Once again, Yu Qingyu and Wang Qiujing managed to secure the second place.
And once again, Liu Wei and Li Buwan's dish didn't earn the jury's approval. Although it could be said that they still improved. Despite the penalty that was effective on this challenge, they moved to fifth place. Their dish was described as 'a bit boring, nothing innovative,' but was still tasty. It was numbing-spicy, much like Sichuan cuisine Liu Wei's current identity of Shen Tingzhou was supposed to be an expert in. Perhaps having less time to think, and having to rely more on the skills from the system, had served him well.
After the recording was done for the day, the director gathered all the teams, including the one that was supposed to be penalized next for losing the contest, to make an announcement.