[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-entertainment-quitting-the-industry-to-raise-pig":3,"chapter-entertainment-quitting-the-industry-to-raise-pig-entertainment-quitting-the-industry-to-raise-pig-chapter-18":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Entertainment: Quitting the Industry to Raise Pigs at Home",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2124907,3473,"Chapter 18","entertainment-quitting-the-industry-to-raise-pig-chapter-18",18,"\u003Cp>\"The two foreign friends have successfully checked into the hotel last night, so they will definitely not be late...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking of this, Vice President Yu Fu wiped his sweat with a handkerchief on his chest, and his peripheral vision caught the door, and he shouted immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here, here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the voice came out, everyone’s eyes were on the two foreigners coming from afar at the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The one with black skin is Mr. Jackson, and the one with white skin is Mr. Allen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vice President Yu Fu leaned to the side of President Xiao Ren and whispered according to the previous information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>712\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>576\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>368\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>President Xiao Ren nodded and immediately walked towards the two foreign friends with big strides, and the translator on the side was also on standby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Jackson, Mr. Allen, welcome both of you from afar. On behalf of the Chinese Writers Association, I express a warm welcome to you both.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, it was a friendly greeting, and President Xiao Ren shook hands with the two friends in front of him respectively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this scene was taken by the media on both sides of the red carpet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this is proof of the long-lasting friendship between China and foreign countries!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, as the two foreign friends entered the venue, Yang TV reporter Huahua started a live broadcast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless netizens who were looking forward to it immediately squeezed into the live broadcast room crazily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My goodness, I heard that the Nobel Prize in Literature judges have come to our China!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How do these two look like black and white evil spirits, one black and one white, just right?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Formal occasion, don't pull CP! They are international friends, let’s not scare others!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh, strange, why don't they enter the venue?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, why are they all stopped at the door, are they waiting for someone?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More and more users in the live broadcast room had noticed the abnormality at the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They saw the two foreign friends standing at the gate at this time, without any intention of entering the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>President Xiao Ren was also a bit confused, and his face was still polite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please come in, both of you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tone that should have been a declarative sentence was used as an interrogative sentence at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as soon as this was said, they saw the black-skinned Jackson reveal white teeth and laughed heartily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait a moment, someone is still on the way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is there anyone who hasn't arrived yet?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people of the Chinese Writers Association couldn't help but be a bit dumbfounded, and even the netizens in the live broadcast room were confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who has such a big status?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And let the Nobel Prize in Literature judges and the Chinese Writers Association wait for a group of people?!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Elsewhere, Ye Xuan was pacing at an intersection, muttering to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where on earth is this International Cultural Exchange Center?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s right, Ye Xuan had also come to the capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This story goes back to a week ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alya, who had previously notified him of his Nobel Prize in Literature nomination, had called again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Two judges from the Nobel Prize in Literature committee are coming to China in person. Pig-farming Master, are you... willing to show your face?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this news, Ye Xuan was also taken aback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Xuan naturally didn't doubt the authenticity of Alya's words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After learning from a private message on his blog that it was Alya who translated *The Old Man and the Sea* and *One Hundred Years of Solitude*, the two had exchanged contact information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since then, Alya had volunteered to be responsible for all the first-hand news from the Nobel Prize in Literature committee on the foreign internet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Xuan could understand the uncertainty in Alya's tone right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His current identity, both domestically and abroad, remained a mystery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one knew that the author who created two works nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature, the Pig-farming Master,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was actually Ye Xuan, a washed-up minor celebrity who had already retired from the industry!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, seeing that the Nobel Prize in Literature judges had come to China in person, Ye Xuan didn't intend to keep hiding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything was ready; he just needed this final push.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having readily exchanged contact information through Alya, Ye Xuan had already contacted one of the judges, Jackson, in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking back to the moment he first added Jackson on WeChat, and that string of worshipful messages, Ye Xuan still felt a bit of a chill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this really a professional judge for the Nobel Prize in Literature?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are they sure they aren't some fanatical celebrity stalker?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, this judge named Jackson still retained a shred of sanity and hadn't forgotten to send him the meeting address.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Ye Xuan was following that address.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only, he hadn't expected the taxi driver to take the wrong turn and end up at a different International Cultural Exchange Center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coupled with the traffic, Ye Xuan simply got out of the car and followed the navigation on foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had just sent a message to Jackson saying he might be a little late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After walking for a few more minutes, seeing the red carpet covering the ground leading to the high-ceilinged foyer and the incredibly grand entrance, Ye Xuan let out a soft breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Finally here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as Ye Xuan lifted his leg to enter, he was immediately stopped by a security guard at the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The venue is hosting an international-level cultural exchange; unauthorized personnel are not allowed inside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This strict?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lowered his head, tapped his finger, and sent a message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the entrance had long been staked out by major media outlets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Ye Xuan suddenly appear at the door, the major media outlets also had a series of question marks pop up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who is this person?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did they go to the wrong place?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The live broadcast used multiple camera angles, and the camera at the entrance also swept over the young man in front of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clearly a solemn and dignified venue, with everyone present wearing suits and ties, dressed to the nines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, Ye Xuan stood at the venue entrance wearing a dark blue casual outfit and a pair of sneakers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, the style looked completely out of place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This abrupt and strange style also caught the attention of the netizens in the live stream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did this guy go to the wrong place?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A massive intrusion on the scene!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The judges won't enter in front, and some random person is intruding in the back. The summary: a total mess!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To the person above, I strongly disagreed when you retired from the literary scene back then...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To the person above the person above, are you a brother or a sister? Your literary attainments are so profound?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm uncultured, I just want to say, I have the same casual outfit...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the netizens were joking around, a sharp-eyed netizen suddenly shouted in the live stream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait?! Is this... isn't this Ye Xuan?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One stone stirred up a thousand waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The screen full of comments paused for a moment, as if trying to remember who Ye Xuan was, and then surged like a flood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy crap! Ye Xuan??!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My mouthpiece, he finally appeared!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1225,"2026-06-16T11:08:12.164Z","2026-06-16T11:50:20.427Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","bdac43aa43281bc96db56c0c8b20365549e010c238d99923e29dca36374829f6","entertainment-quitting-the-industry-to-raise-pig-chapter-19","entertainment-quitting-the-industry-to-raise-pig-chapter-17",391,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fentertainment-quitting-the-industry-to-raise-pig-cover.jpg"]