The steamed fish was made with the immortal fish that matured naturally in the chaotic space as the main ingredient. It was made with ordinary grade salt, sesame oil, and spring water.
The immortal fish did not need to be removed with soy sauce like other fish. Gu Zheng added three high-grade ingredients, jade poria, snow lotus, and polygonum multiflorum, to the steamed fish. Not only did the taste of the fish become more delicious, but the steamed fish also had the effect of dietary therapy, just like the chicken blood soup.
The steamed fish was also made with ordinary grade ingredients. All the food today, except for the fruits, were all of the ingredients below ordinary grade.
Two steamed fish were placed on both sides.
Unlike ordinary fish, Gu Zheng's steamed fish did not have any steam coming out of it. The fish's body was still very red, and its eyes were still open. The fish's mouth seemed to be opening and closing as if it had never been cooked raw.
"Just eat it like that?"
He Ying asked first. The chicken blood soup, egg fried rice, and fried eggs did not disappoint them. The taste was first class. They were also looking forward to this steamed fish.
"Yes, just eat it directly!"
Gu Zheng replied with a smile. The people of the country were particular about eating fish. The fish head had to be aimed at the most distinguished guests, and the most distinguished guests had to be the first to move their chopsticks.
The two fish heads were aimed at President Gou and President Huang respectively. The two of them had the highest status among all the guests today, not only because of their identity, but also because of their contributions to the gourmet industry.
In the past few years, the influence and status of the gourmet industry had improved a lot. In addition to the inevitable improvement of people's living standards, it was the joint efforts of these two presidents. They had been working hard to improve the status of people in the gourmet industry. The Food Association had also been a solid backing for many people in the industry.
Of course, there were scums in every industry. The two presidents of the Food Association were still good.
"President Huang, President Gou, after you!"
A few seniors stretched out their hands to the two presidents. Today's tasting meeting made them very satisfied, unexpectedly satisfied. They thought that a young man could make something delicious, so they came to support him for the sake of their face. They did not expect to really eat a delicacy that they did not expect.
Moreover, the two presidents were here this time, so there was no pressure for them to come. However, this also made them certain that this young man's future would definitely be very promising.
"Everyone, let's go together!"
President Huang hurriedly said. He was the oldest and had the most seniority. Although he was modest, everyone still let him eat first. The fish was not to be eaten when it was cold. In the end, he still picked up a piece.
The white and tender meat with a little red fish skin was directly put into his mouth.
Because there was no soy sauce, the fish still maintained its original color. He thought that a fish without soy sauce would have a fishy smell, but after eating this fish, President Huang realized that he was wrong again.
Conventionally, one could not think about Gu Zheng. Not only did the fish not have any fishy smell, the freshness of the fish was still intact.
The fresh and tender fish meat was soft and fluffy in his mouth, exuding a freshness that made his teeth chatter. This freshness filled his mouth, and he couldn't help but swallow the entire piece of fish meat.
He wasn't the only one who couldn't hold it in. Everyone who took a bite of the fish was the same.
Celestial fish had fish bones, but there were very few of them. Moreover, they had been removed by Gu Zheng before cooking, so there wouldn't be any fish bones to disturb them when eating.
"This fish is completely different from what I imagined!"
After eating a few mouthfuls, President Huang put down his chopsticks and sighed. President Gou's face was no longer bitter, but there was a hint of amazement.
It was another delicacy that made people gasp in admiration. It was a top-notch delicacy. President Gou had only been the president for six years, but he had been working in the food industry for more than forty years. Today, Gu Zheng's delicacy, no matter what it was, was the best he had ever tasted.
It could even be said that there was no other.
There was no other food that could be compared to it. What he made was the best. It was fine if ordinary people thought so, but he was the president of the Food Association. He didn't know how many delicacies he had eaten, but he thought so. One could imagine how good Gu Zheng's delicacies were.
Four. These four delicacies had completely given Gu Zheng the strength to win the championship.
It's not that the food made by others can't be compared with Gu Zheng's. There are also some that taste similar, but those people can't make such delicacies again and again. The score of the Food Competition is not just based on one delicacy. It has to be calculated from the beginning of the competition.
The final total score is the sum of the scores. Gu Zheng's four delicacies are so good. It can be imagined that his results will not be bad every time. In this case, there is a great chance that he will win the championship.
The top three are already terrifying enough. Winning the championship, President Gou doesn't know what to say.
A contestant who participated in the Chinese Food Competition for the first time, a young contestant who was only 23 years old, defeated many seniors and many famous chefs, and finally won the first place of the Chinese Food Competition. It can be imagined that this Food Competition will eventually be unforgettable and become a special one among many Food Competitions.
