It's the day the game starts.

Wei Qiaoyi got up early, and after she finished washing, she changed into the clothes she was going out for today.

Gao Dian got up at this time, washed up briefly, and then put on clean and tidy clothes.

"I'm packed, let's go." Gao Dian said.

Wei Qiaoyi looked him up and down, nodded and said, "I'm wearing a pretty handsome dress today." ”

Gao Dian said: "That's it, I'm going to participate in the competition today, and so many people are watching." ”

"I'm not playing today." Wei Qiaoyi said.

"Huh? Don't race? Gao Dian wondered.

Wei Qiaoyi said with a smile: "This afternoon is the opening ceremony, and the competition will officially start tomorrow." ”

"Huh? So why are we going now? Gao Dian asked.

He got up so early just to rush to the competition, but Wei Qiaoyi said that the opening ceremony was in the afternoon, and the competition would start tomorrow.

He doesn't think it's strange to have an opening ceremony, after all, this is also a competition that many people have paid attention to, and it is still an international competition, and it is impossible to say that there is no opening ceremony.

"Didn't you read the message in the group?" Wei Qiaoyi said strangely.

"Swarm? What swarm? Gao Dian was even more puzzled.

Wei Qiaoyi was also a little confused, "I remember not pulling you into the group?" You don't know? ”

When Gao Dian heard this, he took out his mobile phone, clicked on it, and sure enough, there was an unfamiliar group. The name is "Win the First".

"I didn't pay attention." Gao Dian said.

He hasn't looked at his phone much in the past few days, mainly because of some remarks on the Internet, which annoys him.

This group of ...... He had a faint impression, as if he had added it, but after adding it, he quickly blocked it again.

This is Gao Dian's habit, he is not used to the water group, so the general group messages are open and do not disturb.

Wei Qiaoyi was a little speechless, and the discussion in the group was hot, but Gao Dian didn't read it at all.

"Yesterday the group said that let's gather the contestants in the morning, and then go to the opening ceremony in the afternoon." Wei Qiaoyi said.

"Well, let's go." Gao Dian said.

"Don't worry, it's still early. I'm going to get some breakfast. Wei Qiaoyi said.

Gao Dian answered, Wei Qiaoyi walked into the kitchen, and quickly walked out again, "You ran out of ingredients?" ”

"Ahh It seems that yes, I forgot to tell you. Gao Dian said.

"Forget it, I saw the lily cake you made in the kitchen, so I'm going to eat it." Wei Qiaoyi said.

"Okay." Gao Dian responded.

Wei Qiaoyi went to heat two glasses of milk, and the two sat on the dining table and ate slowly.

Suddenly, Wei Qiaoyi's body shook and said in surprise: "You made this lily cake?" ”

Gao Dian nodded and said, "yes, what's wrong?" ”

"This taste...... Why is it so delicious? Wei Qiaoyi asked.

The lily cake made by Gao Dian, Wei Qiaoyi has eaten it, and he has eaten a lot.

Wei Qiaoyi thinks that although it is easy to gain weight when eating at night, there is no need to worry about eating during the day.

And the lily crisp made by Gao Dian tastes really good, especially suitable for eating when chasing dramas.

But the lily crisp she ate before tasted ...... Not as good as this.

Wei Qiaoyi thought of a question and hurriedly asked, "Have you found the right ingredients?" But no, even if you find the right ingredients, you shouldn't have such a big improvement. ”

Hearing Wei Qiaoyi's words, Gao Dian was a little puzzled and asked, "Why won't there be such a big improvement?" ”

Wei Qiaoyi did not answer this question, but asked, "How did you do it?" ”

Gao Dian didn't think much about it, and told Wei Qiaoyi about the accident that happened yesterday.

After listening to Gao Dian's speech, Wei Qiaoyi fell into a long silence.

Gao Dian was puzzled, why did he suddenly stop talking?

After a long time, Wei Qiaoyi said: "I really don't know if you are lucky or lucky." ”

"Uh......"

Wei Qiaoyi looked at Gao Dian seriously and said, "Your luck makes me envious, and you can improve it with a mistake." ”

"It's okay, I see a lot of pastries, they are created by various mistakes, in comparison, I'm quite normal, right?" Gao Dian said.

