"It's perfect!" When Mark Boris's dishes were delivered to the judges, most of the judges let out heartfelt sighs.

The original painting of "Sunrise Impression" is composed of four shades: light purple, reddish, baby green and orange yellow, while Boris uses eggplant, carrots, asparagus and oranges.

Under the backdrop of these ingredients,

A vibrant red sun dragged a ray of light in the sea and rose. The sea, the sky, and the scenery are staggered and infiltrated in the natural color of the ingredients.

"Mr. Boris, you have made us feel what the art of cooking is. One of the judges took a knife and fork, cut open the round sun made of foie gras, forked a piece and put it in his mouth to chew on.

"The taste is great, too!" The foie gras is so rich that it doesn't take too much effort to swing lightly in the mouth, and with a special tomato sauce, it looks like the top level of French cuisine.

"The delicate and cumbersome presentation did not affect the final taste of the dish, Mr. Boris, you did a very good job. Renzo Piano also tasted it, and praised it as well.

"Thank you!" Seeing Renzo Piano's words of affirmation, Mark Boris was very sure in his heart, and he felt that he had won this game.

"Alright, let's serve the food too. "With the cooperation of everyone, the second redo of 'Fragrant Fried Clouds' has finally been completed.

Liu Mang scooped up the clouds in the pot with a colander, shook it gently, drained the oil, and put it into a light blue glass disc.

Just now, Liu Mang instructed He Donglin to find the glassware that held the clouds, but He Donglin rummaged through the shelves and only found a blue glass dish.

As a result, Liu Mang was overjoyed when he saw it, claiming that it was more in line with the theme of this dish, which made everyone puzzled.

Looking left and right, this 'fragrant fried cloud' is not close to Monet's painting with eight sticks!

"My dish is finished, so I invite the judges to taste it. ”

When Liu Mang announced that the dish was finished, a whispering voice immediately came from the audience below.

"It's done, isn't it? This dish doesn't look like Monet's painting at all!"

"The appearance is really beautiful, it's hard to imagine that it's fried with egg whites, if I were a judge, I would definitely give a high score in normal times, but now it doesn't meet the rules of this round at all!"

"Lao Liu, the situation is not good!" Lin Xiao tugged at Liu Mang's sleeve.

"Don't panic, I know it. Liu Mang had a calm expression.

"Mr. Liu Mang, can you tell us about this dish?" asked Renzo Piano, looking at the 'cloud' in the glass plate in front of him.

"Okay. Liu Mang nodded, walked off the stage, and came to the judges' seat: "This dish is based on Monet's paintings. In China, there is just an ancient poem that can be expressed, the moon rises from the sea, and the end of the world is at this time. Of course, the poem was supposed to describe the moon, but it is just as appropriate at this moment. ”

"But Mr. Liu Mang, I didn't see the moon, and I didn't see the sun. Renzo Piano looked at the clouds on the plate again, surprised.

"Yes, although these clouds are beautiful, they don't seem to have anything to do with Monet's paintings. Another judge also said.

"I would like to ask the judges, what are the rules of this round of competition?" In response to the judges' questions, Liu Mang's face was indifferent.

"Didn't I already make the rules clear, whose dish is closer to the theme of this "Sunrise Impression", then whoever wins!" said the host, surprised.

"I would like to ask the judges again, what is the theme of this painting? Is it possible to blindly copy and restore the painting with ingredients?"

"Of course not. Renzo Piano thought for a moment: "But is there a better way?"

"Our famous Chinese painter Mr. Qi Baishi has a saying, those who learn from me live, and those who resemble me die. It's not a difficult task to just make a good picture out of ingredients, and any second-rate chef in China can do it. But the difficulty is to experience the artistic conception in the painting and restore the essence of it. ”

"Mr. Liu Mang, does your dish restore the essence of Monet's paintings?" Hearing Liu Mang say that his dishes can be made even by second-rate chefs, Mark Boris was not calm, he retorted directly.

"Nope. Liu Mang shook his head: "This "Sunrise Impression" is completely caused by the painter's instantaneous visual feeling and lively and vivid painting mood, which can be easily copied by anyone who looks at it." ”

"If you can't replicate it, what's wrong with making it look like it? It's better if you can't make a dish that doesn't match at all?" said Mark Boris.

"Isn't my food up to the top? But I think what I'm doing is the sunrise. ”

In the surprised eyes of everyone, Liu Mang came to the side of the stage: "Hey, buddy, can you borrow your flashlight for me?"

Mr. Liu was asked a black security guard in a blue uniform with a police flashlight hanging from his waist.

"Uh...... Good. The black man was stunned, took off the flashlight and handed it to Liu Mang.

"Distinguished judges, I have one more request. Liu Mang walked back to the judges' bench with a flashlight: "The secret of my dish needs to be turned off in the hall to be seen." ”

"Yes. Renzo Piano's curiosity at the moment aroused Liu Mang, and he really couldn't figure out what this young Chinese wanted to do.

"Turn off the lights. At the host's order, all the lights in the hall were turned off, and the surroundings were plunged into a brief darkness.

After more than ten seconds, just as people's eyes began to be familiar with this darkness, a bright light lit up from Liu Mang's hand.

Liu Mang picked up one of the clouds, and the light of the flashlight slowly swept under the blue glass plate.

"Guys, the secret of my dish is here, it's the sunrise. ”

As the flashlight moves slowly, the light shines through the blue glass disc and peeks out of the clouds.

The clouds, which were originally as white as snow, turned into a dazzling red in an instant when the lights illuminated.

The white light, the red clouds, and the blue waves form a dynamic picture.

Liu Mang skillfully uses the shape of the clouds, the black tea added, and the light of the blue glass and flashlight to depict the gorgeous scene of the sunrise reflecting the clouds above the sea.

There was no applause, no cheers, and there was a deathly silence all around, until the lights in the hall came back on for the audience to react. Immediately afterward, warm applause and cheers poured in.

"Lao Liu has succeeded again!" Lin Xiao looked at Liu Mang, who was holding a plate in the audience, but looked shy in the face of cheers, and muttered to himself.