Time passed quickly. Five days passed quickly after the fusion of rice pith.
These days, Mu Mu would make a special trip to Gu Zheng's house at noon every day. At first, she only ate fried eggs, but later on, she simply freeloaded food and drinks. Gu Zheng's culinary skills did not disappoint her. Not only did he make fried eggs well, but he also made other dishes well.
Gu Zheng had given her two manuscripts before. One of them was published a few days ago. The first one was the rice cake. She still remembered the impact of Gu Zheng's poisonous tongue last time. A manuscript triggered a gourmet competition. A gourmet competition almost made an old chain restaurant go bankrupt.
In view of this, Mumu first suppressed the Barrel Chicken article and published a praiseworthy manuscript.
Gu Zheng's influence was now greater than before. The fee that Mumu promised him was also increased. This new manuscript attracted a lot of attention. Some people went to line up to taste the rice cake and came back with unanimous praise.
Mumu also went. The rice cake tasted good. Although it was not as good as Gu Zheng's fried eggs, it was much better than other food. She liked it very much. She estimated that she would become a regular customer of the rice cake shop.
"I'm going to participate in the competition. Why are you following me?"
On the high-speed train, Gu Zheng said to Mumu speechlessly. Today was the 14th. The preliminary round of the gourmet competition would begin on the 15th. He had to rush to Hangzhou today to prepare in advance.
The Hangzhou government attached great importance to this gourmet competition. The relevant leaders would appear in the finals. The media had been reporting on it these days. Even Mumu's gourmet channel had been reporting on it for several days.
It was said that there were high prizes this time, which attracted a lot of chefs to participate. However, Gu Zheng was not interested in this and did not pay attention to it. He only wanted to let the ten judges eat his shredded chicken noodle soup in the finals. This was equivalent to completing the test.
He believed that as long as the ten judges ate his soup noodles, they would be conquered.
"You go to the competition. I'll follow you. Can't I?"
Mumu curled her lips and glared at Gu Zheng. Gu Zheng bought the ticket first. After seeing Gu Zheng buy a ticket, she immediately followed and booked one. As a result, the two of them sat together.
"Fine, fine, fine. Do we need you, the chief editor, to do this kind of follow-up report?"
Gu Zheng was speechless. The influence of this Gourmet Competition was quite big, but the real focus was on the finals. The finals were broadcast live on TV, and many media outlets were present. However, there was no such thing at all in the preliminary round. Even if there was media attention, they would send a reporter to take a look. Mumu was the chief editor. Would she personally follow and report?
Gu Zheng's guess was right. The website did want to follow up on this matter, but at the beginning, it was not Mu Mu who came forward, but another editor. It was Mu Mu who volunteered after knowing that Gu Zheng was going to participate in the competition.
These days, she was addicted to Gu Zheng's cooking. If she followed him, she could continue eating.
Hangzhou, its historical name, was a thousand-year-old ancient capital. It had the beautiful scenery of the West Lake and also the favorite Hangzhou cuisine of all foodies in the world. The West Lake Fish in Vinegar was famous throughout the country.
This time, the government-led Gourmet Competition attracted a lot of attention and many people signed up. By the end of the registration period on the 13th, a total of more than 5,000 people signed up for this competition. More than 5,000 people signed up, but only 12 people qualified for the finals. This was a bloody road that needed to be slaughtered.
The competition of this competition was also called the biggest in the history of the cooking world. In the past, there were many applicants for some Gourmet Competitions, but at most, there were only one or two thousand people. This was the only competition with more than 5,000 people.
The reason why so many people signed up was that in addition to the fame of the winner of this Gourmet Competition, there was also the high reward.
In this Gourmet Competition, the first prize alone was one million yuan. At the same time, there was a three-year right to use a shop on the street in the bustling area of West Lake. The annual rent of such a shop was hundreds of thousands. After three years, it was more than one million yuan.
In the past, in some influential Gourmet Competitions, the prize of 100,000 yuan was amazing. The highest prize was the one in Guangzhou. The prize of that time was only 300,000 yuan, which couldn't be compared with this one.
The first prize was so, and the second prize was not bad either. The prize of 500,000 yuan without a shop. The third prize was 300,000 yuan, and the last few prizes were also 100,000 yuan. Under the high reward, many people were attracted. Many famous chefs came to participate in this competition. In addition to the prize, they also wanted to win the fame of this competition.
Although it was hosted by Hangzhou, this was already a competition that the whole country paid attention to. Whoever won the prize was equivalent to being famous all over the country. This kind of fame was also not a small fortune.
In the end, it attracted so many people to participate in this competition. Some people came purely to learn and accumulate experience. They knew that they couldn't win the prize, but to compete with so many famous chefs on the same stage was also a learning process. In the future, it would be a kind of pride to talk about it.
Combining all aspects, the number of people who signed up for this competition was finally determined.
Gu Zheng took the high-speed train in the morning. In the afternoon, he went to the organizer to report. The preliminary competition would begin tomorrow. All the contestants had to report and receive their participation cards. After that, they would start to participate in the preliminary competition.
There were a total of five preliminary competitions. A large number of people would be eliminated in each competition. Some qualified famous chefs were sent to the fourth round of the preliminary competition. Most of them were famous chefs who had won prizes many times. Without such qualifications, they couldn't be sent.
Even if they were sent, they had to participate in the following two preliminary competitions.
Gu Zheng only had one experience in a Gourmet Competition, and it was a private competition. He certainly didn't have such qualifications. He could only participate in the preliminary competition one by one.
"There are so many people. I'm in the ninth arena, No. 73!"
After receiving the participant card, Gu Zheng kept shaking his head. There were so many people here. He had to line up for an hour to get a participant card. There were more than five thousand people participating in the competition, but there were more than five thousand people who came. Many chefs had their own assistants. Even some small chefs would ask their friends for help. People like Gu Zheng who came alone were in the minority.
Gu Zheng was not alone. Mumu was with him, but Mumu didn't come to help. Mumu had her own work.
The final of the Gourmet Competition was held in West Lake. The first preliminary competition was held in twenty places in Hangzhou. With so many people participating in the competition, one place was definitely not enough. Even if there were twenty places, there were still two or three hundred people in each place to participate in the competition. The number of competitions on the first day was very large, and the schedule was very urgent.
"Is it all done? I'll treat you to dinner tonight. I know a very good noodle restaurant in Hangzhou. I used to eat there every time I came here. This time, I'll treat you!"
Mumu had been accompanying Gu Zheng. She had nothing to do today, and didn't want to go back to the hotel. She just followed Gu Zheng. When Gu Zheng finished his work, she said with a smile.
The noodle restaurant she mentioned was really good. In her heart, there were few delicacies that could be compared with that noodle restaurant. The rice cake introduced by Gu Zheng was one, and so was the fried egg of Gu Zheng. However, the fried egg of Gu Zheng was better than that of the noodle restaurant. Otherwise, she wouldn't have come with Gu Zheng this time. In fact, her purpose was to eat.
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