Chapter 77: Winning the Victory
As soon as they heard the story behind Chen Mo's dishes, everyone immediately pricked up their ears.
"Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was born poor and used to be a beggar and a monk when he was young. In the last years of the Yuan Dynasty, the people under the rule of the Mongols were struggling to make a living, riots and disasters caused famine everywhere. Once, Zhu Yuanzhang was so hungry that he couldn't stand it, so he picked up expired tofu discarded by others on the side of the road, regardless of 3721, and fried it in oil. The fried tofu looked good, and Zhu Yuanzhang stuffed it into his mouth, and the delicious taste made him unforgettable. Later, he became a military commander, and the army fought all the way to Anhui, and while he was happy, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the whole army to eat stinky tofu to celebrate. My stinky tofu pot is developed from this stinky tofu. ”
After Chen Mo finished speaking, including Ni Sheng, Hong Qi, Li Rong and others, everyone present nodded one after another, indicating that they only knew about this history.
"It turns out that the rumored stinky tofu has such a history. Xu Ming was also an eye-opener.
Ni Sheng picked up the microphone and said: "I didn't expect that there is such a story behind this stinky tofu pot, as the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang is a grassroots figure from a poor background, this is a double contrast, and after becoming the commander of the military division, he can not forget the situation of the year, and eat stinky tofu and other roadside food with the whole army, this is the second contrast, if you add the smell and taste of the dish itself, it is a triple contrast, this realm is not something that ordinary chefs can achieve." ”
Hong Qi and Li Rong, who were sitting on Ni Sheng's left and right sides, nodded their heads again and again in agreement.
"I see that the results are already obvious, and I announce that the winner of the 4th Youth Cup is Chef Chen Mo from the food house!" Ni Sheng said loudly.
"Yay~~" Chen Mo finally heard the result of his dream!
The first time I participated in this kind of competitive competition, I won the championship, which was a good start for myself to go on the road to becoming a chef and revitalize Chinese cuisine!
As the saying goes, a good start is half the battle, and Chen Mo absolutely believes that he is the one who will lead Chinese cuisine to the top.
Hearing the final verdict, Tan Yu's expression immediately dimmed, and his eyes instantly turned red.
It's no wonder that after all, he is still a young chef under the age of 25, and with the title of the first Youth Cup champion, he still competed under the nose of his master, but it was a pity that he missed out on the final championship.
Wang Jue first came to Tan Yu, who was defeated, whispered a few words in Tan Yu's ear, and then patted Tan Yu's back, Tan Yu raised his head and nodded at Wang Jue.
At this moment, Chen Mo also came to the side of the two and shook hands with Tan Yu, while Wang Jue congratulated Chen Mo with a smile.
"We saw that the three chefs who finally broke into the finals did not have a discord because of the competition for the championship, but greeted each other after the final results came out, this spirit of friendship first and competition second is worth learning from all of us!" Xiao Feng said emotionally.
At this time, Master Hong, who was sitting in the guest seat, suddenly took the microphone and cleared his throat, trying to make his hoarse voice clearer.
"Before handing out the trophy, as Tan Yu's master, I would like to announce one thing. ”
Hearing that Master Hong had something to say, Xiao Feng immediately signaled to the staff in the audience that the award ceremony would be held later.
Chef Hong continued, "What I am announcing is that from this moment on, Tan Yu will no longer be the chef in charge of the Golden Banquet!"
As soon as the words fell, the audience was in an uproar, and Tan Yu's eyes widened even more, with an expression of disbelief.
"This Hong Qi is too impersonal. "Ni Shuai is the first person to fight for Tan Yu.
"Yes, if he was expelled because he didn't win the championship, then this Hong Qi's mind is nothing more than that, he has only participated in two cups, once he won the championship and one runner-up, what else do you want to do?"
Just when there was a lot of discussion in the hall, Master Hong's voice sounded again.
"The fleas in the bottle, even if the cap is opened, can only jump to the mouth of the bottle. This bottle is Jin Yan, and Tan Yu, you, are the flea that was locked in the bottle. Therefore, I order you to go out and travel in a year's time, take a walk, take a look, broaden your horizons, increase your knowledge, only in this way, can you break through that bottle mouth and step towards a broader world!"
Master Hong's words were like a drum, touching Tan Yu's heart.
Master Hong's explanation made everyone understand that the dismissal of Tan Yu from the position of the spoon was not to fire him, but to give him more freedom to understand the wider world, rather than just being imprisoned in front of the stove in the Golden Banquet Tower.
Allowing freedom of travel is the greatest compliment for a young chef.
Hong Qi is not punishing Tan Yu, on the contrary, this defeat made Tan Yu a blessing in disguise, and also made Hong Qi realize the limitations of his teaching, only by leaving himself, Tan Yu can truly tap his own potential.
He has such potential, and the black pepper bitter gourd beef tenderloin is the best proof of this!
After speaking, Hong Qi walked down from the guest seat, came to Tan Yu, stretched out his hand to stroke Tan Yu's hair, and said with a smile: "Silly boy, I watched you grow up, how many catties and taels do you have, for the teacher to know, and then stay in Jinyan, you can only become an excellent chef in Jinyan, but through this competition, I found that you should have a brighter future, don't doubt it, Master believes that after a year, you will definitely be reborn and go to the next level." ”
"Master!" Tan Yu knelt down in front of Hong Qi.
This may be the best ending.
In the final round, Chen Mo, as a wild card player, became the biggest dark horse in this Cup, and won the championship to the end!
Tan Yu lost to Chen Mo in the final round of the game with a very slight disadvantage and was the runner-up.
Wang Jue, who performed steadily all the way, won the third place.
At the next award ceremony, Ni Sheng personally presented the award to the champion.
"Good boy, it's really okay, I can't see that your cooking level is so strong, and it can be regarded as earning face for our Ni Shi Group, you know, we will give you this wild card. Ni Sheng handed the champion's medal to Chen Mo and said with a smile.
Chen Mo could only say "thank you" in a continuous voice.
"It's still my sister who has a vision. Ni Shuai watched his father present the award to Chen Mo and excitedly approved.
"Let's congratulate Chen Mo from the food house for winning the championship of this Cup!
Both Jiangning people, Chen Mo and Tan Yu won the top two in this cup, which made Zhao Ling, who is the host of Jiangning TV, also feel honored.
Chen Mo excitedly raised the medal on his chest and waved in the direction of Ni Shuai, Xu Ming, Uncle Zhang, Aunt Peng, Mustache and others in the audience.
"I'm the champion!" Chen Mo shouted loudly.
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"Chen Mo, who won the championship, will win a championship bonus of 300,000 yuan!"
The sound coming from the loudspeaker startled Chen Mo.
In this way, the photographer who originally took the first three group photos, and the photo recorded at this moment was Chen Mo's eyes widened with a surprised expression, Tan Yu beside him was expressionless, and Wang Jue was smiling.