Shokugeki no Imitation Chef

"This is... what's going on? Liu Maoxing, the dishes we tasted in the curtain area before were made by these automated cooking equipment? The people who operate... are they?" Oizumi Kakinosuke said with a strange expression.

Some people felt it was strange before that the dishes of Yuanyue and the Central Gourmet Agency were all presented by the waiters of Yuanyue Resort.

Only in the curtain area, no one went in, but someone brought out the food directly inside. Before, they also wondered, these waiters have been waiting inside?

"That's right, the dishes that appear in the curtain are all the result of their operation of automated equipment... Moreover, although they are over eighteen years old, they are actually employees of the service department of Yuanyue Resort, and they have been trained for two and a half days That’s all.” As Liu Maoxing spoke, he looked at Nakijiji and at the people in the Central Gourmet Agency.

The meaning is very clear... Didn't you say that your training time is short? Theirs are shorter!

"In addition, in terms of cost, although using a full set of automatic cooking machines requires a large one-time investment, I don't think I should have to calculate the amount of labor costs that can be saved later..."

Nakieji interrupted at this moment: "Hehe, student Liu Maoxing, don't you want to say... these are 'cooking'? In my opinion, this is just a feed production machine! Don't you all hope that in the future, you can only Can you taste such 'cooking', or serve this kind of thing in your own shop?"

Sure enough, many people frowned when they heard the words... The Athena Institute of Intelligent Cuisine has indeed achieved a certain level of research results, but only this level is not satisfactory!

"It is true that this technology is not yet mature, but with the rapid development of science and technology today, what will happen in five years, or ten years, or even... twenty years?" Liu Maoxing said while looking at Nina Cutji.

"Wait! Classmate Liu Maoxing, do you want to say that in the future, these machines can replace cooks?" A guest with an oriental face stood up and said.

Obviously, he is also a cook. At this time, including him, many people are angry.

It is unacceptable for them to blindly advocate new technology and intelligent cooking to replace artificial labor.

Liu Maoxing didn't think much of his tone, but said instead: "Of course, it is impossible for machines to completely replace human beings, unless you want to taste only a few fixed delicacies in your life in the future. I don't think you want to. Every ramen shop tastes the same, right?"

Most of the people present are from the island cuisine industry, and it is more intuitive for them to use a ramen shop as an example.

Hearing Liu Maoxing's words, the cook, who couldn't help but stand up just now, also weakened his tone, and said doubtfully, "Then you want to..."

Others didn't understand, what was Liu Maoxing thinking, just showed that he wanted to lift the smart cooking, and immediately stepped it back into the mud?

"However, I believe that in no more than twenty years, or even a few years of development, these machines can be used as our assistants, and even settled in some convenience stores, fast food restaurants, and become the assistants in small restaurants that do not require too many skills. 'Workhorse'! Of course, they also have their own weaknesses...

For example, the current technology is still unable to allow them to judge the individual differences of ingredients and improve the cooking process according to local conditions like a real master chef; It is impossible to be competent for all cooking tasks...

But these don't matter, because they are just tools, you don't need to judge so many things by yourself, as long as the people who operate them know how! As for the problem of application... I suggest that if you need it, you can buy a whole set! "Liu Maoxing was obviously speaking before retaliating at Nakie Ji.

In fact, not all of what Liu Maoxing said is true. For example, "the longest is 20 years, and the shortest is only a few years." This time is probably entirely Liu Maoxing's own guess, but it is not a lie. Athena Institute of Intelligent Cuisine” is sponsoring, and in order to compare these intelligent cooking “robots” with puppet chefs who cut thistles!

At this time, Liu Maoxing also looked at the puppet chefs, and found that some of them had faint expressions on their faces, so he couldn't help but continue: "But you can rest assured that your work will not be replaced by intelligent machines in the past few years. Well... well, if you're lucky, maybe it will take twenty years? After twenty years, you will all be... Eh? After twenty years, you will only be in your thirties. Forget it, just pretend I didn't say anything! "

Lian Nantaro glared at Liu Maoxing, gritted his teeth and squeezed out a few words: "You bastard..."

Liu Maoxing has also discovered before that, in fact, the food sense of the four leaders is somewhat different from the others, it is between the normal food sense and the puppet food sense!

Moreover, their own culinary skills also have super one-star, and they can reach super two-star under the "eating sense" with insufficient spirituality. Liu Maoxing speculates that it is to "push" them to the super class, so their food sense is not fully spiritual. Lost, but it is still just a more advanced "tool"...

So it's no wonder that they are all "confidantes" who have followed Nakirji for a long time, but Ning Ning, the country of Ji who is the same age as them and has just joined Nakirji's command for a short time, can reprimand them at will, and they dare not resist ... This is the difference between "person" and "device".

It is impossible for Yuanyue's ten heroes to be willing to become "tools". The reason why they were attracted by Nakie Ji means that they must be judged as "qualified" cooks by Nakie Ji.

After Liu Maoxing finished speaking, he saw the puppet chefs of the "Central Gourmet Organization". Except for the four standing in the front, the others were still standing straight, as if they were in military training, but they were not indifferent. Obviously wandering eyes...