The steamed fish is really delicious. The two fish were eaten up by more than thirty seniors.
The tasting wasn't to let them eat until they were full, but to let them eat well. After eating, Gu Zheng went to the spring of Mount Emei to boil the top grade tea leaves. The tea leaves were also produced from Mount Emei. Although they weren't of the normal grade, they were still of the second grade.
The food was good, the fruit was good, and the tea was good. Everyone was quite satisfied with this tasting.
"Seniors, if you recognize Gu Zheng's culinary skills, I hope you can go back and say a few good words. If you can publicly evaluate one or two words, Gu Zheng will be very grateful!"
At the end of the tasting, Gu Zheng cupped his fist and said to all the seniors. He put in a lot of effort and took out so many good ingredients. What is the purpose of holding this tasting meeting? It is to let these seniors say more good words about him and help him become famous.
Although only more than thirty people came today, after all, there are heavyweight existences. As long as they are willing to go back and speak for themselves, they believe that they can speed up the spread of Gu Zheng's reputation.
It doesn't need to be the whole country, as long as they are in the gourmet circle, and these people are all seniors in the gourmet circle.
"Sure, sure. Don't worry. What do you think?"
He Ying was the first to agree. Gu Zheng was one of them, so he would definitely support Gu Zheng. He would also tie the rest of them together.
No matter what the reason is, they have eaten a more satisfactory delicacy today. Since they are satisfied, it is not a big deal to help say a few words. What's more, they are telling the truth. There is no need to say it against their will.
After sending away all the seniors, Gu Zheng packed up his things and left. At this time, the shop owner finally understood who the people who entered the shop today were.
The current and former president of the Food Association, the champion of the first Chinese Food Competition, and many well-known seniors in the circle. He is now regretting why he did not take photos before.
There is no need to take photos. Just the photos of them eating in the shop and the words are a big pride of the shop. It is a pity that he wasted such a good opportunity.
"Brother Gu, thank you for your hard work!"
In the car, Gu Zheng closed his eyes. Wang Dong whispered to him. These foods all require immortal power. Gu Zheng used up a lot this time, so he is a little tired.
"It's okay to work hard. It's good to work hard. Can you send out the invitations tomorrow?"
Gu Zheng shook his head slightly. Tomorrow, he would be inviting another group of seniors. It would be very difficult for him to make a name for himself in the world of food and become the most famous of the three hundred contestants. Many of the three hundred contestants were the most famous people in their respective industries. Some of them had already made a name for themselves and had great fame and prestige in the world of food.
If Gu Zheng wants to surpass them in a short time, he has to do more.
"It has been sent out, but only a dozen people are sure to come!"
Wang Dong nodded. These invitations were sent out at noon. A total of 120 were sent out. Only a dozen people clearly said that they will come. The proportion of people who agreed was not even one-tenth.
This is also Gu Zheng's embarrassment. He is a little famous in Shen City, but in Beijing, in the whole country, he is still an unknown kid. Even if he holds a tasting meeting and invites people to eat and drink for free, he may not be able to invite them.
"It's good that it has been sent out. We just have to do our best!"
Gu Zheng sighed slightly. This was the difference in fame. If it had been someone else who had invited him, he believed that the response would not have been so little. Even his father, who had worked abroad for many years, was much better than him.
Gu Zheng's father, Gu Ming, got a good result in the top three in the past. If he takes the initiative to invite, many people will respond.
"If they don't come, they will be the ones at a disadvantage!"
Wang Dong said angrily. He is right. If these people don't come, they will be the ones at a disadvantage. He is not the only one who has this idea. Many seniors who went back today also have this idea.
They came at the right time. Otherwise, how can they eat so many delicious food? Many people have this idea, including President Gou himself.
Back home, President Gou is still thinking about the food made by Gu Zheng before. The more he thinks about it, the more he sighs. Before he went, he found it hard to believe that someone can make so many delicious food in a row. This shows that he not only has the best cooking skills, but also the choice of ingredients is very good, very good.
As the current president of the Food Association, he is very clear about the importance of ingredients in delicacies.
President Gou doesn't want to eat dinner and has nothing to do, so he sits in the study. He thinks of the last words Gu Zheng said to them and hopes that they can give a few comments.
It is said to be a comment, but in fact, it is to praise, comment, and say a few good words.
If it is someone else, if the food is not delicious, even if President Gou has eaten it, he will not really comment. The comments will be honest and will never say anything against his heart. No one can make him say anything against his heart, and there is no need for him to do so.
Sitting in front of the desk, President Gou calmed his mind. He turned on the computer and began to type slowly in front of the computer.
