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In the entertainment industry, Chen He has always been known as a "foodie" and a "culinary expert".

In many variety shows, he is often the one who takes the initiative to cook.

Tonight was no exception; most of the other people were gathered around the island counter, helping out and washing vegetables.

After Lu Ci clipped the microphone to his ear, he went into the kitchen.

Seeing him, Chen He smiled and took the initiative to start a conversation, wanting to give this young man more screen time to show his skills: "What dishes do you usually cook at home? I'll find the ingredients for you."

Lu Ci thought for a moment, then looked around at everyone:

"Is there anything you'd like to eat? You can order directly."

Upon hearing this, everyone was taken aback and looked at each other in bewilderment.

Everyone in this industry is shrewd. In their eyes, although this young man's singing was amazing, he was still someone who had never been on a variety show before, and he was a bit too eager to show off and seek the limelight.

Brother Fan strolled over, smiling, and asked, "Young man, you've got quite the nerve! You think you can do everything?"

Lu Ci hesitated for a moment.

Normally, he would definitely keep a low profile.

But not now. He has to complete the task. If he humbly gives up the head chef position now, how can the task be completed?

So Lu Ci nodded frankly: "Well, I know a little bit of everything."

The group exchanged glances again.

Although everyone had a good impression of Lu Ci because of his performance at the bonfire party.

But at this moment, the seniors all felt that this young man had become famous overnight, and that he was indeed a bit too arrogant.

However, they've seen many newcomers and all kinds of personalities, so they won't show any dissatisfaction since this is a TV show.

Deng Chao and Chen He exchanged a few jokes, trying to brush it off.

Seeing this, Lu Ci didn't offer any further explanation and simply turned around to examine the ingredients on the island counter.

Because the production team was large, they bought a wide variety and large quantity of ingredients.

Lu Ci's gaze swept over the ingredients:

"Brother Fan is from Shanghai, so I'll make an Eight Treasure Duck first."

"The lamb here is delicious. I'll have some stir-fried lamb with scallions. Also, make some salt and pepper shrimp, and a tomato, corn, and pork rib soup..."

"There's also a mandarin fish here, so let's add a squirrel-shaped mandarin fish dish..."

Lu Ci spoke as if reciting the names of dishes, picking out the ingredients needed for each dish as he spoke.

The other animals, upon hearing this string of dish names, were completely dumbfounded, staring at each other in disbelief.

They were all people who had eaten and seen it all.

The dishes that Lu Ci mentioned, especially the "Eight Treasure Duck" and "Squirrel Mandarin Fish," are famous state banquet dishes that test one's control of heat and knife skills. Even ordinary restaurant chefs may not be able to make them well.

But if you say he's bragging, the ingredients he picked out all corresponded perfectly to the names of those dishes.

But can you really say he can cook them? How could a young male singer who looks to be under thirty possibly cook so many complicated and elaborate dishes?

Wang Mian tentatively asked, "What did you do before? A professional chef?"

Lu Ci paused slightly, then shook his head: "Before..."

He really didn't know what to say for a moment.

"I've never been a chef," Lu Ci added. "I'm just interested in cooking."

The group nodded perfunctorily, clearly still harboring great doubts.

Lu Ci neatly arranged the selected ingredients beside him.

Then he walked to the sink and picked up the duck that had already been prepared.

He casually pulled a boning knife from the knife rack.

Lu Ci raised his hand and swiftly and precisely made a cut at each of the duck's four limb joints.

Immediately afterwards, the boning knife in Lu Ci's hand seemed to come alive, becoming a flexible extension of his fingers.

The knife glided smoothly through the duck meat, and Lu Ci's wrist deftly flipped and flicked.

In just a few moments, he had completely removed the bones from the duck legs and wings, leaving the duck skin intact without a single tear.

Then, Lu Ci inserted the tip of the knife into the duck's chest cavity.

His eyes were focused, and his movements were quick, accurate, and ruthless.

He precisely swam down the duck's spine.

In the blink of an eye, he swiftly and cleanly pulled out the entire duck spine.

The celebrities, who were initially skeptical, were all dumbfounded when they saw this!

Chen He was still holding a spatula, his mouth wide open.

The others stared at each other, bewildered.

You call this knife skill "an interest in cooking"?!

Lu Ci's movements were swift and fluid, without the slightest pause. He quickly prepared the marinade and immersed the duck in it to marinate.

Then he turned around, picked up a kitchen knife, and began preparing the other side dishes.

A series of continuous chopping sounds echoed in the kitchen.

The surprise in everyone's eyes had completely turned into shock.

They watched as Lu Ci's knife, used for chopping vegetables, practically left afterimages.

The cut vegetables were even more ridiculously uniform in length.

Chen He, who was originally preparing to show off his skills in making tomato beef brisket, stared blankly at the food in his pot, then turned to look at Lu Ci's side, and gave a helpless bitter smile.

Lu Han leaned closer to the cutting board, his refined face full of curiosity: "Has the entertainment industry really gotten this cutthroat?!"

Everyone was completely convinced now.

They're not bragging; they really have the skills!

Seeing someone cooking alone wasn't appropriate, so Deng Chao rubbed his hands together and said, "Um... is there anything we can do to help you?"

Lu Ci hesitated for a moment. The task didn't specify whether having someone else help out counted as doing it himself, but to be on the safe side, it was better to complete it alone.

"Um...why don't you teachers go and rest on the sofa for a while? I'll be right back."

Upon hearing this, everyone froze on the spot.

Although the tone was tactful, the subtext was quite direct...

They're probably looking down on us, afraid we'll just get in the way if we stay in the kitchen.

Although it hurt, everyone looked at Lu Ci's swift movements and felt that he really didn't need their help.

The group exchanged helpless glances and could only leave the kitchen, returning to the sofa in the living room to wait.

……

Behind the monitor, Director Wang was also dumbfounded.

He had initially thought Lu Ci meant he couldn't cook, but it turned out he was a professional cook.

Director Wang waved to the staff member holding the camera:

"Go and film Teacher Lu cooking; maybe we can use it as material."

In the kitchen, Chen He watched over his pot of braised beef brisket with tomatoes, which was not yet fully cooked, and every now and then, like a little apprentice learning from Lu Ci, he would curiously observe Lu Ci's movements.

Lu Ci moved quickly and skillfully through the kitchen.

Washing the pot, tossing the wok, controlling the heat, plating...

While watching the food cooking in the pot, he also prepared the ingredients for the next dish.

A dozen minutes later.

Chen He finally finished cooking his pot of tomato and beef brisket. He ladled the dish out.

"Chef Lu, this pot is cleared out for you. Now it's your turn to perform."

Chen He didn't go to rest either, but stood aside watching, somewhat curious about how the dishes tasted.