Butterfly Shadow's Special Issue: The Ten Best Butterfly Immersias of the Millennium

No. 6: Life on a Plate Director: Bao Chang Script: Bao Chang, Xue Xie In the art of gastronomy, a paradox exists: Only when you understand that gastronomy is not an art can you become an artist. Life on a Plate is the only veritable-records styled immersia that is chosen for this list. In this immersia, experiencers take the perspective of a lucky epicurean who gets to enjoy an exclusive dining experience with the legendary chef, Xue Xie. Ms. Xue Xie founded one of the most celebrated restaurants on the Xianzhou Yuque — the Hallowed Snow Chalet. In her years of activity, "Xue Xie" could almost become a synonym for "God of Culinary." Bao Chang took the opportunity and captured Life on a Plate, creating one of the most over-the-top miracles of Butterfly Immersia history. I would be hard-pressed to pinpoint a particular innovation in this work in terms of the study of immersias for it to qualify for the Millennium Top Ten list. So let's do away with those boring technicalities... Why wouldn't anyone like Life on a Plate? In this immersia, experiencers are invited to the abode of Xue Xie, listening to her recounting of her culinary philosophy while preparing food with her. Allow me to repeat: Why wouldn't anyone like Life on a Plate? Bao Chang was infamous for his egotistical persona after his celebrity. He had publicly shamed pedants who critiqued Life on a Plate. "If you don't like other immersias, it just means you dislike those works, but if you don't like Life on a Plate, it shows your distaste toward your own life." Looking back after centuries, it surprised me to realize the truth in his words. The protagonist of Life on a Plate, Ms. Xue Xie, enjoyed a lifespan of 384 years and passed without major diseases. It was said that loneliness was prominent in her later years as she continued to re-experience this immersia that starred herself until the eternal slumber finds her among the vivacity of this fantasy.