As the current president of the Food Association, he learned how to use the computer early on. He knows how to surf the Internet, post on the forum, check the news online. He knows how to use some of the simplest functions.
He opened the Food Association's official website and found the link to this year's Food Competition. He recently entered the forum.
After thinking for a while, he logged into his account and began to post.
"All contestants, you have to pay attention. If you don't work hard, you will not be the champion of this year's competition!"
This is the title written by President Gou. It is very eye-catching and very scary. It is also his true thoughts. If Gu Zheng can maintain the standard of today's tasting meeting, he has at least a 50% chance of winning this year's Food Competition.
50% is still President Gou's conservative estimate.
Before this, even he would not believe that someone has such a chance of winning the championship. The competition for the championship of the previous Food Competition was very intense. No one knows who will win the championship until the final results are out.
But this time, he had a hunch, a strong hunch, that the championship of this year's Food Competition might have been reserved by this young man from the beginning.
Today was only a tasting meeting. Gu Zheng made many servings. If they were made together, he believed that he would be more serious and careful during the competition. The delicacies that he made then might be a little better than today's.
If that was the case, then the possibility of Gu Zheng winning the championship would not only be 50%, but would also increase.
That was why he wrote such a post. Firstly, he promised Gu Zheng that he would help him review. Since it was a review, then he would tell the truth. He would say it harshly and well. Secondly, it was also to remind the other contestants that they had a very strong competitor.
Especially those contestants who had hopes of getting good results and winning the championship, they had to pay more attention. The wolf is coming.
President Gou wrote about his feelings after attending Gu Zheng's tasting meeting today. Whether it was the fruits at the beginning or the delicacies later, the taste was not bad. He focused on the four delicacies that Gu Zheng made. The four delicacies each had their own characteristics and merits, but they all had one thing in common, and that was that they all tasted very good.
In the post, President Gou praised Gu Zheng, saying that Gu Zheng was the best young chef he had ever seen.
Not only that, but President Gou also put himself in the shoes of a judge in the Food Competition. He said that if he were a judge, these four delicacies would all be given extremely high marks. The final combination of the four delicacies was very likely to win the championship.
Finally, President Gou made an evaluation of Gu Zheng's chances of winning the championship. A conservative estimate was that Gu Zheng had a 50% chance of winning the championship.
After writing, President Gou let out a long sigh of relief. It was rare for him to praise someone like that, but Gu Zheng was indeed worthy of his praise. Most importantly, he hoped that the contestants this year would understand his painstaking efforts and work hard. Otherwise, Gu Zheng would really win the championship in this competition.
After pressing the button to post, President Gou stopped thinking about this matter and accompanied his wife and grandson to watch television and enjoy family life.
President Gou's post quickly appeared on the forum. There were online editors on the forum. Recently, the Food Competition was about to start, and there were many people on the forum every day. This was the official forum. In order to avoid large-scale spam posts, the administrators and moderators of the website took turns to be online 24 hours a day.
It was only evening now, and there was more than one administrator online.
They quickly noticed the post. Such arrogant words made the administrator sneer. It was not that there had not been similar posts in the past few days. They were all predicting which contestant would win the championship. It was just that the explanations were different.
As long as this post did not attack personally, they would generally ignore it. Naturally, there would be supporters of other famous chefs to distinguish it.
However, after seeing the person who had posted the post, the administrator was stunned. He even rubbed his eyes hard to make sure that he had not seen wrongly.
Gou Yun, VIP, authenticated user, was the president of the Food Association.
The president of the Food Association was his leader, and he was only a small administrator under his leadership. The difference between him and such a person was too great.
After confirming the identity, the administrator hurriedly reported to his superior. President Gou did not post often. It seemed that he had posted an encouraging post a long time ago and had not posted again.
He did not know if this post was real or fake, but he had to report the identity of the person who had posted it as soon as possible. He did not dare to delete or hide this post. He just stared at it blankly.
Before his superior replied, someone had already seen the post and replied.
The person who replied to the post was an ordinary user. He did not care who the person who had posted the post was and immediately attacked. He thought that President Gou was a fan of a certain chef who had come to cheer for the chef he supported.
Very soon, someone realized that the person who had posted the post was different. They even questioned below. Had the account been hacked?
The administrator had also received instructions from his superior. The post had been posted by the president himself and was to be pinned at the top. He also had to keep an eye on this post and delete all the insulting replies.
It was actually posted by the president. When the administrator pinned the post, he had a premonition in his heart.
This post would definitely go viral. In the next few days, this post would definitely become their main target of monitoring and would attract the attention of many other contestants.
The administrator's premonition was not wrong. The post had already gone viral before tomorrow.
