CH.279 Winter, Solstice
The next day, Erina and Kohei flew back to Paris.
Zheng Ke and Catherine went to the airport to pick up the two people, and Xingping saw Zheng Ke and hugged him excitedly.
Sitting in the taxi, Xingping began to talk about this trip to Japan, especially the Polestar Liaozhong, as well as the ten masters of the third grade, who missed Zheng Ke very much.
Zheng Ke also sighed a lot, after all, he had been separated from everyone for more than half a year, and it would definitely be a lie to say that he didn't want to be one of them. But Blue is also about to start school, and he still has two exams to prepare, as well as training at Everton and a final round at The-Blue. Therefore, it is unlikely that he will return to Japan in a short time.
At the mention of the-blue, Zheng Ke also frowned. The next period of time will be very important for him. He has to find time to train intensively, otherwise it will be impossible to do well at The-Blue.
"By the way, have you all made the cut?" Zheng Ke asked.
"We've all qualified, so in October, I'm going to go back to Malaysia again to compete in Asia. Kohei explained with a smile.
"Yes, you're amazing, but unfortunately I can't go there to cheer you on. Zheng Ke had some regrets.
"Senior, you better not go, the venue is not in Japan, and your past is completely meaningless. Erina knows that Zheng Ke is very busy right now, and besides, there are many super strong people in The-Blue this year. Zheng Ke entered the semi-finals of the-blue last year.
It's clear that Zheng Ke's goal this year is more than that, and he is likely aiming for the title.
However, this year's The-Blue is the strongest year for the contestants in recent years, Fu Xiuyun and Cheng Huaizhi have played one after another, and the competition venue is in Yangcheng, China. It's not easy to get good results.
Zheng Ke nodded slightly, throughout the second half of the year, he may not have free time, and even from now on, every day will be extraordinarily important.
In fact, Zheng Ke, Catherine, Erina and Xinghei all began their own preparations.
Just over a month after the start of the school year, Erina and Kohei applied to return to Japan, and then transferred from Japan to Malaysia to participate in the-blue's Asian competition.
Zheng Ke also took advantage of this period of time to familiarize himself with all the contents of Chinese cuisine, and selected some key dishes, used cooking notes, tasted them, and improved these dishes.
A few days after Kohei and Erina left Paris, Everton also began training personnel.
A total of 10 trainees participated in the training, including eight hired trainee instructors, as well as two siblings, Absolon and Catherine.
When Zheng Ke saw these two people, he was confused and didn't know why.
Catherine told Zheng Ke at the right time that she also received a call from Milne today, and only then did she know that she could also audit this training - this can be regarded as the "reward" for Milne to be a lecturer.
Having said that, each of the people who served as the instructors for this training was a top figure in the European culinary scene.
Before Mena retired, he served as a three-star chef for thirty years, and the honor is incomparable, and there are three or four three-star chefs he personally trained.
Not to mention Milne, who owns five three-star restaurants in France and could have a sixth at any time, is almost a French bare-handed chef. However, although he served as the practical instructor of this training, he did not sign a contract with Everton, he just wanted Absolon to get in touch with some seniors and excellent peers as much as possible, so that he could quickly accumulate experience.
And Eddie, after a year of running, his ranking among European gourmets is about to enter the top five, and his strength is undoubted.
The high-quality teachers are the most prominent features of this training. It can even be said that this is the highest level of training that Zheng Ke has ever attended, but he still feels a little embarrassed - especially when Milne looks at him, he always feels cold.
In the first two lessons, Milne would always call him out for demonstrations, consciously or unconsciously. Later, Catherine couldn't stand it anymore, so she "called" Milne out alone and "communicated" with him properly.
In the next few classes, Zheng Ke felt that Milne's eyes were becoming more and more terrifying, but he didn't trouble him anymore, which made his situation improve a lot.
Although there is a lot of ideological pressure, Zheng Ke also figured it out, after all, if he wants to chase someone else's daughter, he will definitely be targeted.
Absolon sympathized with Zheng Ke, but he couldn't help him. In his words, he was the lowest-ranking member of the family. If Milne is upset, he could get out at any time – this training is important for him and he has to take his chances.
Among the 10 people who received the training, except for Zheng Ke and Catherine, everyone else had their own restaurants, so the training time was often concentrated on Wednesday or Thursday, and Zheng Ke also took advantage of the interval between classes to practice his cooking skills.
During this period of time, Zheng Ke's progress is visible to the naked eye. In the third exam of the third grade, she won the second place without blood, which made Anielle speechless, before that, it was obvious that she had an absolute advantage, but just a few months later, Zheng Ke's French food surpassed her.
It's infuriating.
Zheng Ke didn't know about Aniele's complaints, and in fact, he didn't have the energy to care about Aniele's complaints. In addition to digesting what he has learned and preparing for The-Blue every day, he also has to accept Enoch's challenge during the weekly class time.
In the first competition between the two, the defenseless Enoch faced Zheng Ke, who went all out, and finally lost.
This defeat made Enoch full of energy, and every time he finished class, he had to compete with Zheng Ke, and he was ashamed. As a result, even if Zheng Ke used the "Heart of God" and "Realm", there was still a big gap with Enoch.
In the beginning, it was just a small competition between two people, with Catherine and Absolon acting as judges. But the small actions of several people quickly attracted Mena's attention, and he didn't care whether Milne agreed or not, every time he pulled Milne and Eddie to serve as a judge, which made Zheng Ke more serious about the competition with Enoch.
Zheng Ke also knows that if nothing else, it will be difficult for The-Blue to have an opponent with similar strength to Enoch. Fu Xiuyun is certainly a culinary genius, but compared with Enoch, he still lacks a trace of fire.
In addition, the jury composed of Mena, Milne and Eddie is no weaker than the-blue's.
Although Zheng Ke almost never won the match between Enoch, he was still happy to face Enoch.
After watching the two games, Catherine also had some itchy hands, so she fought Enoch once, but found that there was no chance of winning, so she lost interest.
Everdan's training lasted for a month and a half. During this time, Zheng Ke and Enoch have played each other five or six times, and his sense of the game has become more and more proficient.
By the time Everton's training was over, the time had entered December.