Chapter 145: Quarterfinals
In the eight-to-four competition of the cooking competition, Jiangbian was drawn to the last one. And Xiao Yalin drew the first game. That's a total of four games, all played in the morning.
Jiangbian and Yan Yuan rushed to the scene early to cheer for Xiao Yalin and Li Yueji.
Li Yueji and Xiao Yalin came earlier, and as soon as they saw Jiang Bian and Yan Yuan entering the players' lounge, they immediately walked over.
Li Yueji had fully recovered, her complexion was ruddy, and her silky and smooth face released a crystal light under the illumination of the light, as if it was a work of art carved from the finest jade.
"Yueji, you're fully recovered, right?" Jiang Bian asked with concern.
Li Yueji nodded, "Thank you, that wild ginseng is really amazing, after drinking it once or twice, it will completely recover, you see that my complexion is even better than before!" ”
Jiangbian looked at it seriously, "That's for sure!" You look like a fairy now! It's sure to steal everyone's limelight today! ”
"Then what do you mean, your sister and I, are so inferior?" Xiao Yalin also walked over and said with a smile.
Jiang Bian scratched his head and said, "I didn't finish talking just now, I mean that my sister and Yueji stole the limelight of the cooking competition." ”
As soon as the riverside was nervous, the words of the mid-mountain popped out of his mouth. The funny appearance naturally made the two girls smile.
Xiao Yalin and Li Yueji each wore a white women's chef's overalls, but it was this ordinary costume, worn on the two of them, which was extremely lethal to men, women and children. In this lounge, everyone focused their eyes on the two of them from time to time.
The game started immediately, Xiao Yalin and Li Yueji loaded all the items into the cart and walked towards the door.
Their opponent, No. 6 contestant Wu Zhou, walked to the cooking stage from the other side.
When Xiao Yalin and Li Yueji walked to the door, an accident suddenly happened, and a player suddenly rushed in from the outside without knowing what was going on. The player's lounge here turned out to be the actor's dressing room behind the studio hall of Qiantang TV Station, and the width of the door was not large, so this person rushed in suddenly, and naturally inevitably crashed into the cart pushed by Xiao Yalin and Li Yueji.
"Ahh Be careful! Xiao Yalin shouted, but she couldn't prevent the collision from happening.
The man was a middle-aged man in his 40s, with a strong physique, one hundred and seventy or eighty pounds, one meter seven or eight tall, very burly.
"Bang!" There was a loud bang. The cart also toppled to the ground, and the ingredients were scattered all over the floor.
Xiao Yalin and Li Yueji combined are not much heavier than that person, and their strength is even far behind, so that this person can naturally not resist such a collision, and just now they were unprepared, and they were both knocked to the ground by that person.
The dish Xiao Yalin wants to do this time is a dish with very complex raw materials among the famous dishes of Qiantang - emerald green fresh abalone. Xiao Yalin has made careful preparations for this dish, and the abalone and shark fin in the ingredients are of the best quality, so it can be said that Xiao Yalin spared no expense for this dish.
The preparation of this dish is also extremely cumbersome, it takes two days just to grow the abalone and shark fin, and in order to decorate this dish, Xiao Yalin also prepared a lot of ingredients.
But now, when it came to the stage, it was directly knocked to the ground, the ingredients were spilled on the ground, some of them could not be used at all, the main ingredients were like abalone, there was no problem with washing them, the key is that there is no time to prepare now.
And some ingredients can't be used at all, like the processed shark fin is also sprinkled on the ground, even if you pick it all up, it's useless, and there are some condiments or something scattered on the ground, these are easy to do, get some temporarily, there shouldn't be much of a problem.
"What can I do?" Li Yueji got up and hurriedly picked up all the things that could still be used. However, looking at so many scrapped ingredients scattered on the ground, Li Yueji was so anxious that tears flowed out.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I really didn't mean to! The middle-aged man said.
"Yueji, don't panic, let's calm down first, think about it and see if there is any other way?" Xiao Yalin was still sitting on the ground, but she was still relatively calm, but her brows were frowning, and fine beads of sweat oozed from her delicate face.