Many people noticed the person who had posted the post. Not everyone did not pay attention to who the person who had posted the post was. Furthermore, this post had been pinned by the administrator himself. Being pinned at the top meant that the person's identity had been confirmed.
This was the first time in the history of the Food Association that the current president of the Food Association had praised a contestant in such a high-profile manner. Not only did this post receive many replies, but it was also forwarded to Weibo, WeChat Moments, and other channels.
Not only that, but the official website of the Food Association had also forwarded this post.
An article written by their boss definitely had to be posted.
Some of the other seniors who participated in the tasting also praised Gu Zheng's delicacies on their Weibo or WeChat Moments. However, no one's article had as much influence as President Gou's. By the next day, almost all the contestants knew that President Gou had praised a contestant like this.
This contestant was also the youngest contestant.
There were many who were amazed and many who were unconvinced. Some television stations and websites related to food seemed to have caught onto the big news. Some went to interview President Huang, some went to interview Gu Zheng, and some interviewed the other contestants this time.
Overnight, the number of times Gu Zheng's name was mentioned was ten thousand times more than before.
Gu Zheng himself did not know. It was not until noon the next day when he arrived at the restaurant that he realized that many reporters were already waiting for him. They wanted to know his thoughts on President Gou's high praise.
Gu Zheng did not refuse the reporters' interview. His test this time was to become famous. It was better to have reporters interview him. This could help him become famous. However, his answer was much more modest. He repeatedly expressed that it was President Gou's kindness and that he still had a lot of things to do.
As for President Gou, he did not accept the interview at all. However, some of the other popular contestants said that they would produce results for President Gou to see. There were also people who said that President Gou had made a mistake this time. The facts would prove the final result.
They were all the top contestants in the country, especially those who had hopes of winning the championship. No one was convinced. President Gou's post stunned them. In the eyes of the current president, they could not compare to a young man in his early twenties. It would be strange if they could accept it.
In the afternoon, the interview with Gu Zheng was published in Xi 'an.
Gu Zheng deliberately opened it to take a look. After reading it, he almost fainted.
His humble words were actually changed by the reporters. He said that he thanked President Gou for his kindness and was written as thanking President Gou for his praise and that he would not disappoint the president.
He said that he still had to work hard and was written as saying that he had the confidence to win the championship and that he could do better in the Food Contest.
These reports increased the click rate, but also made Gu Zheng the target of public criticism. Gu Zheng's fame was soaring rapidly, but at the same time, the number of people who were hostile to him was also increasing rapidly.
Gu Zheng did not know whether to laugh or cry about this. Unfortunately, he did not have time to deal with these news. His second evaluation meeting had begun.
Originally, only a dozen people had agreed. He did not expect that more than 50 people would come in the end. It was even more than yesterday.
This was all thanks to President Gou's article. Without President Gou's article, there might not be as many people today as yesterday. After all, yesterday, some people were invited by Gu Zheng's people. Even if they did not give face to Gu Zheng, they still had to come for the sake of those people.
For example, Elder Gao, Uncle Hu, and Gu Ming.
Today, they were all invited by Gu Zheng himself. There would definitely not be many people coming.
But in the end, there were even more people than yesterday. This was because many people wanted to come and see if Gu Zheng was as good as President Gou said. President Gou's article had at least increased the number of people here at Gu Zheng's place by two-thirds.
After the evaluation meeting, many people left in silence.
Previously, they still had doubts and thought that President Gou was exaggerating. But after eating Gu Zheng's food, they understood that President Gou was not exaggerating. Gu Zheng really had the ability to win the Food Contest, and it was the kind that had a high chance of winning.
Although these seniors were not contestants, they had either participated before or been judges. They knew the Food Contest very well. If Gu Zheng were to participate in the contest with such standards, he would at least have a 50% chance of winning, even if it was not 100%.
This was still a conservative estimate. President Gou's evaluation was not wrong.
As for the top three, 80% of them could be booked. The top ten were basically set. Anyway, as long as Gu Zheng did not perform badly, he would definitely have a very good result.
The wolf was here. It was really a wolf. But this time, it was not a wolf from the north, but a young wolf cub from the south. Although this wolf was young, it was very strong.
Gu Zheng finally had the same request for the seniors who came today.
He asked them to help speak and comment.
Even President Gou had commented, so they did not need to refuse. After returning, many seniors wrote down their feelings and thoughts. Most of them were the same as President Gou. First, they affirmed Gu Zheng's culinary skills. Then, they reminded the contestants who participated in this year's Food Contest to pay attention. If something went wrong, the championship would be taken away by Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng's food had indeed conquered them.
