"President, have you had lunch?"
"Sorry to trouble you, President."
"Thank you for giving us this opportunity."
"Hello, President."
"Long time no see. You're still as self-disciplined as ever."
Liao Yue, Kang Hu, Wan Li, and the tall man greeted him respectfully.
Qin Kaili was the last to meet him. She was not here to observe. She had another purpose.
"Yes, three meals a day must be on time." Yuan Zhou glanced at the people who came. They were all familiar people. Then, he said, "Hello."
"I have an idea that I need your approval, President," Qin Kaili said.
"You want to record my carving?" Yuan Zhou looked at the camera in Qin Kaili's hand and immediately reacted.
"That's right. Just like you said, we want to record the whole process. That way, if there's anything we don't understand, we can go back and study it a few more times," Qin Kaili said.
Yuan Zhou pondered for a moment and nodded. "Sure."
"Thank you for your understanding, President." Qin Kaili and the others thanked him in unison.
Yuan Zhou thought for a moment and said, "When carving, I won't explain, nor will I pause. You will be observing, so you can verify with each other in a low voice."
This meant that they could discuss in a low voice so that they could gain more.
Liao Yue, Wan Li, the tall man, and Kang Hu nodded vigorously. Qin Kaili had already set up the camera. As the secretary general, she was quite versatile. At least, she could shoot videos.
"Yes, today I'm carving the 108 Generals of the Water Margin. The characters are based on my own understanding of the Water Margin." There was a basket beside Yuan Zhou that was filled with red and fat radishes. This was the raw material for today's carving.
The 108 Generals of the Water Margin were very familiar in China, especially the images of Lin Chong, Timely Rain Song Jiang, and Wu Song the Traveler. They were household names.
But in fact, if one thought about it carefully, the well-known characters of the Water Margin were actually the impressions left by the old artists in the TV series.
It would be very difficult to construct a complete character without these veteran artists, let alone 108 characters of different shapes and sizes.
Therefore, Liao Yue and the others felt that it was difficult from the beginning.
"President, this sculpture is very difficult," Liao Yue said softly.
"It's very difficult. It's already difficult for you to think of 108 faces, let alone to match the characters," Kang Hu said.
Wan Li said, "I remember that the more authoritative Water Margin character list is the Water Margin character list created by Teacher Dai."
When Yuan Zhou picked up the knife, everyone stopped talking. Although they knew that Yuan Zhou's carving tool was only a kitchen knife, it was still different to see it with their own eyes.
After all, in Huaxia, there were sabers, machetes, and sabers. The saber in Yuan Zhou's hand was the most commonly used saber.
"Shua shua shua" a subtle sound rang out.
Yuan Zhou was very fast with his saber. If one's eyes were slightly distracted, it would feel as if there was only a cold light dancing in Yuan Zhou's hand.
The blade of the knife sliced the radish, producing a crisp sound.
The skin of the water radish was rose-red, but the flesh was white. In terms of shape, it was the most suitable vegetable for carving figures.
The white flesh was slowly revealed, and the outline of the figure was also gradually revealed. The tip of Yuan Zhou's knife slightly pecked and made a few small and ingenious strokes.
"President is really confident in his ability. Although water radish is suitable for carving figures, it's really too difficult to make it exquisite," Liao Yue said.
Wan Li said, "I have a friend who inherited the skill of making clay figurines. They have a saying, the smaller the better. I think it's also applicable here. If the material is too small, there won't be much room to play."
"It's not that there won't be much room to play, but it's very difficult to play. You see, President's water radish isn't especially big. A radish the size of a child's palm will make the face even smaller, let alone the eyes and mouth. It's really disfiguring," Kang Hu refuted Wan Li.
The tall man, who didn't participate in the discussion, suddenly added, "And President is holding a kitchen knife."
That's right, a kitchen knife increased the difficulty of carving.
Of course, even if the difficulty was so high, Liao Yue, Kang Hu, Wan Li, and the tall man didn't doubt that Yuan Zhou would fail.
That was because the person carving there was called Yuan Zhou, a chef who never made a mistake in the kitchen.
Qin Kaili kept staring at her camera to ensure that it was a complete recording.
The history of using knives in Chinese cuisine was very long, so there were many knife techniques. From the angle of holding the knife, there were straight knife, oblique knife, straight knife, and slashing knife techniques.
If one wanted to break it down further, the oblique knife could also have pushing, slicing, and pulling techniques. Perhaps each technique wasn't difficult, but it was very difficult to use these techniques exquisitely.
There was a saying, "Success or failure is determined by the details." Yuan Zhou had gradually created his own knife technique after absorbing several knife techniques from different cuisines.
The system named it "Three Beasts Salvation". Previously, it was said that Yuan Zhou's knife technique was recognized by the system, and that was not false.
About a month ago, after Yuan Zhou figured out this knife technique, he suddenly received a system notification.
"Congratulations to the host for creating a Collection level knife technique" Three Beasts Salvation ". Do you agree to the system's input?"
At that time, Yuan Zhou fell silent. Because there were too many things to complain about, he didn't know where to start.
"So what's the meaning of the name" Three Beasts Salvation "? Little comrade system, I haven't seen you for a long time. When did you become so arrogant? "Yuan Zhou asked.