"Normal...... Forget it, you can't swear. The ones you see, they're all the lucky ones, the super lucky ones. Think about it, thousands of years of history, how many such lucky people have appeared? Wei Qiaoyi said.

Gao Dian recalled, "In this way, my luck is indeed good. ”

Wei Qiaoyi rolled her eyes, "It's not just good, it's just so good." Your lily crisp is not looking for the right ingredients, and it has been improved, generally finding the right ingredients, for the lily crisp is not so much improved. ”

Gao Dian was puzzled and asked, "Why isn't it that big?" If it's not that big, why look for the right ingredients? ”

Wei Qiaoyi said: "The improvement is not so big, and there is still an improvement." Just like many people like to use expensive ingredients when cooking.

It's like buns, and what lobster stuffing is wrapped, what is king crab stuffing, and there is caviar black truffle or something. Anyway, how expensive it is.

Why are they doing this?

It's not about enhancing the flavor of the pastry, but sometimes it's self-defeating.

Finding the right ingredients has the same purpose, and the right ingredients are better for improving the taste than simply using expensive ingredients. ”

"I see." Gao Dian nodded.

"Your improved lily cake tastes so much better than the original. Maybe it will surprise everyone, but don't reveal the improvement. Wei Qiaoyi said.

"I know, don't worry." Gao Dian said.

improved the lily crisp, but Gao Dian didn't feel too much in his heart, mainly because this matter had nothing to do with him, it depended on luck, not his own ability.

Wei Qiaoyi ate a few lily cakes and said: "I was worried that your lily cakes might not be suitable for this competition, but now it seems that I am too worried." ”

"What do you mean?" Gao Dian asked.

"During the training camp, you should have realized that when you make knife-cut noodles, you win a lot of times, but when you make lily cakes, you lose more." Wei Qiaoyi said.

When Gao Dian heard this, it seemed that this was indeed the case.

His lily cake was enough in the first and second stages of the training camp, but in the third stage, it was obviously not enough.

When he makes lily cakes, he can only win if his opponent does not make an impeccable pastry, and if the opponent makes an impeccable pastry, he loses more and wins less.

"Why is that?" Gao Dian asked.

"Because the lily crisp recipe is not good enough." Wei Qiaoyi said.

Gao Dian was stunned, is this the reason?

"At the same level, the recipe for making pastries is the key to winning or losing. When the level of cooking skills and recipes is equal, the ingredients are the key to winning or losing. Wei Qiaoyi said.

"I see what you mean, the level of cooking is the first place, followed by the recipe, then the ingredients, and then some other influences." Gao Dian said.

"That's right, that's usually the case. In extreme cases, then any factor can make the difference between victory and defeat. Wei Qiaoyi said.

Gao Dian exhaled slowly, and he already understood the meaning of Wei Qiaoyi's expression in his heart.

This is also why Hu Dekun will ask everyone to find suitable ingredients, just to improve the odds of winning.

"Let's leave after eating, we'll let them wait later." Wei Qiaoyi got up and said.

"Okay." Gao Dian followed.

…………

There are a total of 20 contestants, including 10 white case chefs and 10 red case chefs.

This competition is divided into two aspects.

One is a white case chef competition, and the other is a red case chef competition.

Twenty people seems like a lot, but if you think about it, there are only ten people on one side, and this is a contestant from one country, so it seems that there will be no more people.

When Gao Dian and Wei Qiaoyi arrived at the place, it was just the specified time.

The two found a place to sit down, there were two old men on the stage, and sitting in the middle was a middle-aged man with a Chinese face and a majestic face.

One of them is Hu Dekun, and there is also a Gao Dian who I don't know very well.

Wei Qiaoyi whispered to Gao Dian: "The other one is a master on the side of the Red Case Chef, who is very influential. ”

Gao Dian nodded suddenly.

"Everyone's here, right?" The middle-aged man sitting in the middle asked.

"It's all there." The following suddenly arrived.

"Okay, now that we're all here, let's get down to business."

"In this competition, a total of 20 countries participated, and each country sent 20 contestants, including 10 red case chefs and 10 white case chefs. Of course, they are called differently, so we won't bother so much here.

The competition is played in a group stage, with 10 players in each group, divided into 20 groups, and the top five in each group advance. Then all the players who made the cut were shuffled and divided into ten groups, and the top five also advanced.