It was fine if it was just President Gou, but now that so many people had stood up to praise Gu Zheng, many of the contestants who participated in this Food Contest could not stand it anymore. That night, a previous popular contestant who had a chance of winning the championship, the seventh contestant in the previous competition, suddenly announced that he would also hold a tasting meeting and invite his seniors and many peers to taste his food.
He held the meeting in his own restaurant. Not only did he invite the seniors who had been invited by Gu Zheng, but he also invited the contestants who were also participating in the Food Contest. Moreover, it was a one-time invitation.
This was only the reaction of the first contestant. He believed that there would be other contestants who would react.
Compared to those seniors who praised Gu Zheng, the forum was mostly filled with doubts. Some people even wondered what kind of background Gu Zheng had that even the president of the Food Association came out to endorse him.
However, not all of them were against it. There were also Gu Zheng's supporters, but there were not many of them.
Most of these supporters were customers of Gu Ji's chicken blood soup. Gu Ji's chicken blood soup had been open for several months, and there were at least hundreds of thousands of people who had eaten it. It was not a big deal for these people to support Gu Zheng on the forum. Gu Ji's chicken blood soup was originally prepared for takeout and takeout, so it was basically a hall meal. Those who had eaten in the store had all seen Gu Zheng's introduction.
During this period, the store manager was also working hard to promote Gu Zheng.
Promoting Gu Zheng was equivalent to promoting the store and promoting himself.
Gu Zheng's supporters were all saying that the chicken blood soup made by Gu Zheng was good. Although there were very few people among these supporters who had actually drunk the chicken blood soup made by Gu Zheng himself, most of them had heard from the people in the store that the chicken blood soup made by Gu Zheng personally tasted much better than the one sold in the store.
Moreover, many people had smelled the fragrance of the chicken blood soup before.
With their support, Gu Zheng was not being questioned and attacked one-sidedly. However, the number of his supporters was still too small, and the posts supporting him were quickly drowned out. Most of them were doubts.
"Brother Gu, these people are too much!"
Wang Dong said to Gu Zheng angrily while lying on the sofa and looking at the forum with a tablet.
He also had an account on the forum and was also a supporter of Gu Zheng. Moreover, he was the staunchest supporter. When he saw a post that insulted Gu Zheng, he immediately got angry.
Just as he retaliated, a group of people came over and said that he was part of Gu Zheng's gang and that he was a gunman hired by Gu Zheng.
However, that post was quickly deleted. After all, it was a personal attack, and the forum did not allow personal attacks.
"Don't worry about them. Look at the forum and see if any of the contestants have posted anything!"
Gu Zheng smiled and shook his head. His heart moved, and he said to Wang Dong. Just now, someone had called him and told him that there were contestants imitating him and holding tasting meetings. Moreover, they invited more people.
It wasn't strange for others to imitate him. What Gu Zheng wanted to do was to let his fame overshadow theirs. It was fine as long as he could surpass them. This test was called the Fame Test. The condition for completing the test was to become the most famous person in the world of food among all the contestants.
This meant that he did not need to compare his name with others. He only needed to compare himself with the remaining 299 contestants.
"Okay, I'll look at it right away!"
Wang Dong quickly agreed. Soon, he found several posts from contestants. The contestants were all authenticated and could not be impersonated. These posts were also questioning Gu Zheng. However, no one was like the contestant who held a tasting meeting.
"Forget it. I'll take a rest first. I'll look at it tomorrow!"
There were eleven days before the start of the competition. There were only eleven days left for his test. Originally, he thought that if there were any aggressive posts, as long as he replied, he could cause a quarrel on the Internet. This way, he could also increase his fame. No matter how big or small the fame was, Gu Zheng wanted it now as long as it could help him complete the test.
In this test, failure was a serious punishment. According to the character of the Device Spirit, if he really failed, the punishment would definitely be very serious. He did not want to accept such a punishment.
Early the next morning, Gu Zheng got up from bed. His tasting meeting continued today. Yesterday, he sent out more than a hundred invitations, but more than thirty people clearly said that they would come. It was better than the previous day.
His tasting meeting was still held in the afternoon. This time, more than forty people came. It was not as many as yesterday. Some of them went to the tasting of another contestant, and the rest were people who were not interested in coming at all.
More than forty people were not a small number. However, halfway through the tasting, Wang Dong hurried to Gu Zheng's ear and whispered in his ear.
Gu Zheng's eyebrows twitched slightly, and there was a look of surprise on his face.
The previous contestant's tasting meeting had been messed up. He started at two in the afternoon, two hours earlier than Gu Zheng's. The reason he messed it up was that there were too many people who went. He did not limit the number of invitations, and with his own connections, more than a hundred seniors went. In addition, the contestants who participated in the competition this time had a common enemy because of President Gou's post. More than a hundred contestants personally came to support him.