Jiangbian and Yan Yuan saw the situation here and hurriedly ran over.
Jiangbian hurriedly helped Xiao Yalin up, "Sister, where were you hit?" ”
"It's okay, my foot seems to have been rubbed, there shouldn't be any big problem." Xiao Yalin said.
"What are you doing?" Yan Yuan stepped forward and grabbed the man.
"I, I didn't mean to, I'm also a contestant, just rushed over!" The man said.
"Whew! Do you need to run so fast? With such a big cart and two people behind it, will you not see it? Honestly, did you deliberately make trouble? Yan Yuan grabbed the man tighter.
Jiangbian helped Xiao Yalin up, sent her to the side, and then walked up as well. That person was burly and used force, Yan Yuan was definitely not an opponent.
"I'm really a contestant, I'm Qin Juncheng, the No. 2 player. When I came, I pulled down a thing and didn't bring it with me, so I ran back and brought it over. At this turn, I didn't notice that someone came out of it, and when I saw it, I couldn't dodge. Qin Juncheng said in a low voice.
"So what do you do now? People will come to the stage immediately, and the ingredients are scattered here, how can you compensate? It's just too late! Yan Yuan said.
That Qin Juncheng was originally able to escape from Yan Yuan's hands as long as he struggled slightly, but he let Yan Yuan hold it in his hands.
"Why don't you tell the organizing committee and let me play first, and then you go and prepare?" Qin Juncheng said.
Yan Yuan shook his head, "This is definitely not going to work." There is no such precedent, and the players themselves are responsible for accidents. ”
"Then look, the main thing is that those ingredients are lost, if I have them here, just take them." Qin Juncheng said.
"The main thing is that shark fin is completely useless! The rest is fine. Yan Yuan said.
Qin Juncheng cried with a sad face, "I can't do anything about this shark fin!" ”
Xiao Yalin's right leg was hit by a cart, and it was bruised, Xiao Yalin rubbed it with her hand, "It's okay, just bear with it." The key is how to find the ingredients. And all the ingredients I prepared were also sprinkled, and it was too late to mix them at this time. ”
Jiang Bian said, "The ingredients are not much of a problem, we have a lot of them there, and each time we prepare a few more servings, you can just take one, and I don't think there is much of a problem with abalone." Although shark fin is gone, who stipulates that emerald green abalone must have shark fin? Can't it be changed? The others can also be changed, and the ingredients I have here, you can use them, just use them. ”
Xiao Yalin's eyes lit up, and she smiled excitedly, "Yes, why do you have to stick to the old rules? Well, there's a way! ”
The gloom on Xiao Yalin's face immediately dissipated, and she excitedly hugged Jiangbian's head and kissed her on the face.
Jiangbian was completely confused by Xiao Yalin's raid, and only felt that his face was hot, and a fragrance rushed into his nose.
When she came to her senses, Xiao Yalin couldn't help but twist a little.
Li Yueji and Yan Yuan looked at the sister and brother a little strangely, not knowing what happened to them. However, looking at the situation, Xiao Yalin should have thought of a way to solve the problem in front of her.
"Look at what! Sister kisses brother, what's the fuss? Xiao Yalin's mouth was very hard, but her heart was very weak, her heart was pounding, and her face was red as if she was drunk.
Everyone turned their heads, looking clear, isn't it a sister and brother love, everyone understands.
Xiao Yalin saw everyone's expressions, it was clear that she was completely misunderstood, but she had no choice, she stood up and stepped on the riverside of the initiator. But he forgot that his left foot had been injured. When I stepped on it so hard, my body lost its balance and fell to the side.
The riverside was by Xiao Yalin's side, so naturally he couldn't watch Xiao Yalin fall in front of him, so he hurriedly reached out to support Xiao Yalin. Xiao Yalin panicked, and hugged Jiangbian tightly, as hot as a lover.
"Quick, let me go!" Xiao Yalin hurriedly said, the wonderful smell from her body made Xiao Yalin a little intoxicated.
Jiangbian was also very intoxicated with this taste, but he hurriedly straightened Xiao Yalin in his hand, and then quickly let go of Xiao Yalin, as if he had been electrocuted.
