Chapter 182 - Irreplaceable (2/2)

Chen Yeqi took a deep breath and adjusted his emotions. He walked forward and said, “Everyone, let’s welcome the Master Chef. No, Xu Le is the Master Chef.”

He emphasized the latter half of his sentence and glared at Xu Le. Fortunately, everyone’s attention was focused on the curtain. An artificial hand pulled open the curtain.

“This is our newly launched AI intelligence. It specializes in cooking. As long as it takes a look at the production process, or send the recipe into the database, or taste a delicate dish, it can calculate the amount to be used, as well as the heat used to make it. It has no blind spots…”

Before Chen Yeqi could finish speaking, Old Master Song turned around and left. Immediately after, three or four judges turned around and left without giving him any face.

He could not maintain his expression for a moment. He was still working hard to promote the advantages of the product.

The audience had different expressions. Some were surprised, some were excited, and some were furious.

“I’m afraid there’s something wrong with you for inviting so many chefs to play with a robot like this!”

“You’re cheating. You didn’t win!”

“How despicable! Isn’t this just bullying?”

The accusations continued. Chen Yeqi did not expect this scene at all. Xu Le watched coldly from the side and sized up the robot. Other than its hands, which were especially realistic, the rest of its body was made of cold steel and ice. It looked like a cyberpunk.

Chen Yeqi originally wanted to make use of the program to promote the machine’s qualities. He swore that the AI would definitely win, so he did not give him a name from the beginning. It was simply named “Master Chef”. He did not expect Xu Le to steal the limelight in the end.

When he went on stage, he felt a little guilty. When the audience scolded him, he was so nervous that his face turned pale and he could not say a complete sentence.

Xu Le took the microphone and smiled as he gave his acceptance speech.

“Although every perfect dish is presented after thoroughly practising them, I believe that in every chef’s heart, it’s no less than a work of art. However, art is definitely not something that can be accurately replicated by exquisite instruments. This is because during every cooking process, it’s possible to experience different amount of heat, problems relating to quality of ingredients, small hiccups, and the mood during the cooking process will lead to a difference in the final texture.”

“And art is not created after careful consideration. It’s created by the product. Every chef pursues perfection and pays a lot of effort in the process. This is definitely not something that a mindless machine can imitate.”

After his acceptance speech, the audience applauded.

Chen Zui quickly went on stage and held down Chen Yeqi, who was about to lose control. He nodded at Xu Le and said humbly, “Thank you for your guidance.”

…

As for whether the Master Chef robot sold well or not, Xu Le did not care about it. However, he heard that in the public opinion, the Chen family seemed to have made a lot of money, but no one paid attention to the continuous sales that followed.

“Tiantian, come over for dinner.”

Xu Le brought the last dish to the table. Lu Yuxi stuck her head out and said, “Can you finish eating so many dishes?”

“Don’t worry, I’m here.”

Li Shengsheng patted his chest. Alex also couldn’t wait to start eating.

During the lively meal, Xu Le looked at Lu Yuxi. “When did you recognize me?”

“That day at Uncle Bai’s house, you were familiar with the way to eat wontons and were also very familiar with Li Shengsheng. I had already guessed it then.”

Lu Yuxi’s glass came into contact with his and made a crisp and pleasant sound. It was just like the classical music that was played in the canteen on the university campus a long time ago to make the place more classy.

The Coiling Dragon Cucumbers on the table were connected from head to tail. It was like the long river of life, some people would still meet again in the end.