As for the students of Yuanyue Academy, most of them looked at them mockingly. The students who were originally selected into the top 50 were not interested in the "New Deal" proposed by Nakiri Ji.

Among the students in the outfield, many people were originally moved, but I believe that what happened here will reach their ears in a short time. How much expectation can there be left for Nina Cutji?

Even if they can graduate safely, have the status of Yuanyue graduates, and even learn the top ten recipes, the price is to become "tools", and they are still tools that may be eliminated in the future... Even ordinary students cannot May be willing?

After all, the students who have been able to persevere until now, and have not been expelled from school, are far away, compared with their peers, they are already considered superior!

"Guests who are interested in this technology can contact the 'Athena Intelligent Cuisine Research Institute' after the exhibition." Liu Maoxing helped the other party make an advertisement according to the previous agreement.

After all, they are not far away, and they brought the equipment here just to attract everyone's attention in the culinary world.

At the same time, Nakiri Zongwei had been looking at Liu Maoxing with burning eyes. At the beginning, if Alice hadn't rushed off the stage to stop him in time, he might have rushed up...

But after gradually calming down, he also thought about what Liu Maoxing said.

Although he has handed over the position of director of the Yuanyue International Research Institute to his wife Leonora, and he himself is only responsible for the institute's external exchanges and communication work, but his cutting-edge sense of "new cuisine" It's definitely ahead of the curve, but it's even worse than Leonora...

Of course, Nakiri Zongwei didn't care about losing talent to his wife.

The original research direction of "intelligent cooking" has been hidden by the Yuanyue International Research Institute. After all, in his and Leonora's minds, the goal is how to use new technologies to create more perfect cooking, not faster.

But now, inspired by Liu Maoxing, he suddenly discovered that if "intelligent cooking" can save a lot of manpower and make it easier to get started with cooking, isn't it more equivalent to prolonging the cooking life of top cooks in a different direction, so that Do they have more time to delve into more profound cooking?

Moreover, "Smart Cuisine" plays a more significant auxiliary role in grass-roots restaurants. If it is promoted, it can be used for research and development while collecting research and development funds...

In this way, "smart cooking" seems to be promising!

Although Nakiri Senzaemon and Nakiri Zongwei are father and son, Nakiri Zongwei obviously inherited the character of Nakiri Senzaemon. In many things, his attitude towards his father is not obedience, but has his own opinion.

Although "Yuanyue International" is still affiliated with the Yuanyue Group, its capital and business are relatively independent. Otherwise, he wouldn't have to cut down so many research directions drastically. If he is really rich, why not research together?

Regarding the attitude towards the Nakiri Ji incident, Nakiri Zongwei has also been unclear about his attitude. Originally, Liu Maoxing didn't understand...

But when he saw that the central gourmet institution used more "molecular cuisine" equipment than ordinary students of Yuanyue College, Liu Maoxing understood a little bit.

In Nakiri Zongwei's heart, if Nakiri Zongwei is willing to make Yuanyue Group lean towards "molecular cuisine", then it is hard to say who Nakiri Zongwei will support...

In other words, on the issue of Yuanyue Academy, Nakiri Zongwei will never support a certain person, but his own ideal of cooking!

"This kid... is quite discerning." Nakiri Zongwei muttered in a low voice.

There is no need for Liu Maoxing to say more about what happened after that. Representatives from the "Athena Intelligent Cuisine Research Institute" were also present, and they picked up the opportunity to sell themselves.

Nakiri Zongwei did not intend to compete with them for sponsorship. The Yuanyue International Institute has always insisted that it only relies on sales results to raise funds, and does not accept sponsorship, so as not to be restrained by sponsors... just like the current Nakiri Same as Zaemon!

At the beginning, it was because the Nakiri family was almost self-made, so they had to rely on investment sponsorship. Now, although the "Gourmet Demon King" has achieved fame in the culinary world, he will still be restrained.

After the exhibition, Alice mysteriously approached Liu Maoxing...

"Good job! Dad, he actually praised you today. Although...he only praised you in a low voice, but I think that when he leaves in a few days, if you take the initiative to see him off, you shouldn't be cut off! "

"Huh? Mr. Si... Nakiri praised me?" Liu Maoxing almost called him a four-eyed wife fetishist again.

Alice couldn't help but pursed her mouth and said, "What! So you didn't do it to please my father!"

Why should I please him... This sentence has already come to his lips, but Liu Maoxing swallowed it back, and said instead: "Of course there is a reason to please him! I just didn't expect the effect to be so obvious!"

Seeing Alice seemed happier than before, Liu Maoxing couldn't help thinking to himself: It seems that when I was forced to question by Erina just now, and my life was hanging by a thread, I did have an "epiphany", and my EQ broke through a big realm! The experience between life and death really helps to level up... Internet novels do not deceive me!

But Liu Maoxing really did not expect that there would be such a surprise, using those half-truths and half-false words to attack Nakiri Ji, and at the same time increase Nakiri Zongwei's favorability?

But after thinking about it, the increase in the favorability of the prospective father-in-law Nakiri Zongwei seems to be the result of another sharp drop in the favorability of the other father-in-law. Liu Maoxing doesn't know what kind of expression to make...

And the current Liu Maoxing doesn't know that after today's incident spread, there are some other people whose favorability towards him has decreased!