In Wei Lianzhang's old house.

The old man was sitting with Wei Xu, on a small table, with peanuts and other snacks, and the father and son were drinking wine and chatting.

Since the last reconciliation, the father and son have often drunk and chatted together, sometimes Wei Xu took the initiative to bring it up, and sometimes Wei Lianzhang took the initiative to ask for it.

Every time, the father and son will talk a lot, covering a wide range of topics, including Wei Xu's troubles when he was a child, work matters, and even some non-existent, both of them are chatting.

The taciturn father in Wei Xu's impression also became talkative, and he would say a lot of things every time.

Wei Xu could only sigh secretly, his father was old, and no one talked to him, so he would come back to accompany his father more when he was free.

Today, the two talked about the ongoing Municipal Youth Pastry Chef Exchange Competition, as the current person in charge of the Appreciation Building, Wei Xu naturally paid attention to this competition.

There is even a sponsorship of this competition.

The young pastry chefs who came to participate in the competition can be called geniuses, and they are naturally suitable for eating this bowl of rice. Some of these geniuses can be poached.

But at this moment, we are not talking about poaching people.

"Dad, that little apprentice of yours heard that he won the first game against Aunt Lu's apprentice Zhang Lan, and he still won it with a white-flour steamed bun." Wei Xu said.

Wei Lianzhang smiled and nodded, he also knew about it. Even for Wei Xu saying that Gao Dian was his apprentice, Wei Lianzhang did not refute it.

In his heart, he had already regarded Gao Dian as his apprentice, but he didn't want Gao Dian to bear the name of his apprentice, which might be a burden for Gao Dian.

"He's improved very quickly, beyond my expectations." Wei Lianzhang said.

Wei Xu was stunned, he didn't expect his father to say this, is Gao Dian's talent so high?

"Dad, do you think Gao Dian can become the champion in this competition?" Wei Xu asked with some curiosity.

Wei Lianzhang shook his head and said, "I don't know, I don't know what level Gao Dian is at now." But I'm sure he'll do his best. ”

Since the end of the last Gao Dian exam, Wei Lianzhang has not seen Gao Dian again, and the communication between the two is limited to mobile phones.

Although the time is very short, for others, this time may not make much progress at all, but Gao Dian is not sure.

Hearing Wei Lianzhang's words, Wei Xu seemed to think of something, and said with a smile: "Indeed, after all, the reward for the first place in this competition is 50,000." ”

The father and son touched a cup, and suddenly a light rain began to fall outside the window, and the raindrops hit the window and made a ticking sound.

"It's raining." Wei Xu said.

"Yes, the autumn wind and autumn rain are getting cooler, and the weather is going to get cooler." Wei Lianzhang said.

Wei Xu answered, raised his glass and touched his father again.

"Dad, I heard that this competition went out through the live webcast?" Wei Xu asked.

Wei Lianzhang nodded and said, "Well, but the effect is not very ideal, according to the person in charge of the live broadcast, basically no one watches it." ”

"I didn't broadcast live before, why did I broadcast live this time?" Wei Xu asked.

The Municipal Youth Pastry Chef Exchange Competition is not a commercial competition, it is not so much a competition, but more like a learning in Wei Xu's view.

"There are many reasons, the times are developing, we have to keep up, we can't always keep the old tradition." Wei Lianzhang said.

Wei Xu looked at his father, and he always felt that the real reason was not like this.

Sure enough, Wei Lianzhang was silent for a while, and his tone became heavy.

"The real reason is not like this, when there was a meeting before, although no one said anything, everyone understood it in their hearts. The city's youth pastry chef exchange competition was supported by us old men, and if one day we all left, this competition might disappear with our departure. ”

Hearing this, Wei Xu was also silent.

Life and death are inevitable in human life, but when we talk about life, we can't help but be happy; When they talk about death, they all mourn.

Everyone knows that death is inevitable, but the topic of death is too heavy. A loved one who has been with him for decades dies suddenly, who can bear not to be sad?

"Dad, don't talk about this." Wei Xu said.

Wei Lianzhang smiled and said indifferently: "Life and death, life and death are inevitable." I'll be gone someday, you have to learn to accept. ”

Wei Xu pursed his lips and did not speak. He is already middle-aged, and his daughters have grown up, but he still finds it difficult to accept.

Wei Xu didn't want to talk about this topic, and said: "So the live broadcast is more acceptable to more people? ”

Wei Lianzhang nodded and said: "Isn't it said that traffic is king now, if more people can pay attention to this competition through live broadcast, then there will be more people who will sponsor it in the future." ”

"Isn't this game similar to the rest of the competition?" Wei Xu said.

"This is also something that can't be helped, there is a give-and-take." Wei Lianzhang said.

Wei Xu understood what his father meant, in fact, he knew better than his father that he specialized in art, and he was originally a person in the mall.

"In that case, why not more publicity? Without publicity and fame, there must be no one in the live broadcast room. Wei Xu said.

Wei Lianzhang was silent for a while and said: "Actually, we old men are also afraid, after all, this kind of thing is too strange to us." ”

Wei Xu sighed in his heart, his father was still old, and he was a little forward-looking.

"Dad, why don't I try?" Wei Xu asked.

"What are you trying?" Wei Lianzhang asked.

"Let's see if we can get more attention to this game." Wei Xu said.

Wei Lianzhang asked, "What do you want to do?" It's been a few days since the tournament was played, so it's a bit late to promote it, right? ”

Wei Xu said: "I don't know exactly how to do it now, it's already like this anyway, I can't get worse if I try." ”

Wei Lianzhang pondered for a while and asked, "That won't delay your work, right?" ”

Wei Xu smiled: "Dad, don't worry, it won't delay my work." It's not me who does it myself, it's all left to the people below to operate. ”

When Wei Lianzhang heard this, he nodded and said, "Then you can try it." ”

The rain in the sky continued to fall, but the father and son did not talk again.

……

The first round ended with half of the players eliminated.

There are not so many bells and whistles in this game, there is no group stage, repechage or anything like that, the winners advance, the losers are eliminated, and there is no second chance.

The reason for this is because of the special nature of this competition.

As the victorious side, Gao Dian naturally successfully advanced to the second round.

The way of the second round of the game is no different from the first round of the game, it is also a two-by-two competition, the loser is eliminated, and the winner advances.

Nothing is known about the opponents of the second round.

The lottery is drawn by the organizer on behalf of the organizer, and the contestants are not required to go to the site to draw lots. After the draw, the organizer will notify the contestants of the competition time by text message.

Gao Dian is the last day of the second round.