Almost three hundred people. He did not expect there to be so many people.
The ingredients he prepared in advance were not enough, and he could not do it alone. He hurriedly asked his disciple to help, but how could the food made by his disciple compare to his own? After tasting, many people expressed their disappointment.
Especially those who came to Gu Zheng's place. The comparison was even more obvious.
The gap between the two was like heaven and earth. There was no way to compare at all. They even regretted coming here.
If it was just this, Gu Zheng wouldn't be that surprised. If he messed up, then so be it. It wouldn't affect him much, and it wouldn't increase his fame by much. At most, it would just make him a laughingstock. What surprised him was another piece of news from Wang Dong.
A contestant named Song Bai went to the tasting meeting. At the end of the meeting, he suddenly announced that he would set up an arena in the Kunlun Hotel. Anyone could participate in the competition with his best skills. He would cook the same delicious food as the contestant. If he could not cook as well as the contestant, he would lose the competition.
He would give a 10 million bonus to the person who could beat him on the spot.
On the contrary, even if he won, he would not let his opponent pay any price, as long as his opponent admitted that he was not as good as him.
Song Bai also had requirements for the arena he set up. Only people who had participated in the Chinese Food Competition in the past or very famous chefs could go to the arena. Otherwise, he would not accept the challenge.
Someone had already posted the incident of him setting up the arena on the Internet, and it was called the 10 million arena. It was said that the Kunlun Hotel had confirmed all this and was willing to guarantee for Song Bai. If Song Bai lost, they would pay the money.
As soon as the news came out, it was more sensational than President Gou's post praising Gu Zheng. It instantly became the biggest news, and now it was discussed on the Internet.
"He is even more high-profile than me. Who is this Song Bai?"
Gu Zheng whispered. He was no stranger to the name Song Bai. Among the contestants who participated in this food competition, there were two contestants under the age of 25. One was him, and the other was Song Bai, who was 24 years old.
Before Gu Zheng participated in the competition, after all, he had won the Hangzhou Food Competition. He was the winner of the Hangzhou Food Competition, and many contestants in the Hangzhou Food Competition had participated in the Chinese Food Competition. Therefore, his participation in the Chinese Food Competition was less controversial.
This Song Bai, however, had no achievements and directly participated in the competition. Many people said that this year's Chinese Food Competition was the most shady.
"I don't know who he is, but after the Kunlun Hotel made a guarantee, many chefs who participated in this competition said that they would go to the arena and asked them to prepare 10 million yuan!"
Wang Dong whispered. The Kunlun Hotel was a five-star hotel and a chain store, with billions of assets. Since they were willing to guarantee, these famous chefs were naturally relieved.
Song Bai's arrogance also angered all the famous chefs. Gu Zheng was temporarily put aside by them, and they all said that they would teach Song Bai a lesson and not be so arrogant.
Song Bai was as young as Gu Zheng, and Gu Zheng was also scolded many times. Anyway, the two of them did not have a good reputation now.
"Brother Gu, why don't you go to the arena and win 10 million yuan from him at once? We can soon earn 100 million yuan, which can buy many houses!"
Wang Dong said again. In his heart, Gu Zheng's cooking skills were the best. If Gu Zheng participated in this arena, he would definitely win.
"This person is so arrogant. Either he has the ability, or he is deliberately attracting attention. Let's wait and see!"
Gu Zheng shook his head, but he was also very depressed.
He worked hard to organize the tasting and finally got a little fame. Although he was not the most famous contestant among the 300 contestants, he had been improving. Now, this Song Bai just released a message and instantly ran to the front.
Just now, the Device Spirit told him that Song Bai was the most famous contestant among the 300 contestants in the gourmet circle.
The Artifact Spirit only cared about fame. It didn't care about good or bad fame. This made Gu Zheng extremely depressed. If he had known earlier, he would have set up an arena in a high-profile manner. Now, he was the most famous person here. This was the same as completing the test ahead of time.
This Song Bai, who had just released the message and had not really participated in the arena, had become so famous, which made Gu Zheng feel very helpless.
Song Bai chose a good time. When the contestant failed in the tasting and many people were disappointed, he announced the news, and nearly 300 people directly knew about it on the spot.
These 300 people went back to spread the news, and almost all the people in the gourmet circle in the capital soon knew about it.
Some people publicized it on Weibo and WeChat Moments, and many contestants said that they would participate in the arena. His name was almost spread like a rocket. Although it was only a short time, now there were not many people in the gourmet circle, especially among the famous people in the gourmet circle, who did not know him.
His arrogance could be said to be the best in the gourmet circle.
