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Master observed Wang Jiefang's serious demeanor and chose not to say anything further. He understood that a single round of advice was sufficient; saying too much would only add pressure and affect performance.
Wang Jiefang quietly watched the other chefs take their assessments. He noticed that most of them were testing at levels four and five, with a few attempting level three. With Wang Jiefang's skills, he could tell just by standing there and smelling the dishes whether a chef would pass or fail.
Finally, it was Wang Jiefang's turn. He approached the judging panel, where President Chen looked at him and said, "You must be Wang Jiefang, right? Disciple of Wang Deshan?"
"Yes, President, that's me!" Wang Jiefang replied.
President Chen nodded. "Good. I've heard about your accomplishments; you haven't brought shame to our culinary community. There's no need to be nervous—just show us your skills. I believe your reputation as the Blind Chef is well-deserved! Now, go ahead with your assessment!"
The onlookers were surprised to see President Chen, usually so stern, being so kind and encouraging to a contestant.
"Thank you, President!" Wang Jiefang said, and then he officially began his assessment. He addressed the judges: "Esteemed judges, I will be preparing Braised Carp!"
The judges exchanged astonished glances at his choice. This dish wasn't particularly complex, but its simplicity highlighted a chef's true skill. No one expected Wang Jiefang to choose such a straightforward dish right off the bat!
The assessment required chefs to handle everything from selecting ingredients to preparing them on their own. Given Wang Jiefang's unique circumstances, the judges paid close attention to see if his eyesight issues would affect his cooking.
As expected, Wang Jiefang smoothly completed the selection and preparation of the ingredients! The judges nodded in approval.
Next came the fish preparation. While scaling and gutting the fish was fairly standard, once that was done, they watched in awe as Wang Jiefang swiftly sliced through the fish with his knife—so fast that it seemed like an afterimage!
At this point, the judges were merely impressed by his speed. But then they saw him shake the fish slightly, and suddenly the entire skeleton came out intact—not even a piece of the head was missing!
President Chen jumped up in surprise but quickly sat back down as he remembered they were in an assessment.
Once Wang Jiefang presented the Braised Carp to the judging panel, President Chen first looked at him instead of the dish. "Wang, can you bring me that fish skeleton?"
Wang Jiefang complied and handed over the skeleton. President Chen examined it closely while other judges leaned in for a better look.
"Wang," he said, "I must say your knife skills are unmatched! At least I can't fillet a fish like this with just a few cuts! Especially around the head—you managed to separate the bones while leaving the brain intact!"
As he spoke, he picked up some chopsticks and gently pinched at the head of the fish. Sure enough, as he did so, the skin broke open and revealed the brain inside!
The other judges gasped in amazement, not to mention those chefs observing from nearby!
Wang Jiefang's master was equally astonished by how far his disciple's knife skills had come.
After their admiration subsided, the judges began tasting the dish! A few of them put down their chopsticks and exchanged impressed looks before President Chen stood up to announce the results!
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