Fortunately, by this time, everyone had already turned their heads and seriously cleaned up the remaining ingredients.
"Hurry up and help me take inventory, and then I'll get back to you to find some suitable ingredients. Now that this is the case, we have no choice but to use innovation to win the game! Xiao Yalin said.
Jiang Bian nodded, if the two of them had another problem, then Xiao Yalin would not have to participate in this cooking competition.
Man Qing and Xia appeared on the stage, Man Qing first said, "Audience friends, judges, good morning, this year's cooking competition has entered a white-hot state, the competition is more exciting than the other, and the contestants who can persist to the end are all elites in the culinary industry, and they are all good players." In the first game of the eight promotions, they were No. 17 player Xiao Yalin and No. 6 player Wu Zhou. The No. 17 contestant believes that the audience who has watched the previous competition is very impressed, known as the most beautiful chef in this cooking competition, and the No. 6 contestant's superb cooking skills have also left a deep impression on everyone. I believe that these two contestants will bring us a wonderful culinary feast. ”
Summer said loudly and unhurriedly, "Let's invite the No. 6 player to enter!" ”
In a burst of passionate music, Wu Zhou took the lead in walking into the cooking demonstration table and waved his hand to the audience in a chic manner. Next, Wu Zhou's assistant also appeared on the display table pushing the ingredients.
The atmosphere in the audience also began to be enthusiastic, and Wu Zhou's relatives and friends applauded desperately and even screamed.
Man Qing and the others in the audience calmed down a little, and immediately said, "Please enter the No. 17 player!" ”
The scene calmed down and the music sounded, but Xiao Yalin was not seen at the exit.
"It's possible that the players are still on their way to the showcase, some time before the start time. Let's be patient. Due to the complexity of the ingredients of the players, when entering the competition venue, a detailed inventory will be carried out again. This time, the dish cooked by the No. 17 contestant is one of the more complex dishes in Qiantang, with very particular ingredients and a wide variety of dishes. Some audience friends may have guessed it, yes, it is the emerald green fresh abalone. The raw materials include 5 fresh net abalones, asparagus, ham, chicken, lean meat, pork feet, top soup, etc., and many more I can't list. "Man Qing just got the news from the director that the No. 17 contestant had an accident in the process of entering the arena, and now he is making amends, so he is in a hurry and introduces the dishes that Xiao Yalin wants to cook.
As soon as Man Qing's words ended, Xiao Yalin happened to appear at the entrance of the cooking showcase, looking very calm.
Xiao Yalin and Li Yueji are very popular, and as soon as they appeared on the show, they were immediately warmly welcomed by the audience. The appeal of this beautiful chef can be seen from this.
At the beginning of the competition, Xiao Yalin's ingredients displayed on the table made the expert judges present discuss.
"Didn't you say the emerald green fresh abalone? That's not right! Aren't these ingredients used to make emerald green fresh abalone? It's weird! I don't know what she's going to cook! ”
"Well, it's really weird, isn't it?"
"Does she want to innovate the emerald green fresh abalone? The dish is already perfect, and it's not very flattering to have to innovate! If there is no great transcendence, innovation is a failure, and if it is not as good as it, then innovation is simply a complete failure. Therefore, it is not wise for the No. 17 player to choose such a choice in such a crucial competition! ”
There were also some people in the audience who could see a little way, and when they saw Xiao Yalin's ingredients displayed on the big TV screen, they exclaimed.
"Didn't the host just say that the No. 17 contestant wants to be a green and fresh abalone? But don't you look like the ingredients? A lot of the ingredients don't match, you know, I've made this dish myself, and I know exactly what ingredients are needed. ”
"Eun, it's strange, this dish of contestant No. 17 is very strange, it should be right to be a green fresh abalone, but she may not be cooking according to the traditional dish. She wants to innovate her own dishes! ”
"This No. 17 is not a girl, but she is very bold and dares to create a famous dish in the key competition of the competition. This courage is truly admirable! ”
"But if it fails, will it make people think it's stupid?"
In the players' lounge, a large screen was also installed, and Jiangbian and Yan Yuan looked at the big TV screen a little nervously.
