Five years later.

Rongcheng.

In the most spacious banquet hall on the second floor of Juno Hotel, a large-scale food competition is about to kick off, where more than 20 top celebrity chefs will gather after layers of screening to prepare for the last half hour before the competition.

On the podium, the judges took their seats one after another, and in the end, only the person in the middle seat did not show up for a long time. However, the simple word "Gu Qian" on the seat card is enough to make people look forward to it - the big boss of TK Group is also the organizer of this food competition.

As one of the largest restaurant groups in the world, TK was already a well-known and veteran enterprise with a history of more than 20 years when the previous chairman Gu Xi was alive. Since taking over the group five years ago, Gu Zhen has vigorously carried out a series of bold and innovative rectifications and acquisitions, including many world-famous food and beverage brands, and single-handedly built a food empire that cannot be easily shaken today.

And Gu Zhen himself, because of his decisive spirit and tough hand, has become the most prestigious rookie and the most valuable wizard in the business world so far. The reporters surging outside the venue were not so much for the food contest as for the quality.

The door on the east side of the hall opened, and the camera that was still facing the competition venue a second ago quickly switched past, and for a while, the magnesium lights flickered non-stop, and the restless sound came and went, and many of the participating chefs couldn't help but cast their attention. One person is the only one who stays out of the way, engrossed in counting the ingredients on the countertop.

"Sister Wait, why aren't you interested in TK's boss at all?" Slender tried to tiptoe, but the wall was thick and high, and there was not even a crack.

Dai Zhi didn't look up: "I can't escape two eyes and one nose, what's so beautiful, a group of people are like onlookers watching gorillas." ”

Slender sneered, "He's your future boss, how do you compare people to gorillas?" ”

Dai Zhi's hand stagnated.

The winner of this gastronomic competition will sign with TK and become the head chef of the group's fine dining restaurants. Of all the contestants today, not a single one is not here for this, including her.

"The game hasn't started yet, there are many masters, and he won't necessarily be my boss yet."

Slender patted Dai Bei's shoulder: "Sister Wait, don't be modest, your strength is there!" ”

"Alright, don't talk so much nonsense." Dai waited to squint at her, "Go help me see if the bass is still alive?" ”

"Huh? Sea bass? The slender fox doubted, "Isn't the exam question a crab?" ”

Dai Zhi's smile was full of mystery: "The exam question is crab, but we use sea bass." ”

Seeing the slender head leave with a question mark, Dai Bei's eyes moved and looked in the direction of the distant rostrum.

The wall of people has dispersed, and the shadows outline the figure in the center. His face was a little blurry from the distance, but it didn't prevent his appearance from coming to Dai Zhi's mind clearly.

Squinting slightly, Dai Zhi lowered his head.

"Mr. Gu......? Mr. Gu? What happened to you? Seeing Gu Qian's eyes solemnly searching through the crowd, assistant Matthew asked aloud.

"Nothing." I guess I thought about it too much, and I always felt that a gaze was glued to me. Gu Zhen retracted his gaze, "You continue." ”

"Yes!" Matthew reopened the schedule: "After the competition, there is a dinner with the other judges on the third floor. I made an appointment to meet with my Taiwanese partners at six o'clock, and ...... at eight o'clock."

The food competition was carried out in an orderly manner, and the various "crabs" were presented on the table in a concentrated manner, and the judges tasted them one by one.

At first glance, Gu Zhen was attracted by a "plum snow" shape of the plating, the white chassis with bamboo charcoal calligraphy, the fresh and elegant artistic conception rushed to the face.

The staff took some of the food with special utensils and handed it to Gu Qian.

As soon as he entered, he couldn't help but be stunned.

"Hmm...... Using brandy instead of traditional rice wine to cook ingredients not only makes the dish more intense, but also reduces the warmth of rice wine. There are ideas, there are ideas! But it looks like there's something else, wait for me to take another bite. ”

"Huh? But there doesn't seem to be any crab in this dish? ”

"White is crab meat, right?"

"No, no, something's wrong!"

“……”

Several other judges discussed it with a lot of babbling, and Gu Zhen said coldly: "It's not crab meat, it's sea bass." ”

"Ah, it's a perch? How does sea bass taste like a crab? ”

"Wonderful! Wonderful! ”

“……”

The judges were amazed, but they saw Gu Zhen put down his chopsticks, his thin lips pursed, and his expression was gloomy: "Who did this?" ”

The sudden cold aura frightened the audience for a moment and did not dare to gasp for breath, and when the staff on the side was about to answer, someone weakly raised his hand and responded: "Yes, it's our ......"

Gu Qian's deep eyes immediately swept over like a sharp knife, but what caught his eye was a round and unpleasant woman, no matter how she looked at it, she was a strange face, far from the person she thought of in her heart.

Yes, how could it be her...... How could a man who had been dead for four years be here......

Looking at the woman in front of him who was trembling like chaff, Gu Zhen quickly gathered his thoughts: "Add lemon ginger juice?" ”

Slender hurriedly nodded his head: "Yes!" ”

"The exam question is obviously crab, but you don't use crab as an ingredient, according to the rules, you will be disqualified."

It's over, she reminded Dai to wait, and now something is really wrong. Slim secretly anxious.

Unexpectedly, Gu Zhifeng's words suddenly changed: "I didn't use crabs, but I made a more delicious taste than crabs, which is different from crabs in the general sense." Alright, that's it for today's game. ”

As the words fell, he stepped on his slender legs and walked straight away.

"Well, you can hand me this person's information later!" Matthew quickly explained to the staff and hurriedly went to Gu Qian.

Everyone was stunned for a few seconds before they reacted, and the result of this food competition was decided by Gu Qian's words.