The remaining ten judges looked at each other and saw the shock in each other's eyes.
Especially the general manager among the judges, his heart had already sunk. Even if he was the shareholder of this restaurant and the helmsman, he had to admit that the duck blood and vermicelli soup made by Gu Zheng was indeed better than theirs. The two could be said to be not at the same level at all.
He had been in the duck blood and vermicelli soup business for so many years. It was hard to imagine that someone could make duck blood and vermicelli soup so delicious. Even the time-honored restaurants in Nanjing were not as good as Gu Zheng's.
This made him depressed and a little disappointed at the same time.
There were many people paying attention today, including many media outlets. Moreover, this challenge was proposed by their head chef first. If they lost in the end, the impact and blow to their restaurant could be imagined.
He was an ambitious person. He had expanded from one store to dozens of chain stores today. He had spent a lot of effort and suffered a lot. He was still looking forward to listing his company in the future and making it bigger and stronger. He would not allow anyone to destroy all of this. He would not allow anyone to destroy all of this. Absolutely not.
"Everyone has finished eating. Let's start to score!"
Director Wu said with a smile at this time. Don't Compete did not let him down. In fact, when he found out that Don't Compete was a fried egg chef, he inexplicably felt more at ease in his heart.
How could a person who could make fried eggs be bad at cooking? At that time, he was very confident about Don't Compete.
"I give five points. Full marks!"
Director Wu was the first to give a score. Gu Zheng received the first five points. The other judges began to give their scores one by one. Five points, five points. Almost all of them got five points. Soon, all nine judges finished giving their scores. Only two judges had yet to give their scores.
Nine judges had already scored 45 points. That was to say, as long as one more judge gave five points, Gu Zheng would catch up with the head chef. The head chef was a little dumbfounded at this time. He did not expect that these judges would give such high recognition to Gu Zheng's duck blood and vermicelli soup. At present, all of them were full marks. The number of people who gave full marks alone had surpassed him.
"I give zero points!"
Under everyone's gaze, the general manager of the restaurant said slowly. The other judges looked at him in astonishment. The surrounding websites and media were in an uproar instantly. Under the premise of five points, there was actually a zero. This was too incredible.
"President Hua, I would like to know why."
Director Wu's voice was very deep as he asked slowly. They were both judges. Back then, they had added the two of them for the sake of fairness. However, he did not expect that when he had previously given the head chef four points, President Hua would give zero points. Zero points. Not a single point. She was blatantly using her status as a judge to suppress the competition. This was too much of a bully.
The website would definitely support their author. At this moment, Director Wu had to stand up and seek justice for Gu Zheng.
"Boss Wu, don't be angry. There's a reason why I gave him zero points. We all saw that his soup was simmered for a very short time. It's impossible for it to have such a strong taste in such a short time. I suspect that he added something to the soup that shouldn't be added, so I gave him zero points!"
President Hua said lightly. In fact, many of the judges had this doubt before. However, after eating Gu Zheng's vermicelli soup, most of these doubts disappeared. Additives were not omnipotent. No one had ever seen an additive that could make the soup taste so good. If it really had such an effect, what was the point of having a chef? Additives were enough.
"You only have suspicions. You don't have any evidence. Just because of your suspicions, you gave him zero points. This is too hasty!"
President Wu snorted coldly. The other party gave him zero points for suspicion. Then, if he also suspected that the food made by the head chef contained additives, could he also give him zero points? Unfortunately, he had already gone too far. There was no way to change it.
"I can guarantee that there are no additives in this soup. The soup is here. You can take it and test it as you wish!"
Gu Zheng said slowly. The other party had directly suspected his character. He had no choice but to speak. There were indeed no additives in his soup. In order to ensure the final quality of the food, Gu Zheng did not even add MSG.
Moreover, he did not dare to add any additives in his food. Some additives were 'poisonous' ingredients. If he added such ingredients, the weapon spirit would eat him raw.
"Your guarantee is useless!"
President Hua directly waved his hand. In his eyes, Gu Zheng was just a young man. He did not have any weight at all.
"Then what if I guarantee it?"
An unexpected person spoke. President Hua suddenly turned his head and looked at the old man in the middle of the judges in shock. The old man was the most authoritative person among all the judges today.
No one would have thought that he would actually stand up and support Gu Zheng. Moreover, it was such a strong support. These words were equivalent to vouching for Gu Zheng.
"Elder Gao, what do you mean by this?" President Hua frowned and asked.
The old man's surname was Gao. Everyone called him Elder Gao. Elder Gao's expression did not change. He said softly, "I have been a chef all my life. I have also eaten good food made by countless good chefs. I am very clear about the effects of additives. This soup cannot have additives!"
As Elder Gao spoke, he had already stood up. He slowly walked to the front and directly walked in front of Gu Zheng.
"Young man, I don't know what method you used to make this soup reach such a level in such a short period of time. However, I know that you have put in a lot of effort. I have eaten many good things in my life, but only three times have I tasted the feelings of a chef in the food. I originally thought that I would not encounter such food in the future, but I did not expect to encounter it today. This is the fourth time. I can feel it. There is your magnanimity and sincerity. A person with such magnanimity and sincerity would not use any ingredients that would affect the quality of the food. Therefore, I believe in you!"
After the old man finished speaking, he turned his head and continued, "I haven't given the score yet. I will not give this soup five points. I will give him six points. I will give one more point for that sincere feeling!"
Six points. Elder Gao actually gave six points.
The crowd was once again in an uproar. The highest score was only five points, but Elder Gao gave six points. It was enough to see Elder Gao's affirmation of Gu Zheng. Six points, in addition to the previous 45 points, meant that Gu Zheng's final score was 51 points.
The head chef got 50 points, and Gu Zheng got 51 points. If this was really the case, the winner would be Gu Zheng.
"Elder Gao, this is not appropriate. Our highest score is five points!"
Hua Shao could not help but stand up. Elder Gao turned to look at him and suddenly raised his voice. "Not appropriate? Why is it not appropriate? It is not appropriate for me to give six points. It is appropriate for you to give zero points. All of us judges are not blind. Since you invited us and let us be judges, then don't play any tricks. If you play these tricks, then you might as well not invite us! "
Elder Gao's voice was very loud and sonorous. The other judges also looked at President Hua with dissatisfaction in their eyes.
They were not stupid. They only smelled the aroma. If you said that there were additives, then it was still acceptable. However, those who had tasted the aroma knew that this was not something that could be done with additives. If additives could really reach such a terrifying level, then what was the use of chefs? They could just use additives.
For the sake of the restaurant's reputation, it was fine if you said that there were additives. Whether or not there were additives could be tested, and the results would be out soon. However, others gave five points, but you gave zero points. What was the meaning of this? It was equivalent to playing with the other judges like monkeys.
Just like what Elder Gao said, don't play tricks. If you want to play tricks, then don't invite us. We will not wallow in the mire with you.
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