Fengcheng is located in the eastern part of HN Province, surrounded by mountains and rivers, and has been a famous food town since ancient times. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Half a month later, Liu Mang, Wuyan, Guan Xiaomeng and Li Ruonan came here.

In order to hold this chef competition, the local government has taken great pains. Not only did the entire city be renovated, but a huge amount of money was even allocated to rebuild the studio hall of the former television station, which was several times larger in size to accommodate tourists from all over the country to watch the game.

"Is this chef contest so important?

"You don't understand this, it's not particularly important, but it can make money. There are so many people in the country, and how many diners are there? The tourism effect brought by these diners alone can multiply the local government's fiscal revenue several times this year. Li Ruonan on the side replied.

"Who initiated this Chef God Competition, and what are they for? Is it just for fame?" Liu Mang also asked.

"The Chef God Contest was first started by Manhan Lou and several well-known restaurants across the country, not only for fame, but also to make money. ”

"How to earn?" Liu Mang was a little curious.

As long as you are a contestant participating in the competition, you don't need to pay a penny for the whole process, and the organizing committee of the competition will bear all the responsibilities. Not only that, all the ingredients in the competition are provided for free, and the contestants win the competition and have a huge amount of money, which is obviously a loss-making business, how can anyone rush to do it?

"There are too many places to make money, just like the naming rights of this competition, how much has it been sold? It has been sold for 300 million! Coupled with the live broadcast rights of TV and sporadic advertising expenses, not only will you not lose money in holding such a competition, but you can also make a lot of money!"

"No wonder. Liu Mang nodded.

"There's no way, we don't have much else in Greater China, it's just that there are a lot of foodies, and the live broadcast of the Chef God Contest is not watched by hundreds of millions of people. I've always wanted to add in and get a piece of the pie, but unfortunately I didn't have that opportunity. Li Ruonan said with some regret.

"What kind of qualifications do you need to host such a competition? Wouldn't it be that the first few restaurants have been hosting it?

"Of course not, the organizers also rotate every year. In addition to strength, the most important thing is fame. The strength of Baidai Group is enough, but the reputation is still too small, and the Four Seasons Pavilion has only been established for more than ten years, and it is mainly a fast food chain. In terms of fame and qualifications in the catering industry, it can't be compared with those time-honored brands that have been in business for seventy or eighty years or hundreds of years. ”

"But..."Li Ruonan smiled: "Next year will be different, next year Baidai Group will have the qualification to host the competition." ”

"Oh? Why?"

"Because of this chef competition, I invited a handsome guy with superb cooking skills, and when this handsome guy gets the crown of the chef, of course he will be qualified. ”

"Uh..."Liu Mang then remembered that he was using the quota of the Four Seasons Pavilion, which of course represented the Four Seasons Pavilion.

"The chefs who came here to participate in the competition have all gone through auditions and preliminaries, and their strength has been tested layer by layer, so it is really difficult to win the championship. In addition to strength, luck also plays a part. Li Ruonan analyzed.

"It's man-made! Now we have to do our best to fight for it. Liu Mang clenched his fists.

After years of hard study, he can finally show it to the fullest, which makes him have a kind of pride in his heart that he has sharpened a sword for ten years and has never tried the frost blade.

The car stopped in front of Fengcheng TV, which was already crowded with spectators who had come to watch the competition.

"Today is the first competition, using a lottery system, every three people for a game, by the three main judges and 30 public judges to vote together, the most votes to enter the next round of semi-finals. Li Ruonan explained.

"How are the votes distributed?"

"There were a total of 60 votes, one vote for each public judge, and 10 votes in the hands of the three main judges, but 10 votes could only be cast for one contestant at the same time. This is also to prevent unfairness due to personal taste, after all, it is difficult to reconcile. ”

"Understood, it makes sense. ”

Yes, it's hard to reconcile, and a person's place of birth is likely to determine his tastes, even for true gourmets.

It's like if you were born in ZJ and grew up eating Zhejiang cuisine, you naturally like sweet dishes. But if you grew up in SC, then you will definitely have a preference for spicy and numb.

China's territory is too large, the cuisine is numerous, and the dishes of various flavors are complex and diverse, and it is impossible to achieve complete neutralization in the sense.

Li Ruonan called two staff members and asked them to help move Liu Mang's set of kitchen utensils to the competition site, and he pulled Liu Mang to prepare to draw lots.

You can bring your own kitchen utensils for the Chef God Competition, after all, every chef has his own tools that he is used to, and this does not affect the fairness of the competition.

The place where the lottery was drawn was in a side hall next to the studio hall, and as soon as Liu Mang was about to draw lots, he met an old acquaintance - Li Qianran.

When Li Junran saw Liu Mang, he was also stunned, and walked up: "I didn't expect you to come, why don't young people listen to persuasion, what's wrong with taking the money to do a small business and live a peaceful and stable life, why do you have to come to this troubled water?"

"You are also one of the contestants?" Liu Mang replied coldly.

"Of course I'm not, I'm here to help the overlord. Li Wanran raised the note in his hand: "However, I am one of the judges! and I am the chief judge!"

"Amazing?" Liu Mang raised his eyebrows.

"Of course it's great!" Li Yanran laughed: "Do you know? What I don't like the most is the dishes that can't even hook the potato, I hope you can rely on your real skills, not a woman's trouser belt." Li Yanran glanced at Li Ruonan, who was holding Liu Mang's hand, and said contemptuously.

"You ......!" Li Ruonan's face turned red with anger.

"It's okay, there's not just one judge, pigs can't appreciate my craftsmanship, people won't appreciate it? Besides, I won't fall twice in the same place!" Liu Mang puffed up his chest, showing strong self-confidence.

"Very good, then you draw lots, I'm looking forward to you being in my game, so that I can tell everyone what kind of dishes are real pig food!"

Liu Mang didn't bother to talk to him, he walked to the table and started drawing lots.

After filling out a form of personal information, the staff of the Chef God Contest took out a small box and motioned for Liu Mang to grab the tag from the small hole in it.

"The second group?" Liu Mang opened the slip he drew out, and there was a capital two on it.

Li Yanran came over and glanced at the slip in Liu Mang's hand, his expression was very disappointed: "Boy, your luck is as good as your woman's popularity." However, there will be a next time, and you will always meet me. ”

"Listen to it!" Liu Mang spread his hands indifferently: "I'm also looking forward to ......"