had just passed up!

What shocked them most was that after becoming Mengniu’s spokesperson, Qin Haiyu even released a song for the product called “As Sweet and Sour as Me”!

And overnight, that song seemed to have taken the internet by storm!

On short video platforms, countless influencers and singers were making spoofs or remakes of her silly ad. The videos usually began with someone singing off-key and getting mocked, then drinking the yogurt like Qin Haiyu, and instantly belting out a song that left everyone stunned.

Such was the age of the internet.

In just one night, not only did “As Sweet and Sour as Me” go viral, but even Mengniu’s ad video blew up!

The key point was, this wasn’t even because Mengniu spent heavily on promotion—it was all these influencers chasing trends and creating viral content that inadvertently advertised Mengniu’s yogurt for free!

At that moment, the advertising manager for Tianyou Yogurt’s face was turning pale.

He realized the magnitude of his mistake.

He never imagined that after they backed out of hiring Qin Haiyu, she would team up with Mengniu so quickly!

If only they hadn’t backed out and had chosen to work with her, it would be Tianyou Yogurt going viral overnight, not Mengniu!

But fate is always unpredictable.

They failed to cherish what was theirs, and now they could only regret what was lost.

Now, Tianyou Yogurt had no choice but to come up with a better ad campaign to outdo Mengniu.

But was that even possible?

Never mind the song—how could they compete with a silly, catchy ad that went viral overnight and inspired so many spoofs and remakes?

…

At home, Qin Haiyu watched video after video of people spoofing her ad and felt utterly mortified.

“Honey! This is all your fault! Look at your ad concept—now the whole internet is mocking me!”

Yu Zhile laughed heartily. “These remakes are really fun! Honey, you’re leading a new trend in short videos!”

“It’s so embarrassing!” Qin Haiyu grumbled, “If our parents see this, they’ll be too embarrassed to call me their daughter-in-law!”

Yu Zhile replied, “How could they? You look adorable in that ad! All these spoofs just show that our commercial is bringing people joy—isn’t that a good thing?”

“I suppose…” Qin Haiyu tried to comfort herself, but the more she thought about it, the more she felt the ad was mortifying…

Just then, Xu Ling dropped by for a visit!

Yu Zhile went to open the door, and as soon as she came in she said, “You two are amazing! Not only did ‘As Sweet and Sour as Me’ go viral overnight, but the ad did too—everyone’s making remakes! I bet the advertising manager at Tianyou Yogurt is spitting blood right now!”

Qin Haiyu sighed, “Easy for you to say! I’m practically being roasted all over the internet!”

Xu Ling burst out laughing, “This isn’t really being roasted—it’s just that a lot of people are riding the wave and making funny videos!”

Yu Zhile asked, “Xu Ling, did Dongfang TV contact you recently about inviting Haiyu to their New Year’s Eve gala?”

Xu Ling exclaimed in surprise, “That’s exactly why I came over! Dongfang TV just reached out to me!”

Yu Zhile’s lips curled up. “Perfect! Then leave it to me—I’ll handle everything from here.”

At that, both Qin Haiyu and Xu Ling looked at him curiously, wondering what scheme he was brewing this time.

This felt just like the day he went to negotiate with Mengniu about the endorsement.