Inside the venue, the decorations were neater and more luxurious than yesterday.
There was a huge ancient golden plaque hanging in front of the competition platform. On the plaque, there were six gold-plated words "Hangzhou Food Competition". Behind the plaque, there was a separate word "First Edition". It seemed that Hangzhou intended to continue holding the Food Competition, and there would be more in the future.
Gu Zheng came a little later. Most of the 30 contestants had arrived. Half of the judges and guests had arrived. The people from the TV station had all arrived and were busy there.
This competition was broadcasted live by the Food Channel of Hangzhou TV station. The provincial satellite channel would broadcast the final part of the competition live. It was impossible for the satellite channel to broadcast a food competition all day. After all, this was not the Olympics.
With the participation of the TV station, the atmosphere in the venue seemed to be more dignified. Six or seven cameras were placed in different positions. There were three cameras facing the competition ground alone, which could observe every contestant.
"My little friend Buzheng!"
Gu Zheng was talking to Wang Dong when a voice came from behind him. Mr. Gao and several people from the Food Association, whom he had met in Shen Cheng, were standing behind him with a smile. Mr. Gao and several people had arrived.
"Mr. Gao, hello!"
Gu Zheng hurriedly got up. Mr. Gao and several people around him looked at him kindly. They had already known that Gu Zheng had advanced to the final. They had specially discussed it before. In any case, Gu Zheng could stand out among more than 5,000 people and become the only one to enter the final. He was the pride of their Shen Cheng City.
Not only that, in this Hangzhou Food Competition, the chef who really belonged to Shen Cheng City was Gu Zheng. He could also be regarded as the representative of Shen Cheng City.
"I knew that you had participated in this competition in the second round of the preliminary competition. I also told them that you would definitely enter the final. They didn't believe me. Now my words have been confirmed!"
Mr. Gao laughed. He had been invited to this Hangzhou Food Competition long ago, so he had paid attention in advance.
He didn't know that Gu Zheng was in the first round of the competition. After the second round, he saw the video of him making fried eggs on the website. He didn't even look at the person, but he knew that the person in the competition was Gu Zheng.
Only Gu Zheng could make such a fried egg with such a shape. No one else could do it.
At that time, he did say that Gu Zheng would definitely be able to enter the finals because he had eaten Gu Zheng's food and knew how good Gu Zheng's culinary skills were. Some others didn't believe him and even made a bet. In the end, Elder Gao won.
Elder Gao wasn't the only one making bets. The remaining people who had eaten Gu Zheng's fried eggs and chicken blood soup also made bets with the people around them. Relying on Gu Zheng, they all reaped quite a lot.
"Elder Gao, don't fight!"
While they were talking, Director Wu of the Food Channel also arrived and greeted them with a smile. Mumu was not with Director Wu. She was busy preparing for the live broadcast of the website with two other editors. This time, there would be a live broadcast of the Hangzhou Food Competition, and this time it was a video and text live broadcast.
In terms of text, they had to keep writing scripts so that the host could read them out.
"Boss Wu, you're here too!"
Gu Zheng turned around and smiled. Elder Gao had already appeared, and Boss Wu had also come. Gu Zheng also saw several other people who served as judges last time. These people finally gathered together. As long as he didn't say anything and found a way to let these ten people eat his Golden Thread Noodle Soup during the competition, he could complete this test task.
Gu Zheng was very confident about this. Even in the Food Competition, he was also confident that he could conquer the taste buds of these ten people.
"Don't fight, good job!"
Boss Wu patted Gu Zheng on the shoulder. Gu Zheng was their website's contracted food critic. The better Gu Zheng's performance here, the better it was for them.
Chief Wu was still thinking that no matter what Gu Zheng's results were in the finals, he had to give him an exclusive interview. He was a food critic and a top-notch chef. It would be very interesting, especially since their website had many hardcore readers of Gu Zheng.
There were a total of 30 judges and 200 guests in the final of the Food Competition. 30 people came from Shen Cheng this time. It was impossible for all of them to be judges. Except for Elder Gao, Boss Wu, and two other members of the Food Association, the rest were guests.
Guests were not judges, so they couldn't taste the food made by the contestants. They were actually equivalent to the audience. Gu Zheng wanted the remaining people to eat the Golden Thread Noodle Soup. He had to come up with an idea later.
There were more and more people in the venue. The judges, guests, contestants, and assistants were all in place. The TV station was also ready. The live broadcast was about to begin.
The host soon stood on the stage. Today, they talked a lot more than the previous two days. Not only that, there were also leaders present and speaking.
After about half an hour, the competition officially began.
"It's starting!"
Some people outside the venue left. They were all people who came to join in the fun or support other chefs. However, the number didn't decrease. Instead, it increased.
The declaration that Gu Zheng wanted to win the first place had been spread out by them. Many people came to the venue to support Gu Zheng. Some people said that they would come immediately. Even many people around Hangzhou said that they would come, but they would be late.
Those who couldn't come expressed their full support for Gu Zheng on the forum.
At this time, the official forum had become Gu Zheng's one-man forum. Basically, it was filled with posts related to him. The organizing committee couldn't do anything about it. They didn't expect Gu Zheng to have such a big influence. These people didn't make trouble, nor did they use dirty words to attack others. They just supported Gu Zheng. The organizing committee asked people to monitor the forum and didn't ask about it.
Thirty chefs, each with an assistant, went to the stage.
Many people smiled when they saw that Gu Zheng's assistant was Wang Dong, who was eliminated yesterday. This showed that the two of them had a good relationship.
"Two young boys, you're going to lose today. Don't cry when you lose!"
When they went to the stage, Sun Er deliberately walked to them and suddenly said this. Wang Dong immediately turned his head and glared at him fiercely.
Sun Er had also seen the video that had been uploaded online. Not only was he not ashamed, but he was also very proud. What made him most proud was that many of the contestants who had entered the finals had expressed their support for him. They even said that they would join forces and definitely not let Gu Zheng get into the top ten.
This meant that many famous chefs joined forces to block Gu Zheng. These people were not many, but it was enough to block Gu Zheng. In addition to the members of the Imperial Chef Association, there were also several people who participated in the Chinese Food Competition.
When these strong people joined forces, it was guaranteed that Gu Zheng wouldn't get a good result in the end.
"Really? Do you want to make a bet to see who will lose?"
Gu Zheng suddenly laughed. Sun Er was stunned. Gu Zheng wasn't as angry as he thought. Instead, he smiled and wanted to bet with him.
He suddenly became a little vigilant. His previous words were intentional. He deliberately made Gu Zheng angry to affect his state in the competition.
No matter what a person did, as long as his heart was not satisfied, he would get half the result with twice the effort.
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