After communicating with Xuanli, Zheng Ke immediately took out his mobile phone, checked the type of ingredients on the Internet, and then rushed out of the practice room, came to the front desk, and continued to apply for ingredients.

This time, Zheng Ke's request really stumped the hotel staff. After contacting other hotels and butcher farms, the staff finally finalized the ingredients, but it would take a day before they could be delivered.

Zheng Ke frowned, the knockout round will start the day after tomorrow, and his game is on the second day of the first round. This meant that he only had one day to try out the dishes.

However, despite the tight schedule, it was good to be able to find this ingredient.

On the following day, Zheng Ke used other ingredients instead, and the dishes he cooked had a taste that far exceeded his expectations, which also made him full of expectations for the complete version of this dish.

As the staff said, early in the morning of the next day, the staff sent the materials that Zheng Ke needed, and Zheng Ke also grasped the preparation time of the last day to continue to improve his dishes.

Just when Zheng Ke was making the final preparations for the competition, the first round of the knockout round officially began.

Unlike previous competitions, the specifications of this The-Blue contest far exceeded those of other types of cooking competitions.

The organizers have prepared a live broadcast room for each TV station above the stadium.

Xuan Li took a deep breath, she had served as a judge teacher, but she had not been a guest commentator, so it was inevitable that she would be a little nervous in her heart.

Although Ryuichi Shiraishi has never been a host, he often serves as a judge and guest on food shows, and he knows a lot about the job of a host.

On the first day of the competition, the information of the players on both sides had been prepared, and Xuan Li and Bai Shi Longyi also divided labor.

If the contestant cooks Chinese food, then Xuan Li will say more, and if the contestant's dish is mainly Western food, Bai Shilongyi will take the words.

Perhaps it was just a coincidence that the eight places in the knockout round were divided between Chinese and European players.

This made it a lot easier for the two of them - if one of the eight contestants was good at local cuisine, they would have to do a lot of homework off the stage.

"Mr. Shiraishi, Chef Xuan, can you start now?" the director asked Ryuichi Shiraishi.

Ryuichi Shiraishi made an "OK" gesture, and the director nodded and nodded to the photographer on the side, who also gave a thumbs up.

"Ladies of you in front of the TV and in front of the computer screen, welcome to the THE-BLUE finals knockout stage, I am the host, Ryuichi Shiraishi. Today, we are very pleased to have the head chef of 'Chun Fang Yuan', Mr. Xuan Li, as the guest of honor in the the-blue elimination stage. ”

Bai Shilong was neither humble nor arrogant, so he naturally handed over his words to Xuan Li.

Xuanli saw that the camera was aimed at her, a little nervous, took a deep breath, and said hello to the camera in a relatively steady tone.

"The knockout round of the-blue was divided into the upper and lower halves, and the first round was divided into two days. Today is the top half of the game, tomorrow is the bottom half of the game. I want to ask Mr. Xuan, what do you think of this grouping?" Bai Shilong asked Xuan Li beside him.

"The grouping of this competition has actually been determined in the group stage. Unless a player deliberately uses the rules to pick their opponents, they will do their best, even if they know the rules of the group in advance. Therefore, in the first round of elimination, I prefer the player who won the first place in the group stage. Xuan Li said.

"Teacher Xuanli's words are really direct, I didn't expect to say my opinion so easily. Coming back to today's game, there will be two exciting matchups today. The two players in the first match are players from China and Europe.

The European player was ranked second in last year's U18 rankings, but lost to Cheng Huaizhi in the final of the-blue last year and was runner-up, and at the same time, he also dropped one place to third place in the U18 rankings. Overall, the strength of this player is very strong.

"And the players in Huaxia are the Oriental School Park, one of the eight pavilions. Oriental School Park,Probably equivalent to Japan's Far Moon,And the status of the 'Oriental Eight Pavilions' in the Oriental School Park,It is also roughly equivalent to'Far Moon Ten Masterpieces',The strength of the members of the 'Eight Pavilions' should also be good.。 And this player is also in third place in this year's U18 rankings.

"Truth be told, both players have finished third in the Under-18 rankings. Today's game, I don't know if it's a 'battle for third place'. ”

Ryuichi Shiraishi first talked a little about the backgrounds of the two players who participated in the first game. These contents make many food lovers who don't know the contestants feel suddenly enlightened.

In an international competition like this, many times, it is the anchor of the live broadcast platform, who explains by himself, and the audience's understanding of the contestants depends entirely on the anchor's previous preparations.

Sometimes when you meet a familiar chef, the anchor can say a little more, but once you meet a player who is not very familiar, there is no way, and the effect must not be compared with live TV.

In particular, Ryuichi Shiraishi and Xuanli are famous in the culinary industry, and their understanding of dishes is far from being comparable to these food anchors.

Therefore, when Ryuichi Shiraishi and Xuanli were commentating, discussions about the first game also began on the Japanese Internet.

On the forum, one post after another was quickly brushed out, and some posts even appeared on hundreds of floors.

"These two contestants are so powerful, if it weren't for the introduction of Chef Shiraishi and Chef Xuan, I really don't know. ”

"It's the-blue's knockout, and it's hard to get in. The creator of the Far Moon School Park,Was eliminated in the group stage.。 ”

"But the players who enter the knockout round are not necessarily better than Chuangzhenjun's cooking skills. ”

"These chefs, even if their strength is not as good as that of Chuangzhenjun, is not much different. ”

"Yes, it's the quarterfinals after all. ”

The relevant discussions on the Internet were quickly refreshed, and the focus gradually returned to the first game, and Shiraishi Longyi and Xuanli, who were sitting in the live broadcast room, also began to talk about the topic of their first game.

"The topic of the first competition was poultry meat, which is commonly known as chicken, duck and goose meat. This is a relatively easy topic, right, Teacher Xuan?" Bai Shilong asked Xuan Li beside him.

"That's right, it's not just this one, it's the other three that are also about this type of topic. To put it simply, the organizers don't want to embarrass everyone on the topic. It's about finding ways to let the contestants show off their cooking skills. Moreover, poultry, seafood, meat and game are also commonly used ingredients in major restaurants, and if the contestants do not have one or two killer dishes, then the chef's career development will also be limited. ”

After a period of adaptation, Xuanli's heart gradually returned to stability.