Many chefs in the first venue were sad when they saw such a strong opponent, including those who were guaranteed to enter.
Why did all these big shots come to them? In this way, the competition in their venue would be even greater. There were only so many qualifying spots. These few people almost occupied one spot, and the rest could only fight for other qualifying spots.
What they didn't know was that the second and third participants weren't any less surprised than them.
"Zhou Peilin is here too!"
"Su Shaohua, I saw Su Shaohua!"
"Am I seeing things? Is that Mr. Ouyang?"
"Mr. Jiang is here too. This competition is really full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers!"
In the three venues, every time a very famous chef came in, it would cause a small burst of exclamations. Zhou Peilin was from Su City and was also one of the most famous chefs in Su City. He also participated in the Chinese Food Competition and entered the finals, but he didn't get into the top ten.
Su Shaohua, a master of Hunan cuisine, the second place of last year's Hunan Food Competition, and the top 30 of the 13th Chinese Food Competition.
Mr. Ouyang, a 70-year-old old man, the Big Dipper of Cantonese cuisine. There was no problem for a person like him to be a judge, but he actually came to participate in the competition. Mr. Ouyang was in the top ten of the fourth and fifth Chinese Food Competitions. Although the former Chinese Food Competitions didn't have as much influence as the latter, and the standard wasn't as high, it was a national competition after all.
Mr. Jiang, a famous master of Sichuan cuisine. He didn't enter the finals of the Chinese Food Competition, but he had many disciples all over the world. His most powerful disciple was the seventh place of the last Chinese Food Competition.
A great teacher would produce a great disciple. Although the disciple had surpassed the master, the master wasn't too bad either. A person like him would definitely get a spot in the finals.
In the three venues, there were basically people who could enter the finals. This was also deliberately done by the organizing committee.
In order to invite these people, the organizing committee had spent a lot of effort. Now, it seemed that the result was very good. The organizing committee was very satisfied. With the participation of these famous chefs, the influence of this Hangzhou Food Contest would be greater.
Only when the influence reached a certain level, this competition could be held for a long time in the future. Otherwise, it might only be held this year.
Many places had held food competitions, and many of them were also held by learning from the Chinese Food Competition. However, there weren't many that could be held for a long time. At present, there were only three places in the country: Guangdong Province, Hunan Province, and Xi 'an.
The chefs of the three venues soon arrived, and all the judges were seated.
The number of judges in the three venues was 30. For the organizing committee, this was the real competition. The previous three days were just screening from the public to see if there were any fish that escaped the net..
They weren't the ones who created this model, but they were the ones who did the best.
Thirty people were participating in the competition at the same time. It was a lot of people, five more than the twenty-five people on the first day. However, this venue was bigger, and the people participating in the competition were more professional. It would definitely not be as chaotic as the first day.
On the rostrum, there were wooden boards and glass partitions between the competition stages, so that they would be less affected when they were cooking.
There was even a host for this competition. Previously, there was no host at all. The host announced the start of the competition and even introduced a few of the most famous chefs in the first group. After the first group of thirty chefs went on the stage, the venue quieted down. Most of the people who were not participating in the competition sat up straight and watched the competition.
All the contestants were their opponents. They had to observe others to know themselves and their opponents. That way, they would be more confident.
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. Now they knew what kind of big shots were in this competition.
Some people regretted it. If they knew that the standard was so high, they wouldn't have signed up. Now, they had to stop here. They couldn't even enter the finals.
Some people were secretly glad that they came. Being able to compete with so many seniors was a form of affirmation for them. They would have something to show off in the future.
People with different mentalities would have different views on the same thing.
In the first group, everyone was paying attention to a person called Qin Fanghai.
Qin Fanghai was a famous chef in Fujian cuisine. He was very famous in the local area. He cooked the famous Buddha Jumps Over The Wall. He didn't plan to cook his signature dish in the first round. However, when he saw so many people who weren't inferior to him, he felt a lot of pressure. Hence, he took out his signature dish.
The judges for these two preliminary rounds would be changed. Tomorrow, the judges would be rearranged. Although some judges would eat the dishes cooked by the same contestant, they were in the minority.
The first group ended very quickly. Only three contestants took the extended time. The final time they spent was 75 minutes.
The judges this time were different from the previous ones. There were 90 judges in three venues. They were all food critics invited from all over the country. In the previous preliminary rounds, they used local judges. For the sake of fairness, a large number of judges from other places were invited.
Of course, the number of local judges was still the highest. They made up one-third of the judges. After all, it was a local competition. They had to give some points to the local chefs and cuisines.
Among the 30 judges, the highest score was Qin Fanghai. He scored 9.23 points. The lowest score was a chef who had advanced yesterday. He scored 7.87 points.
The scoring for today's competition was also different from the previous ones. It was not a round number. Instead, it could be a decimal point. It would be like this until the final round.
Among the 30 judges, the highest score and the lowest score were removed. The final score was accurate to two decimal points.
The lowest score was close to 7.9 points. From this, one could see the level of the chefs participating in the competition. Moreover, there were more than one person who scored more than 9 points. There were as many as five chefs.
The second group finished their competition quickly. This time, the highest score was 9.15 points and the lowest score was 7.99 points. The highest score was reduced a lot, but the lowest score was increased. The lowest score was almost eight points.
After the two groups finished their competition, the pressure on those who did not participate in the competition was even greater. This was a real competition, a real fight.
Gu Zheng was in the third group. He did not think too much. When the name list of the third group was announced, he went to the stage. He did not bring his assistant. He brought his things to the stage and came to his own competition platform.
"He is Gu Zheng?"
"Yes, that's him. He won the first place in the preliminary round. He got the first place by making fried eggs!"
"I watched the video of him making fried eggs. To be honest, I can't make it!"
"He is so young. Interesting!"
As soon as Gu Zheng went to the stage, many people in the contestants' seats were whispering. None of the contestants who had rushed all the way to the final round did not know the existence of the Fried Egg King. Most of the chefs who were guaranteed to be admitted had heard of Gu Zheng's name.
For those who were guaranteed to be admitted, the first three days of the competition were the preliminary round. They did not think highly of the chefs in the preliminary round. However, the first place for three consecutive days was still attractive to them. Not to mention, this first place was so young and made fried eggs.
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