This is true for the three rounds, but it is different for the rest of the matches.

By the time of the fourth round, there were five people in each group, and the top 3 would advance. In the fifth round, there are five people in each group, and the top two will advance. In the sixth round, there are two people in each group, and the winner advances. Finally, there is the final. ”

Gao Dian listened silently, slowly calculating in his heart.

Above, the middle-aged man continued: "For each group of competitions, only one dish needs to be cooked, and then the judges will score it out of 100. ”

"The scoring rule is that ten judges, each of whom scores their own scores, and the final total score is the average score after removing the lowest score and the highest score."

Removing the lowest and highest scores is actually to prevent someone from maliciously scoring them.

For example, if I give a score of 1, the average score will be lowered, or I will give a score of 100 and the average score will be raised.

These are malicious scoring.

This can be effectively prevented by taking the lowest and highest scores.

After all, if you give a score that is too low or too high, it may be removed, and it will be meaningless if it is not counted in the score.

Gao Dian has no objection to such scoring rules, this game itself is much more formal, unlike the previous exchange competition, there are not so many rules.

After all, the meaning of the two events is not the same.

After talking about the general rules of the competition, the middle-aged man continued: "There are twenty countries participating in the competition this time, and some of them are not to be feared, of course, they can't be careless, after all, they are representing a country in the competition, and their cooking skills are definitely not bad."

You know, the lion fights the rabbit, you need to go all out!

Finally, I also hope that everyone will achieve a good result and win glory for the country! ”

After the middle-aged man finished speaking, there was a round of applause from the audience.

Gao Dian also applauded hesitantly, and whispered to Wei Qiaoyi beside him: "This is a pre-game mobilization, right?" ”

"Yes." Wei Qiaoyi nodded.

After the applause subsided, the middle-aged man said again: "By the way, there is one more thing, we will prepare a set of chef clothes for you, and we will send it to you later." When attending the opening ceremony in the afternoon, everyone put on this outfit.

In the afternoon, everyone should take out their spirits, and this competition will be broadcast live. ”

Gao Dian was stunned, and clothes? And this kind of good thing.

Gao Dian didn't know about the clothes in advance.

The organizer didn't mention this matter, Gao Dian thought that the chef uniform needed to be brought by himself, and he also specially bought one online, and he hadn't worn it yet, so he was waiting to wear it during the competition.

As a result, he did this too much, and the organizers had to distribute clothes.

After a while, a staff member came in with clothes and began to distribute them.

When Gao Dian and the others participated in the training camp before, they filled in their height and weight when they signed up, and he didn't think much about it at that time.

The clothes belonging to Gao Dian were issued and packed in transparent bags, which looked a little cheap.

But when Gao Dian opened the bag and touched the clothes inside, he didn't feel cheap at all.

The material of this dress is very comfortable to the touch. Soft without losing texture.

The pre-game mobilization was over, and everyone went back.

Back at home, Gao Dian couldn't wait to go to the room and change into a chef's uniform.

Fits perfectly.

Gao Dian's figure was not bad, and later he learned pastry, which was a personal effort, and his figure was better.

The chef's uniform is white overall, but with a red flag on the chest. The style is with a strong traditional style, and the cuffs are embroidered with a dragon with gold silk thread, which looks looming and not obvious.

In this set, there are tops and pants, as well as a certain chef's hat.

Chef's hats are not meant to look good, but to prevent hair from falling into the dish. Imagine that if the judges are eating and suddenly eating a hair, they probably don't think much about it, and it will be zero points.

After Gao Dian changed his clothes, he looked left and right, and felt quite satisfied, better than what he bought on the Internet.

It's just that the cuff dragon is not big enough, he bought that one online, and there is a big dragon on his chest.

Wei Qiaoyi looked a little speechless, "You changed your clothes so early?" ”

Gao Dian said: "I want to see if the clothes fit first, and if they don't fit, I can change them in advance." ”

Wei Qiaoyi rolled her eyes.

In the afternoon, Wei Qiaoyi also changed her clothes.

She wears this dress, and she has a different temperament.

The difference in women's clothes is that the cuffs are embroidered with phoenixes, and the clothes are more feminine overall.

After changing their clothes and wearing a down jacket on the bed outside, the two rushed to the competition venue.