The judges continued to give their scores. One of the judges hesitated for a moment before giving both of them five points in the end.
He had previously given the head chef's duck blood and vermicelli soup five points. The scallion noodles in front of him were even more delicious than the duck blood and vermicelli soup. If he gave a low score, it would be going against his conscience.
This was a small gourmet competition. There was no under-the-table manipulation. In order to be fair, he gave five points. Gu Zheng's omelets were also five points. However, he specifically stated that although they were both five points, the taste of Gu Zheng's omelets was better. Because both of them were very good and had their highlights, he gave them both five points in his heart.
Two five points. The head chef was still behind by half a point.
Five points, five points, five points, 4.5 points. The other judges gave their scores one by one. A few judges also gave full marks. Old Shao and the other judges gave 4.5 points. Like Elder Gao, they approved of the head chef's scallion noodles. However, it could not compare to Gu Zheng's omelets, so it was lower by half a point.
Previously, they did not give five points. Now that they were giving their scores, they did not have any psychological burden and were doing it fairly.
After the nine judges from the Food Association finished giving their scores, Gu Zheng still had all five points. The head chef had four points and five points. The total score was lower than Gu Zheng's by two points. Everyone's eyes were focused on CEO Wu and CEO Hua. Their scores were now the key.
"CEO Wu, you go first!"
CEO Hua stretched out his hand with a smile. The total score was behind again. This time, it was not as easy to fool as last time. CEO Wu was not a member of the Food Association and had been tricked by him previously. No matter what CEO Wu did, no one would say anything.
"CEO Hua, you're the host and I'm the guest. You go first!"
CEO Wu smiled and waved his hand. He pushed the opportunity to give his score to CEO Hua with a leisurely look on his face.
CEO Hua hesitated for a moment before nodding his head in the end. He said softly, "The two of them only used three ingredients. The taste of the food is indeed very good. However, the head chef made scallion noodles, which is a staple. The head chef only made omelets, which is a supplementary food. In terms of the effect of the food, the head chef's is better!"
Before he could finish, CEO Wu's expression darkened.
"Of course, in terms of taste, both sides are very good. In my heart, taste is worth at least three points, so I gave both of them three points. However, the head chef made the main dish, so in the end, I decided to give the head chef five points, not three points!"
Three points. This time, CEO Hua gave Gu Zheng three points. It was slightly better than the previous zero points, but it was still lower than the head chef.
With his grading, the scores of the two became the same again. The final outcome of the two depended on CEO Wu, who did not grade. However, everyone knew that CEO Wu did not want to compete. If he were to grade the final score, the result would be obvious.
"Bastard, that old fox! He knows he can't win, so he's doing this on purpose!"
CEO Wu cursed in his heart. CEO Hua knew that he could not win this time, but he had to protect his image as the head chef. He forcefully pulled the difference between the main dish and the supplementary dish. He used such a far-fetched and lousy reason to pull the score of the two to a tie again.
In this way, he was embarrassed to give the head chef zero points again. If he gave zero points when he was guaranteed to win, that would be too petty. CEO Hua obviously thought of this point. He knew that he could not win, so he did this on purpose. At least, he would not lose too badly.
"I don't agree with CEO Hua's words. In a gourmet food competition, there is no distinction between the main dish and the supplementary dish. We are only competing on taste. Moreover, we did not have such a restriction before. The judges' scores have explained everything!"
CEO Wu said very impolitely. Although he would not give the head chef five points again, he would not let CEO Hua succeed so easily.
The nine judges all nodded secretly. A gourmet food competition was competing on taste. If it was not a specific competition, there would not be any restrictions on what to cook. CEO Hua's words were obviously pestering endlessly, which made their impression of CEO Hua even worse.
"No Contest's fried egg, five points. There is nothing to say. The taste of the head chef's onion noodles is really good. It is a very delicious food, so I will continue to give him four points. My score is over!"
CEO Wu sat down after he finished speaking. One got five points, the other got four points. The eleven judges gave a full score of 55 points. Gu Zheng's final score was 53 points. The missing two points were taken away by CEO Hua. The head chef got 52 points, which was two points higher than the previous score of the duck blood and vermicelli soup.
Many people at the scene were looking at the competition stage. The people from the media were still whispering there.
In the first round of the competition, both of them got 50 points. It was a tie, but it was obvious that everyone knew that CEO Hua was deliberately suppressing them. Otherwise, they would have won the first round and there would be no overtime at all.
In the overtime round, CEO Hua could not suppress them anymore. That was why they purposely made it a tie, so that No Contest's score would be reduced by two points. If it were a fair judge, No Contest might have gotten full marks for both rounds.
The points that the head chef got for both rounds were very pertinent. CEO Wu gave him a high score of four points for both rounds. It could not be said that he was deliberately suppressing him. Looking at it this way, No Contest's ability was indeed better. This time, he did not win by a fluke. He deserved it.
These people from the media had already prepared a draft in their hearts. Some people even took out their computers to write a draft on the spot.
"The scores have been announced. No Contest got 53 points, and Head Chef got 52 points. Can we announce the results of this competition?"
Elder Gao stood up and said slowly. The overtime round was over. It was confirmed that Gu Zheng won. They could indeed announce the final results.
The other judges also stood up. CEO Wu looked at CEO Hua. There was hesitation in CEO Hua's eyes, but he still gritted his teeth, shook his head and said, "I don't agree with announcing the final results now. There are only two rounds. No Contest proposed an overtime round. We can also propose an overtime round to determine the final winner with three rounds. This time, no matter who wins or loses, it will be the final result!"
CEO Hua actually proposed an overtime round. Although this was the final overtime round, it always gave people the feeling that he could not afford to lose and was pestering endlessly. Elder Gao's face was already showing anger.
They were invited as judges, not monkeys. They were here to play with him. Originally, there was only one round. Now, they actually wanted to do something like a best of three.
"CEO Hua, this is not appropriate!"
CEO Wu said with a gloomy face. The challenge was originally issued by CEO Hua. Previously, they deliberately gave No Contest a zero, which affected the fairness of the competition. However, it was a draw. It was understandable to propose an overtime round. Now that they had lost, they actually wanted to do something like an overtime round to equalize the score. It was simply bullying.
Not only did CEO Wu and the other judges think this way, the other people on the scene, including CEO Hua's own employees, also thought this way. They all felt that their boss was a bit of a sore loser and deliberately did this.
"There's no need for an overtime round. It just so happens that I know how to make a soup similar to duck blood soup. I'll make it now. CEO Hua and the other judges can taste it. CEO Hua, as long as you can say that my soup is not good at all, and your statement can be approved by more than three judges, this competition will be considered my loss!"
Gu Zheng suddenly said. Everyone's eyes instantly focused on him, and the scene immediately quieted down.
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