Is this also called wine tasting?

After the host's detailed introduction and explanation, the staff meticulously arranged the stage.

The leaders sat orderly in the background, perfectly aligned.

At the center of everyone's attention, a glass table stood, covered with a clean, new white cloth, like a pure snowfield.

Liu Damao sat behind the table, smiling.

The host then explained the rules of the competition.

It was simple.

Next, staff members would pour three large glasses of red wine onto the glass table.

Each bidding winery would have a sommelier representative come on stage to taste, then fill out a form, and Liu Damao would score and evaluate them.

The total time was ten minutes.

The moment the host loudly announced the official start of the competition, all the guests voluntarily stepped back, leaving a passage for the participating sommeliers.

The sommeliers from the ten wineries who came to participate also walked onto the stage.

At this, Qing He panicked, no longer caring about appearances, she quickly walked up to Lin Yuan and gave an awkward smile: “Handsome guy, my dad still hasn’t come back, our Qinghe Winery doesn’t have a sommelier, can you substitute for us, please?”

Lin Yuan, who was originally watching the show, was stunned when he heard this, looking at Qing He's eyes full of anticipation.

“Huh? Me? I thought you were just helping me out before, I didn’t expect you to actually want me to go up.”

Qing He replied with a bitter smile: “I have no choice, my dad is gone, and he didn’t bring his phone. If we don’t go up soon, it’ll be considered an automatic forfeit.”

Hearing this, Lin Yuan’s face showed a strange expression, and he smiled faintly: “Aren’t you afraid I’ll mess it up?”

“No!” Qing He shook her head firmly, then smiled and said: “Even if we lose, I won’t blame you, and I believe in you!”

Seeing Qing He’s eyes filled with anticipation and trust, Lin Yuan stood up directly and reassured her with a smile: “What’s the big deal? It’s just wine tasting, I’m good at this. Do I just go up there?”

Hearing Lin Yuan’s cheerful agreement, Qing He nodded excitedly: “Mm-hmm! Thank you!”

“Okay, wait for my good news!”

With that, Lin Yuan stood up, waved his hand casually, and confidently walked onto the stage.

At the front of the stage, all the sommeliers stood in a row, looking extremely nervous.

Only Lin Yuan was relaxed and at ease, seemingly unconcerned.

A waiter slowly approached, pushing a cart, on which were neatly arranged empty wine glasses, spittoons, and mineral water for tasters to rinse their mouths.

At this moment, a Girl in a suit walked over with a large tray, smiling.

On the tray were three large glasses of red wine, vibrant in color, with an enticing aroma wafting through the air.

She gently and steadily placed the red wine from the tray onto the table in front of the judges.

Everything was ready; without the host’s prompting, the sommeliers from each winery consciously lined up to pour and taste the wine.

The Photographer stood below the stage, watching them one by one, acting exactly as Lin Yuan had taught him before.

The scene was filled with gurgling sounds of rinsing.

It didn't sound like wine tasting, but more like brushing teeth in a bathhouse.

Everyone would spit out the wine after tasting, then cleanse their mouth before trying the next glass.

Only Lin Yuan gulped down all three glasses, then directly took three forms to fill in the red wine's information.

This sight left the judges and leaders on stage dumbfounded.

Good heavens, you’re not here to taste wine, you’re clearly here to drink it because you’re craving it, aren’t you?

Others hadn't even finished tasting the first glass, and you're already done?

Especially with his sportswear, he looked like a college student hastily finishing an exam and eager to hand in his paper.

In less than a minute, Lin Yuan raised the forms in his hand and calmly called out: “I’m done!”

The netizens in the live stream were completely bewildered by this scene.

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— [This looks like my exams back in school? But even if they were all multiple-choice, it shouldn’t be filled out that fast, right? I feel like he just wrote random stuff.]

— [What a shame for that Girl, why did you have to pick Lin Yuan? The Photographer was already so badly tricked earlier, didn’t you learn your lesson? I can already predict the outcome, he’s definitely going to be last.]

— [If you say he doesn't understand, what he said and did before, and how he helped the waiter, I always felt he was very professional. But if you say he understands, he looks completely unreliable. I really don’t know what’s going on with this guy.]

— [I could do it too, it’s just drinking some wine and writing a few words, it’s just a formality anyway.]

The staff quickly came over to take the forms and gently placed them on Liu Damao’s table.

The guests at the scene were all exclaiming in surprise.

After what had happened before, Lin Yuan’s participation in the competition was arguably the focus of the entire event, and many people had high hopes for him.

But this guy was all about doing whatever he pleased and being unreliable.

What kind of sommelier doesn’t even look or smell, but just chugs it down?

Not to mention drinking three glasses in a row.

The flavors in his mouth must have gotten all mixed up.

Look at the other contestants present; which one didn't look and smell repeatedly?

They didn't even dare to drink a sip, fearing it would damage their taste bud sensitivity and prevent accurate judgment.

Qing He was also getting nervous because of Lin Yuan's seemingly relaxed demeanor.

At this moment, she was tense all over, her fingernails unconsciously digging a large mark into her flesh.

This method of wine tasting completely overturned her traditional understanding of wine tasting.

But her heart remained unshaken; she firmly believed she hadn't misjudged him.

Before this, she was the only one who knew how terrifying Lin Yuan’s wine tasting ability was.

Perhaps, as he said, he had reached the stage of returning to simplicity.

Under the long wait, ten minutes felt like a very long time.

As the rinsing sounds by the stage abruptly stopped.

Staff members collected their filled forms one by one and placed them in front of Liu Damao’s table.

The atmosphere on site was incredibly tense, with sweat constantly beading on the contestants' foreheads, as if they were awaiting a judgment that had lasted for an eternity.

Except for Lin Yuan, of course; he had already found a chair from somewhere and was leaning back, eating dessert, completely out of sync with the atmosphere of the venue.

Under everyone’s anticipation, Liu Damao slowly picked up the first form and examined it carefully.

The guests in the audience held their breath, awaiting his reaction.

However, he showed no emotion, looking through one form after another, like a teacher grading students’ exam papers.

It wasn’t until he saw Lin Yuan’s form that a slight change finally appeared on his face.

His expression then gradually became serious, his eyebrows furrowing into a frown.

He even eventually got up, picked up an empty stemmed glass, poured red wine from the competition glass on his right, and began to taste it meticulously.

This sudden scene left everyone present stunned.

The audience immediately erupted in a clamor, discussing among themselves, all wanting to know what Liu Damao was doing.

In their impression, the bottommost form seemed to be Lin Yuan's.

Why did Liu Damao only glance at the other contestants' forms, but his reaction was exceptionally cautious when it came to Lin Yuan's?

Could it be that his form wasn't just randomly filled out?

Did it even exceed the scope of a master's understanding?

For a moment, the atmosphere of the entire hall suddenly became tense and mysterious.

Everyone’s gaze focused on Lin Yuan, filled with curiosity and anticipation.

Only Qing He, as if a heavy burden had been lifted, let out a deep sigh of relief. She knew she had made the right bet!