"I'll go, no, can this guy actually finish it ahead of time?"

"The last one to return to the work area is now the first to arrive, surpassing at least one-third of the contestants by eight minutes in advance!"

"How did he do it?"

"I don't know, because no one pays attention to him at all."

"Maybe he chose dishes with simple ingredients, single steps, and low technical content!"

"Are you deaf? Haven't you heard the 'boiled fish fillet' that was just announced? This dish is simple? If you don't have many years of experience, it may not be easy to deal with fish."

"Uh...this...uh..."

…

With Zhao Si's completion, a round of intensive discussion broke out in the audience. After all, no one was optimistic about him from the beginning!

But now it's different...

How to say, there were 88 teams participating in this team competition, and the first round was cruelly eliminated 78 teams, leaving only ten teams to advance to the second round.

Frankly speaking, most of the teams present clearly know their own strength. Rather than saying they are here to participate in the competition, they are here to observe and learn.

Those various original skills and all kinds of creative ideas are enough to open their eyes and help them improve their own strength. As long as they try hard to explore, they will definitely create more delicious food.

I'm afraid this is the true meaning of the Chef God Competition.

And in this case, a person who has no hope of completing the dish has overcome many difficulties and made a breakthrough. How can this not be surprising? How can it not be shocking?

This feeling is like a white light suddenly lit up in the darkness. No matter whether the white light is bright or dark, it is enough to attract everyone's attention!

It seemed as if Zhao Si had become a fire, igniting the fire of hope for those mediocre people!

Maybe..

Maybe they work harder and persistently, and there is no possibility of promotion!

And this includes both the audience and the vast majority of the players on the field.

…

"I'm in vain for worrying about it." Fatty Li breathed a long sigh, "I thought he was in trouble again when he saw Lao Zhao's anxious appearance just now."

"What trouble can you have? As long as you work hard step by step, you can definitely complete it." Qiu Tong said in an old and angrily.

"You are quite good at talking sarcastic now. Look at your arm, the nail marks have not disappeared yet." Fatty Li stared at the former and then laughed: "Oh, the nail marks are so deep, it seems that you are even more nervous than me."

"I...I was bitten by a mosquito just now, so I pinched it twice." Qiu Tong's eyes dodged.

"Hahaha..." Charlie Zhou laughed, "I said you two should stop talking. I can testify. Among our group, only Boss Chen was not nervous before. Others...hehe, it's hard to say."

"Isn't it normal to be nervous?" Li Xiang curled her lips and looked at Chen Chong with a calm face. "It's not like some people who only care about playing with their phones, even their companions' lives and death!"

"Hey, my head is not that big, don't put such a big hat on me!" Chen Chong rolled his eyes. It was obviously a game, but this girl said it was a matter of life. As for it?

"But then again, Xiao Chen, you are really not worried at all. Could it be that you knew that Boss Zhao could complete it smoothly?" Aunt Bai was obviously influenced by Li Xiang and asked curiously.

As this sentence appeared, the rest of the food street also cast a 'concerned' look.

"It's a headache. If someone who is in trouble brings Li Xiang home, it will definitely be another family tragedy! You can argue with you if you have anything to do or not."

Chen Chong shook his head helplessly, but he didn't say this, otherwise it would be too hurtful.

"Didn't we make a total of lunch? As long as Boss Zhao does not make obvious mistakes and follows the steps, he can completely control the cooking time of this boiled fish fillet to less than twenty minutes. The only thing that makes me wonder is why he has to complete it in advance so quickly. If the pulp time of the fish fillet is longer, the taste will be better."

No one can answer this question, because Zhao Si will definitely not admit that kind of "god-level operation" that he cheated on himself!

“That’s true.”

Fatty Li and others nodded, unable to refute. Facts proved that their worries were indeed a bit redundant.

"Okay, the next is the time to really worry about." Aunt Bai pointed to the ten judges who started to try on the screen on the big screen.

Upon hearing this, everyone, including Chen Chong, was silent.

How to make the dishes is the contestants' business, and deciding who can advance is the judges' business, which is no longer what they can predict.

...

"This 'fried bacon' comes from Master Yang from Temple Street and is also the first player to complete this competition. Liu Hua, do you think this is considered as submitting the paper in advance?"

At the commentary seat, Mu Mu said half-jokingly and half-seriously, which caused many people to laugh. Even Master Yang, who was standing in front of the ten judges below, couldn't stop smiling.

"If you look at the test standards, of course you will be considered as submitting the paper in advance." Liu Hua smiled slightly and cooperated well. "While using the standards of the chef god competition, it is not the case. This dish of fried bacon is a common home-cooked dish. It is not difficult in terms of cooking techniques, so it is not surprising that it is used very short. Of course, although it is a Taoist dish, I believe that our Master Yang should have his own unique cooking techniques."

"Then let's enter the rating stage and see how the ten judges commented."

As soon as Mu Mu finished speaking, ten judges appeared on the screen on the big screen.

They checked the colors and fragrances of the dishes on the plate in an orderly manner before starting to taste the taste.

The control room gave ten people a wide-angle lens. Seeing that everyone had almost finished tasting, they were converted into a separate lens in front of the judges.

The whole audience was quiet and everyone was waiting for them to comment.