"The cooking knife technique created by the host is unique. The knife point is as flexible as a rabbit, the blade is as stable as an elephant, and the middle is like a galloping horse, which can move up and down freely. Therefore, the system named it" Three Beasts Salvation ", which can best reflect the host's cooking knife technique."
"Little student system, I'm not used to you suddenly praising me like this," Yuan Zhou said.
On hearing that, the system fell silent for a long time and then displayed, "Host, do you agree to the system's input?"
"Let's not talk about the name. What's the Collection level? Is there a strict classification for cooking knife techniques?" Yuan Zhou asked.
Although the system also had the levels of primary, intermediate, and advanced chefs, they were judged according to their culinary skills, influence, and the dishes they had mastered, which was different from this one.
The system displayed and directly answered Yuan Zhou's doubts, "There's no standard of classification for cooking knife techniques. However, the system will judge according to certain standards whether the knife technique needs to be collected and passed down to the later generations."
Yuan Zhou roughly understood the vague explanation of the system. To put it simply, it was like calligraphy.
Everyone knew how to write with a brush. However, Zhang Xu, Yan Zhenqing, and Dong Qichang had their own styles, which were also formed by their strokes.
Therefore, the works of Zhang Xu and Yan Zhenqing were antiques. As mentioned before, the knife techniques were just straight knives, straight knives, and so on. However, how to use them and how much strength should be used was the "Three Beasts Salvation".
Yuan Zhou asked curiously, "System, how many knife techniques have you collected?"
The system displayed, "Six."
"What are they? You don't have to tell me all of them. Just tell me one or two of them," Yuan Zhou said.
The system displayed, "Six knife techniques created by six historical chefs. Two of them are foreign chefs, including Ding's Ox Dismembering Knife and Cooking Ancestor's Separate Forging Knife. All the above are named by the system."
To put it simply, no chef would specially give a name to the knife technique he used.
"Is it Butcher Ding's Ox Dismembering Knife? Isn't that a fable? Is there really such a chef surnamed Ding? "Yuan Zhou was a little shocked.
The system answered calmly, "Yes."
However, he had never expected the system to be such a terrible naming expert with such names as Ox-Dismembering Knife and Separate Forging Knife.
In contrast, Yuan Zhou felt his "Three Beasts Salvation" was already very pleasant to the ears. Therefore, he didn't feel dissatisfied anymore.
"Can my knife technique be compared with Butcher Ding and Cooking Ancestor?" Yuan Zhou asked this not because he didn't have confidence, but because the two chefs were famous figures in history. Moreover, the system had only collected six of them in the long history of the world.
The system displayed, "The knife technique created by the host is very skillful, which is the same as Ding's Ox Dismembering Knife and Cooking Ancestor's Separate Forging Knife. The system thinks it's of the level of collection. Host, do you agree to the system's collection?"
"Speaking of which, Student System, you really have a bottom line. You didn't tell me about it but secretly collected it yourself. Just like the coriander from Xiaolongshan, I didn't know about it either."
Yuan Zhou said, "But you just said it. Therefore, I believe that a system with integrity like you won't let the host suffer losses. I agree to your collection."
The system said, "Collection successful. The knife technique" Three Beasts Salvation "is a collection successfully."
About three minutes later, the system said again, "Host, you have created a collection knife technique. Host is specially rewarded with a collection big gift bag."
Yuan Zhou revealed a satisfied smile. Just as he had thought, the system's integrity was very high.
There was also the information description of the big gift bag in his mind. After reading it, he felt even more satisfied.
[Name: Big Gift Bag of Collection
Description: It contains a collection knife technique recorded by the system. ]
"Awesome." No matter which one of the six people opened it, it would be excellent.
The system displayed, "Do you want to open the big gift bag of collection?"
However, Yuan Zhou couldn't wait to open it. He planned to perfect his knife technique in one or two months and then compare it with the knife technique of the famous chefs in history.
Don't think that Yuan Zhou was exaggerating. There were two common sayings in the kitchen, "30% stove, 70% stove" and "No dishes without knives". The knife technique was too important to a dish.
Back to the topic, what Yuan Zhou was sculpting now was exactly the "Three Beasts Salvation".
With a few flicks of his wrist, the blade accurately and clearly divided the willow branches of the weeping willow.
The first knife path of the "Three Beasts Crossing the River" was exquisitely sculpted and specially pecked at the facial features of the characters. It was like a rabbit that couldn't reach the bottom and floated across the water.
After putting the knife back, the second knife path was smooth and fast. The monk's robe was immediately formed, like a horse that could reach the bottom or not.
The last knife path was big and wide, like an elephant reaching the bottom, extremely steady. After three knife paths, the image of Lu Zhishen uprooting the weeping willow appeared in front of the three people.
This was Lu Zhishen uprooting the weeping willow, which was also the active Lu Zhishen.
Everyone knew that no matter if it was a sculpture, a clay figurine, or even drawing a comic, it was more difficult to draw a moving character than a static one.
Because in a simple way, one had to consider the layout of the lines. In a profound way, one had to have the charm of the movement so that people could feel the power of the movement.
…
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