In this case, it was not surprising that he was the best. However, his position was not stable. He only attracted people's attention by his arrogance. Once he failed to set up an arena, he would soon become a laughing stock.
Moreover, Gu Zheng's temperament was not suitable for this at all. Even tasting made him feel very high-profile, so setting up an arena was not suitable for him at all.
Gu Zheng's tasting was still very successful, but the attention of the gourmet circle was completely attracted by Song Bai. He would officially set up the arena at nine o'clock tomorrow morning, and also found ten very impartial judges.
These ten judges were not all from the gourmet circle, but they were all the best in their respective fields. They only judged the taste and did not make any other comments. Such judges were quite convincing.
It was said that more than 20 people had signed up for the arena. Many people said that they would definitely earn the ten million yuan. Some people, like Wang Dong, even wanted to earn more than ten million yuan.
Didn't Song Bai say that as long as one dish was not as good as his opponent's, he would lose? If he lost one dish, he would lose ten million yuan. If he won more dishes, he would win tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions?
"Brother Gu, fewer people have agreed to come tomorrow. What should we do?"
Gu Zheng's tasting was still going on, but there were less than ten people who had agreed to come today. Most of them were attracted by Song Bai's arena.
"No matter how many people there are, let's continue!"
Gu Zheng sighed and continued to hold the tasting in half. At least the seniors who had come here would recognize him, which could increase his fame. If he did not hold the tasting, his fame would not only not increase, but also decrease. Now Gu Zheng had no other good ideas, so he could only hold the tasting.
The tasting would be held in the afternoon. In the morning, Gu Zheng also arrived at the Kunlun Hotel.
The Kunlun Hotel was a five-star hotel. The restaurant was specially set aside for Song Bai to set up the arena. They also invited people from the notary office. As long as it was confirmed that Song Bai lost, they would immediately send him a cash check of ten million yuan as a reward.
Because of this high reward, now it was not only the people in the gourmet circle who were paying attention to this matter. Many TV stations and online media had also arrived at the scene. This kind of thing in itself was very good news.
There were even many live broadcasting platforms that came to broadcast live.
The hotel restaurant was already crowded with people. Fortunately, Gu Zheng came early, otherwise he might not be able to get in.
"There are so many people here. If he loses, it will be very embarrassing!"
Wang Dong looked around and couldn't help but say. Whether it was Song Bai or the challenger who came to the arena, it would be embarrassing no matter who lost. However, Wang Dong still wanted Song Bai to lose. This person was too arrogant.
He was so arrogant that even he couldn't stand it.
"I don't think he will lose!"
Gu Zheng shook his head gently. He had never seen Song Bai, but since Song Bai could participate in the competition, it proved that he must have good cooking skills. Otherwise, the reputation of the person who recommended him would be completely lost. No one would do such a thing.
Moreover, just recommendation was not enough. The people of the Food Association would make a test. Only after passing this test could one really be qualified to participate in the Chinese Food Competition.
Since Song Bai was selected into the list of the last three hundred people, he must have passed the test of the Food Association.
In this case, his cooking skills would not be too bad. A person with good cooking skills who set up the arena in such a high-profile way showed that he was very confident in his cooking skills. Therefore, Gu Zheng felt that Song Bai should not lose. However, it was not easy to win the competition with the opponent's signature dish. As for the specific result, they would have to wait and see.
Song Bai soon came out. He was a tall and thin young man with good looks. His skin was very white and he had long hair.
He didn't look like a chef at all. When he walked outside, girls would look at him a few more times. If he went to film, he would definitely be another popular young man.
Many people didn't expect Song Bai to look like this, but Gu Zheng frowned there.
"Device Spirit, can you detect him?"
Gu Zheng suddenly said in his heart. After seeing Song Bai, he always felt that he was a little different, so he couldn't help but ask the device spirit.
"He is a little far away. Come closer!"
Gu Zheng squeezed forward a little. Now there were so many people that he had to squeeze if he wanted to move. Soon, he was about ten meters away from Song Bai.
"Internal strength cultivator, the middle stage of the third level of internal strength!"
The device spirit said quickly. Gu Zheng widened his eyes. He didn't expect Song Bai to be an internal strength cultivator, and his strength was not low. He had actually reached the middle stage of the third level.
The opponent was an internal strength cultivator, and a relatively strong one at that, which was really beyond Gu Zheng's expectation.
After Song Bai came out, many girls stared at him. In an instant, many girls turned from haters to fans. Originally, they were against Song Bai, but now they supported him.
The boys looked jealous. Song Bai stood there and didn't speak, but a man in his thirties beside him kept talking.