"Brother, do you think this time, can Xiao Yalin succeed? I always feel a little hanging! This dish is not so innovative! Yan Yuan said.
"I'm very optimistic, my sister's cooking skills are there, this taste must not be wrong! Now that the ingredients have been renovated, it will give people a refreshing feeling, and this aspect will be a plus point for the judges. "Riverside is full of confidence.
When it comes to cooking, the riverside can't catch up with Xiao Yalin. Riverside has been able to get to this point, largely relying on the extraordinary ingredients in the space. Now Jiangbian has handed over these ingredients to Xiao Yalin for cooking, and at the same time, there are also ingredients prepared by Jiangbian, the taste will naturally surpass Jiangbian, and there will definitely be no problem in winning the competition.
"That bastard surnamed Qin must have done it on purpose! You say he's still early, does he need to be in such a hurry? Yan Yuan said.
"What's the use of saying it now? I'm sure my sister will be fine! Kawabe said.
"Brother, can you tell my brother about what happened to you two brothers and sisters just now?" Yan Yuan asked suddenly, with a playful expression on his face.
Jiangbian shook his head, "It's really nothing, it's just that I told her to just innovate the dish, and she was excited for a while, so she kissed me." Really nothing! ”
"Well, I'm convinced." But Yan Yuan's expression told Jiangbian that this guy didn't believe it at all.
On the cooking display table, Xiao Yalin was extremely calm and unhurried with various preparations. The loss of many ingredients, Xiao Yalin's surname directly broke the tradition.
Even the final molding had to be carefully transformed, and Xiao Yalin wanted to create a new emerald green fresh abalone.
Li Yueji had already recovered from the panic at the beginning, and was carefully making something there, and was communicating with Xiao Yalin from time to time.
Xiao Yalin was very satisfied with the things made by Li Yueji, smiled and encouraged Li Yueji, and pointed a few times from time to time, Li Yueji nodded, and improved the items made in her hands.
Xiao Yalin's opponent Wu Zhou was full of confidence, and he made a famous dish of the palace - Qing Palace Wanfu pork.
Wu Zhou is a famous chef of court cuisine, and he is quite famous among the high-end restaurants in Qiantang. Coming to participate in this cooking competition is also full of confidence, although this dish of Qinggong Wanfu meat is not his best dish, but he has made it a lot of times, and he is very sure.
Moreover, when he came out, he already knew that there was something wrong with the opponent's ingredients. For this victory, Wu Zhou's grasp naturally improved by a few percent.
Despite this, Wu Zhou is still meticulous when cooking, carefully preparing every ingredient and carefully carrying out every step.
"The most exciting moment came, when the two contestants finished cooking the dishes almost simultaneously. Our judges are already in place and ready to taste the dishes that the contestants have carefully prepared. The court dish of the No. 6 contestant made me salivate, well, it smelled fragrant or fragrant. In particular, it is worth mentioning that the emerald green fresh abalone cooked by the No. 17 contestant is not the usual emerald green fresh abalone, and this contestant is so bold that he has innovated the dishes in such a crucial competition. It is also worth looking forward to whether the innovation will succeed. Summer said.
At this time, Li Yueji also brought out the emerald green fresh abalone cooked by Xiao Yalin, which immediately attracted everyone's attention.
"Not to mention how it tastes, just look at the shape of the dish, you can know that this contestant has put a lot of effort into innovation, and the shape of this dish is very novel and ingenious. The green trees and clear water reflect the rich greenery of the emerald green and fresh abalone, and the five large net abalone below are no longer placed on the fish row, but are located on a reef in the middle of the river, as if enjoying a happy time. The artistic conception is far-reaching, in the modeling, the best choice! Yu Puze saw the new "emerald green fresh abalone" and immediately praised.
"In this regard, although Qinggong Wanfu meat has not been innovated, it has also done a very good job, and the color is very harmonious and bright, which should also be regarded as a good work." Manchengde said.
In other words, in this area, the two of them are not far behind, and Xiao Yalin has a slight advantage.
The next step is naturally to judge the taste.
