Chapter 291: Chapter 189: Mastering the Flower Knife Technique! Good heavens, Boss Lin is going after the sculptors’ livelihoods! [Seeking Monthly Tickets]_2
At the judges’ table.
A judge invited by the China Travel Service smiled and said to the head judge, Liu Zhengyu, "Just now, when Huo Yifan saw Lin Xu choose Lactone Tofu, he immediately swapped his carrots for Lactone Tofu as well. It seems he’s determined to put Lin Xu in his place no matter what."
Liu Zhengyu sighed. "He’s still too young and doesn’t understand Chef Gao’s status in the industry. Honestly, Chef Gao too... to think he’d send such a message in a group chat with so many people. If Zhen Wensheng hadn’t quickly sent several red packets, it really would have been quite embarrassing for everyone."
Beneath the stage.
Huo Yifan soaked the Lactone Tofu he planned to use in water, then went to the storage rack to choose an engraving knife. The so-called engraving knife was a type of slender, pointed knife with a slightly curved blade, designed to facilitate carving designs into food items.
There were still two engraving knives left on the rack. Huo Yifan compared them; one was new, while the other had a small nick on its edge. He placed the new knife back on the rack and took the nicked one.
Fair competition. I won’t take the slightest advantage of you. That way, when I win later, those fans below won’t have anything to complain about... Huo Yifan walked back to his station.
He turned his head to glance at Lin Xu, and his expression immediately registered surprise.
Lin Xu wasn’t using an engraving knife. Instead, he gripped a kitchen knife with a slightly pointed tip and directly submerged it in the water, beginning to carve the tofu.
This... Not even using an engraving knife? Is he that confident?
At the consultants’ table.
Dai Jianli, who had just been grandstanding, leaned forward, resting a hand on the shoulder of Xie Baomin who sat in front of him, and said, "Old Xie, isn’t our junior brother being a bit too presumptuous? Carving Lactone Tofu without an engraving knife—that increases the difficulty exponentially."
Song Dahai, sitting beside him, exclaimed with admiration, "Our predecessors always spoke of ’conquering the world with a single kitchen knife’—one knife that could cut, chop, mince, pound, smash, slice, and even carve. In today’s world, with an ever-increasing variety of knives, it’s truly rare to find someone still adhering to the old ways."
He already had a good impression of Lin Xu. Now that Lin Xu was bringing honor to Fishing Platform, he liked this young man even more. It was a pity all his sugarcane had been swiped; otherwise, he would have definitely given Lin Xu a few stalks, no matter what.
The thought of his sugarcane made him glare at Dai Jianli and Guo Weidong again.
You scoundrels! Just you wait until I get a chance to deal with you!
Qiu Zhenhua, to Xie Baomin’s right, said, "It’s fine to talk about conquering the world with one knife, but this is a competition, and it concerns the reputation of Fishing Platform. Lin Xu is being a bit too overconfident, don’t you think, Old Guo?"
Just as Guo Weidong was about to speak, Xie Baomin, who had been intently watching Lin Xu, suddenly said, "The knife in his hand belonged to my master, who used it for half his life. Using this knife for carving was clearly his way of letting Master witness his growth... This young man has always been very considerate."
Hearing this, the others fell silent. Their gazes toward Lin Xu now held a greater degree of admiration. To use his master’s kitchen knife for carving on such an important occasion—it was truly heartwarming.
Far away, in the Daocheng Yading scenic area of the Southwest Region, Gao Peisheng, a tall old man in a Tibetan robe and cowboy hat, sat cross-legged on the grass. He was watching the live stream on his phone, his eyes growing somewhat moist as he saw Lin Xu using the kitchen knife to carve. "What a good kid, truly a good kid. What great virtue must I, Gao Peisheng, have accumulated in my past life to have accepted such a fine disciple..."
He wasn’t at the competition venue. Yet, his disciple was showcasing his culinary skills using his own knife. Who wouldn’t love a disciple like that?
Without a second thought, he tipped thirty-three Carnivals in the live stream.
Wu Kexin’s live stream channel instantly soared to the top of the site-wide tipping leaderboard.
The streamer who had been at the top of the leaderboard saw this. Just as he was about to rally his fans for another round to reclaim the first-place position, countless Carnival effects suddenly floated across his screen.
The legendary big-spending patron, Die Lianhua, who threw money around like it was water, suddenly made a move, tipping 333 Carnivals in Wu Kexin’s live stream channel.
After a cool million in actual cash was dropped, the streamer who had been rallying his fans suddenly felt that second place wasn’t so bad after all. It’s only one spot, he thought. Nothing worth fighting over. Live streaming, after all, should champion harmony.
To show his goodwill, he even used his main account to tip Wu Kexin a Carnival and announced, "Whoever dares to compete with my sister Xin on the leaderboard is picking a fight with me, ’Women Aren’t as Fun as Games.’ My Fragrance’s Mighty Army is no pushover, so don’t say I didn’t warn you!"
Well, if you can’t beat them, join them. A timeless classic.
"Ah! The White-haired Youngster and Die Lianhua have tipped in Wu Kexin’s live stream channel!"
While watching the competition, Chen Yan received a message from her company and was immediately stunned. One million one hundred thousand, just like that, dropped without batting an eye.
"The White-haired Youngster? Isn’t that Master’s account? And Die Lianhua is Leopard-Print Auntie’s account. I just saw Master posting pictures of himself horse riding on his Moments feed. Why did they suddenly tip?" Shen Baobao was a bit curious.
She looked up at the competition scene, then at the bustling live stream room. She didn’t understand what those two, enjoying their late-life romance on their honeymoon, were up to.
"Hey, that ’Women Aren’t as Fun as Games’ guy also tipped a Carnival! That scoundrel was just having his fans cause trouble in Yue Liyue’s stream a few days ago. The moderators banned over a hundred of their accounts," Chen Yan said, somewhat puzzled.
But since people were tipping, they couldn’t just refuse it. She said to Shen Baobao, "Just now, Wu Kexin said that the tips from Elder Gao and Die Lianhua were meant for your Xubao. She doesn’t want the money. When the revenue share comes through, it will all go to your Xubao."