"Haha, as the host said, this 'fried bacon' is a kind of home-cooked dish, and the cooking techniques are mostly frying, so the garlic sprouts, green onions, and green peppers have a strong aroma." Wu Wei, the second-ranked judge who once served as the editor-in-chief of the column "Food World" was the first to speak, but as he spoke, he sighed helplessly, "It's a pity that you used too much garlic sprouts, which overwhelmed the aroma of bacon, causing the whole dish to lose the balance it deserves."

"Since Wu Wei said it was fragrant, then I'll talk about sex."

The person who spoke was Han Zhifeng, the judge of No. 3, and the founder of the official account of "Shishen Tianxia".

"I'll introduce to you some ingredients for this dish first."

He placed the dish in front of the camera so that everyone could clearly see the color of the dish. "These ingredients are not difficult to distinguish, such as bacon, dried fragrant, green peppers, green onions, and garlic sprouts. There is nothing else except that.

How to say, the color matching of the whole dish is very simple, and there are no special color enhancement techniques, which is considered to be average. The slight disadvantage is that the amount of soy sauce during the cooking process is not well controlled, resulting in the overall dark color that should have been bright and not obvious.

I have a suggestion that if you can add some hot pot base at the end, it can not only enhance the flavor, but also bright red oil, which will increase the color of this dish by a higher level."

"Thank you for your advice." Master Yang accepted humbly.

The atmosphere between the venue was a bit solemn, and whispers came from the audience, and the two hosts didn't know whether they should interrupt now.

According to the meaning of these two judges, Master Yang from Miaojie will probably not have a high score in the end, but the embarrassing thing is that they have not commented on the most important "taste".

"Well, I know I have no hope anymore, but can I ask the reviewers to continue commenting, so that I can improve the shortcomings?" Master Yang took the initiative to speak, with helplessness on the corners of his mouth.

"Then I'll continue to talk about the taste." No. 4 judge Wang Xiaomei is a long-term food anchor on the czh live broadcast platform, so she always smiles professionally and friendly when speaking. "The bacon you chose is fat, and it stir-frys a lot of oil when stir-frying. In addition, you should have added a lot of cooking oil when you first stir-fry, which makes the whole dish taste too greasy. Of course, the whole dish tastes good. Don't be discouraged and keep working hard!"

"Yes...is it...I remember."

Master Yang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. When he was about to leave, he was stopped by the No. 1 judge Yang Xiaoling.

"Hey, President Yang suddenly called Master Yang. Could it be that the competition turned around?" The host Liu Hua released a smoke bomb, arousing the audience's interest.

As soon as this statement was spoken, everyone cheered up and waited for the following words.

"Xiaoling, do you have different opinions?" No. 5 judge Wu Nan said suspiciously. She is the founder of the "Legendary Food List" and a professional food judge in Longjiang. She is an old friend of Yang Xiaoling.

"I have no dissent." Yang Xiaoling shook her head, and then suddenly snorted coldly in the confusion expression of the people next to her: "Master Yang, tell me what is your number?"

"Uh...I'm No. 34." Master Yang was nearly fifty years old. Even so, his attitude was still humble, which was completely opposite to Yang Xiaoling's coldness.

"Looking at the proud attitude of that woman, do you really think that I am the president of the Longjiang Branch of the Chinese Food Association?"

"That's right, this is completely embarrassing Master Yang."

"Although Master Yang's 'fried bacon' on Miao Street is indeed unsatisfactory, others are always humble and cautious, so they have to give people some face, so why continue to make sarcasm?"

"If a woman in menopause cannot afford to offend her, she can't even hide."

"Poor old chef, when you have the opportunity to go to Temple Street, take care of his business."

"Um."

…

Faced with the various ridicule of the audience, the other judges and the hosts on the scene were very embarrassed and wanted to help them out, but it was not convenient to speak. After all, this middle-aged woman has a very good background and plays an important role in the food industry.

Yang Xiaoling seemed to have never heard of it, and she looked straight at the old chef with sharp eyes. Until the latter's eyes began to dodge, she continued: "Since it is No. 34, it is not very far from the food area, right?"

"Yes." Master Yang quickly answered, and he would bend down from time to time, with an extremely respectful attitude.

He is a few years older than Yang Xiaoqing. His attitude has won praise from the audience, and he has lost his favorable impression of Yang Xiaoling.

"What I don't understand is that since it's not far from the ingredient area, why did you choose such a dish that is not difficult for you?" Yang Xiaoling continued to ask.

"This..." A little cold sweat appeared on Master Yang's forehead.

"You don't have to make it up anymore." Yang Xiaoling sneered, then took the microphone closer and looked around the audience. "Audiences may not know that the recipe of "fried bacon and dried fried fragrant" can almost be described as simply.

First stir-fry the scallions and garlic sprouts in the pot, then add bacon and stir-fry, and then add dried fragrant and green peppers to stir-fry. During this period, you don’t even need to use common ginger, garlic and more seasonings. Just add a little seasoning soy sauce to color! Just do it simply, the whole dish, including seasonings, will never exceed ten ingredients!

In other words, the whole dish will never exceed five minutes from selecting ingredients, preparing ingredients to completing the production! But you took 15 minutes!

Can you tell me why this is?"

When the last word fell, the audience was in an uproar! Including Master Yang himself, he was also extremely shocked and there was more cold sweat on his forehead.

"Yes, why is this?"

"Maybe others are older, isn't it normal for them to move slowly?"

"No, although it's not clear what the judge is going to mean, I don't feel that things are too simple."
To be continued...