"The pork belly prepared by the contestants is the best pork belly, the combination of the fine meat and the fat meat is very perfect, after cooking, all the fat in the fat meat is refined, so that the pork belly is fat but not greasy, in addition to the fragrance or fragrant!" Manchengde praised.
"This emerald green fresh abalone is really beyond my expectations, the taste has changed a lot from the traditional emerald green fresh abalone, but the taste has not weakened in the slightest, but has been greatly improved, the rich aroma, people have an endless aftertaste after eating. Therefore, I can declare that the innovation of the number 17 player has been very successful! ”
In terms of the seasoning of the dishes of the two people, it seems to be equal, but in fact, Xiao Yalin is more difficult, and naturally there will be extra points invisibly. So among the review experts, Xiao Yalin has a slight upper hand.
However, in the end, it is the public judges who decide the winner, and even if the judges vote for a certain contestant, theoretically, they cannot influence the outcome. The public jury is the key to deciding whether the contestants will stay or not.
Xiao Yalin's appeal in the public review is not comparable to Wu Zhou. The public judges originally also appreciated Xiao Yalin's bold innovation, but now that Xiao Yalin can innovate successfully, she can naturally be recognized by the public judges.
In the public review vote, Wu Zhou lost even more, if it weren't for the last time, the public review gave him a few votes for comforting the surname, Wu Zhou was almost shaved by Xiao Yalin.
"Yay!" Back in the players' lounge, Xiao Yalin hugged Li Yueji excitedly, and Xiao Yalin, who was excited, let go of Li Yueji and walked to the riverside.
"Brother, thank you!" Xiao Yalin unexpectedly stretched out her arms and hugged the riverside tightly.
The riverside was hugged by Xiao Yalin and couldn't move. A normal man doesn't necessarily want to see any woman, but when he has intimate contact with a woman, he does react. This is a physiological phenomenon.
The riverside is obviously too normal to be normal, so when you come into close contact with such a charming body, it is inevitable that a physiological reaction will occur.
Jiangbian's physiological activities were quickly noticed by the sensitive Xiao Yalin, and whispered in Jiangbian's ear, "I'm your sister, and you even have bad thoughts." ”
Yan Yuan looked at the excited Li Yueji, thinking that this girl would be as carried away as Xiao Yalin, so she kept hesitating, when the little girl asked for a hug, whether to accept or refuse.
But the little girl was very excited, but people's eyes were staring at the riverside that hugged Xiao Yalin tightly.
Xiao Yalin naturally let go of the riverside, but stepped on the instep of the riverside when she left. Xiao Yalin seems to have stepped out of experience, this time, she stepped quite accurately, and after stepping on it, she was able to walk away in style.
Jiangbian was also ready to help Xiao Yalin when she fell, but she didn't expect Xiao Yalin's feet to seem to have healed and walk steadily.
"Riverside! Thank you! Li Yueji also came over, the little girl kept the responsibility of the cart falling to the ground on herself, for fear that Xiao Yalin would lose the game because of her own negligence, but she didn't expect to win so easily with the help of Jiangbian.
While a few people were celebrating, Yuan Wenguang walked in. Seeing a few people so excited, he said disdainfully, "Isn't it worth winning the quarterfinals and being so proud?" ”
Fei Qishui's game was the third, so Yuan Wenguang and Fei Qishui were not in a hurry at all, and only now rushed over.
"If you can pass this game, we are likely to meet in the next game! When the time comes, you can talk big again! Yan Yuan said.
"Hehe, I'm talking big, you should beg you to be able to advance smoothly, I'm just afraid that you will lose in advance before you arrive to join us." Yuan Wenguang said.
At this time, the organizing committee came to inform that No. 2 player Qin Juncheng withdrew from the competition for some reason, so Jiangbian will win without a fight and successfully advance to the semifinals.
"Oops, I really admire your shit luck! That's fine, too! How much of this shit luck have you all walked along the way? Yuan Wenguang was a little angry when he heard the news.
"So! Now it's up to you, come on and advance! My brother and I are waiting for you in the Final Four! Yan Yuan smiled.
Yuan Wenguang snorted, "Wait and see!" ”
(To be continued)