"Lao Guo, tell me the truth. Is the fried egg made by Gu Zheng really that delicious?"
In a hotel suite in Hangzhou, a man in his fifties was making a phone call. He was also one of the famous chefs who participated in today's competition. His score was slightly lower than Gu Zheng's. After returning from the competition, he didn't feel good in his heart, so he simply picked up the phone and called an old friend.
At their age and level, everyone had a wide circle of contacts. One of the judges today was his good friend, so he called to ask.
"I don't know what to say, but one thing I'm sure of is that this is the best fried egg I've ever eaten!"
This judge called Lao Guo had a good relationship with him. After hesitating for a while, he told him.
"Even you said so. This guy seems to have some skills!"
The man frowned. He also advanced to tomorrow's competition, but he was the twelfth in the first venue. This ranking was a little awkward. Only 30 people could advance to the finals tomorrow. According to today's ranking, his ranking was just on the verge of advancement, so he had to investigate every opponent clearly.
Only by knowing yourself and your opponent could you deal with them better.
Not only Gu Zheng, but also other contestants, but Gu Zheng left the deepest impression on him. The first person he asked was also Gu Zheng.
"Boss, guess what I found?"
In another courtyard, a man came in from outside in a hurry. There was a pavilion in the courtyard, and under the pavilion, a man was drinking tea with his eyes closed.
If Gu Zheng were here, he would definitely recognize that the man who was drinking tea was Zhao Fu, who won the first place in their venue today.
"Say it!"
Zhao Fu opened his eyes. He was the first place in the whole competition today, the first place among more than 400 people. He deserved to be the winner of the Chinese Food Competition. Even so, he did not relax. He knew very well that there were many crouching tigers and hidden dragons among the folk chefs. There were many masters, and he might be overturned if he was not careful.
Even in the Chinese Food Competition, there were cases of unknown chefs who finally made it to the finals and even got a ranking.
"That Gu Zheng is Gu Ming's son, the only son. Other than fried eggs, he also seems to be good at making chicken blood soup. Old Wu from Shen Cheng City was his judge once and had eaten his food. He gave a very high evaluation!"
Gu Zheng was one of Zhao Fu's competitors. Gu Zheng's score was lower than his, but what Gu Zheng made was an omelet. It was a very simple dish, especially the shape of the omelet that Gu Zheng made. Even Zhao Fu couldn't make such an artistic omelet.
"Gu Ming's son knows how to make chicken blood soup. Is that all?"
"That's all. There's nothing else. Gu Zheng's profession is a food critic. He usually writes a lot of manuscripts, but he rarely does any of his own work. These are all recent!"
The person who came in was stunned for a moment before he hurriedly added. He had gone through a lot of trouble to find out about this.
The Food Channel had a special report about the competition between Gu Zheng and the duck blood and vermicelli soup last time, but it didn't mention Gu Ming. This was also Gu Zheng's request. He didn't want his father to be involved.
There were other tabloids that reported it, but those tabloids didn't go online. This person had to use his connections to inquire more about it before he found out about it.
"Chicken blood soup. It's a bit interesting. Find a way to leak this news to Sun Er!"
Zhao Fu picked up the teacup with a smile and continued to taste his tea. Hearing his order, the person who came in was slightly stunned. He immediately showed a knowing smile and turned to go out.
At this time, Gu Zheng didn't know that many people were inquiring about him. After the competition, he returned to his residence and celebrated their promotion today with Wang Dong and Mumu.
Wang Dong, in particular, expressed his gratitude to Gu Zheng directly. He understood that he could be promoted today because Gu Zheng helped him change the ingredients.
His score today was the 33rd place in the whole competition. It was dangerous for him to be promoted, but it was not impossible. Tomorrow was the last day of the preliminary competition. Those who could stay now were basically very strong masters. In fact, he was very satisfied that he could go this far. Even if the head chef of his hotel participated in the competition, he might not be able to do better than him.
These days, there were more than a dozen head chefs of five-star hotels who had been eliminated. Without real strength, it was impossible to stay.
What's more, the hotel where Wang Dong worked was only a four-star hotel. If his head chef came, it was unknown whether he could enter the fourth day of the competition. It was basically impossible for him to enter the fifth day.
In the evening, Gu Zheng and Wang Dong both received a confirmation call from the organizing committee. Tomorrow's competition would be held in the third venue today. There wouldn't be so many venues for the competition at the same time tomorrow. There was only one venue, and the list of those who could participate in the final competition would be decided in this venue.
Ninety to thirty, three to one life and death battle. Whoever could participate in the final competition would depend on the results of tomorrow's competition.
Early the next morning, Gu Zheng and Wang Dong got up. Gu Zheng wasn't nervous, but Wang Dong's performance was a little worse. Gu Zheng didn't use the Calming Technique on him for so long, and the effect had weakened a lot today. However, with Gu Zheng following him, he could use the Calming Technique on him at any time.
After breakfast, the two went to the third venue together. Mumu didn't follow them today. She needed to deal with something. In addition, their website's Boss Wu would arrive today. She also needed to pick her up. If she entered the venue with Gu Zheng in the afternoon, she wouldn't be able to come out in the afternoon.
The third venue, with an area of more than two thousand square meters, was the most luxurious and most suitable for the food competition. Tomorrow's final would also be held here.
"Gu Zheng, come on!"
"Wang Dong, come on!"
As soon as the three of them arrived, someone shouted at the door, which startled Gu Zheng and Wang Dong. There were a lot of people at the door, hundreds of people. Some people even held banners in their hands, with words like "Gu Zheng, come on", "Gu Zheng will win", "Wang Dong must win" and so on.
These people were the chefs who had participated in the competition before. Yesterday, the BBS was too noisy. As a result, the organizing committee temporarily closed the BBS. Some people who had been eliminated but hadn't left, after a discussion, came here together to cheer for the remaining contestants.
During the competition, they were enemies. Now that the competition was over, they had become people on the front line.
These people didn't only support Gu Zheng and Wang Dong, but also the 18 people who had advanced.
Every time a person came, there would be banners to cheer for them. However, the banners with Gu Zheng's name were the most, and the people who supported Gu Zheng were also the most.
After all, in the preliminary competition, Gu Zheng had been the first for three days in a row. On the fourth day, after many famous chefs joined, Gu Zheng's performance was still the best. Among the 18 people who had the most hope to advance to the final, Gu Zheng was the first, and no one dared to say that they were the second.
This was the influence of Gu Zheng's performance for several days in a row. With such a result, it gave people enough confidence. Many people hoped that Gu Zheng could go further, or get a good ranking.
"Thank you!"
Every person who had participated in the four competitions was very moved. Compared to those famous chefs who had been guaranteed to advance, they weren't so famous and didn't have so much influence. However, they weren't fighting alone. They also had a group of supporters behind them.
These supporters gave them a lot of encouragement.
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