He read out the rules of the competition, which were the same as what Song Bai had said before, except that the challenger had to provide two sets of ingredients. Song Bai not only cooked the same food as the challenger, but also used the same raw materials.
Only in this way could the real effect of his cooking skills be shown.
His arrogant attitude made several challengers furious. Fortunately, they had prepared a lot of ingredients, so it was better to give him a set. That way, they would feel more assured. They had prepared all the ingredients themselves, so at least Song Bai couldn't do anything to the ingredients.
"Gu Zheng, it's easy for you to beat him!"
The device spirit suddenly said to Gu Zheng in his mind. Gu Zheng was a little stunned, and immediately understood what the device spirit meant.
The same ingredients were not necessarily the same grade. Among Gu Zheng's ingredients, there were more than one that looked the same, but had different grades.
Sesame oil, which had been upgraded, was ordinary, and those which had not been upgraded were second-grade. Eggs, salt, and water were all ordinary. Not to mention other things, just the fried eggs made by Gu Zheng with ordinary ingredients would definitely taste better than those made by second-grade ingredients.
There was a whole grade gap between the ingredients, which required a great improvement in cooking skills to catch up. However, what Gu Zheng used was Gokusen's cooking skills. He didn't believe that anyone could be better than Gokusen in cooking, not to mention that he had the help of the immortal energy.
The device spirit was right. It was easy for him to win, but this was not the way he wanted to win, and he didn't sign up.
The first applicant soon passed by. He was a contestant of this food competition, who was in the middle or lower among the three hundred people. He also knew that it was not easy for him to get a good ranking, but it was already his biggest victory to be able to participate in the competition.
He also went to another food tasting meeting yesterday, and was the first to sign up on the spot after Song Bai mentioned it.
At that time, he told Song Bai to prepare ten million yuan, and he would definitely take it away.
He took out the ingredients he brought, divided them into two portions, and let Song Bai choose. Song Bai chose one of them, and then he began to cook his best dish.
What he cooked was not fish or meat, but a vegetarian dish, asparagus.
He was very good at making asparagus, and almost no one in the country could compete with him. He was called the best asparagus chef. Unfortunately, this was his only specialty. If he cooked more, maybe he could get a good ranking, instead of being in the middle or lower.
He cooked the asparagus very quickly, and it was ready in a short while. Although it was a vegetarian dish, it was very rare to see such a dish with both color and aroma.
The ten temporary judges tasted his asparagus first, and they all gave him a thumbs-up. He sat aside with a complacent look on his face.
Song Bai walked forward and made the same asparagus with the ingredients he had just chosen. He was faster and more skilled than the previous contestant. After he finished, the smile on the previous contestant's face disappeared a lot.
In terms of cooking skills, even the previous contestant admitted that he was not as good as Song Bai.
This asparagus was soon served. After the ten judges tasted it, they unanimously decided that Song Bai's asparagus was the winner.
This result caused everyone to be stunned.
"What? I'm not convinced. There must be something going on behind the scenes!"
The contestant immediately stood up and shouted. Song Bai didn't say anything at all. The judge who read the rules asked the contestant to taste the asparagus made by Song Bai himself.
The contestant walked over, picked up a piece, and put it into his mouth. His face turned blue and then white. Soon, he shook his head and turned to leave.
He said that he was not convinced, but after tasting it, he had to admit that Song Bai's asparagus tasted better than his. Even he had nothing to say.
Unfortunately, before he could leave, he was stopped by someone.
"Although there is no punishment for losing, you seem to have forgotten one thing!"
The man next to Song Bai looked at him with a smile. When he read the rules, he didn't want to pay a penny for losing, but he had to admit in public that he was not as good as Song Bai.
"I lost!"
The contestant looked even more embarrassed and finally said it with difficulty. The man smiled, and the people who stopped the contestant stepped aside and let him leave.
He admitted defeat, which meant that he admitted that he was not as good as Song Bai. What they wanted was for the contestant to admit it himself, not to say that he was not as good as Song Bai.
The first contestant lost, which was really beyond everyone's expectation. They didn't expect that Song Bai was really good at making the contestant admit defeat. Many onlookers were talking about it, and some girls were shouting excitedly.
"Brother Gu, is he really so good that even the contestants in the Chinese Food Competition can't beat him in their specialty dishes?"
Wang Dong asked doubtfully. None of them had tasted the asparagus made by the two contestants, but they all saw that the contestant admitted defeat himself. Unless this contestant was bribed by Song Bai, Song Bai had really won.
Bribing the contestant? It was almost impossible.
There was more than one contestant. He couldn't bribe all the contestants. If he did, he would have to bribe all three hundred contestants, even the contestants before him.
If he could do that, why would the competition be held? He would be the winner.
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