The official competition of the National Pastry Chef Contest is concentrated, but not here, but elsewhere.

Because they were in other places, Gao Dian and Wei Qiaoyi had to rush over, and Dian Xinlou was handed over to Yao Jun to take care of them.

Now that Dianxinlou is on the right track, there will be no problem leaving the two of them temporarily.

It is also because of this that the two of them can leave with peace of mind, otherwise, the two of them will not be able to leave.

The contestants in their region did not require to gather together, although they were from the same region, they were also competitors to each other.

Of course, if you know someone well, you can go with you.

Gao Dian and Wei Qiaoyi went over together.

There are still a few days to play, so you need to stay here.

But there is no need to worry about accommodation, the organizer has already arranged the accommodation, as long as you go to check in, someone will arrange it.

Coincidentally, the rooms where Gao Dian and Wei Qiaoyi lived were adjacent.

Gao Dian came to the room and looked at the room, which was quite good. It's not luxurious, but it's not shabby.

After checking in, Gao Dian put down his luggage and went to the next room to knock on the door.

Wei Qiaoyi opened the door and said, "Have you put your luggage away?" ”

"Well, let's go out for a bite to eat." Gao Dian said.

When Wei Qiaoyi heard this, he smiled and said, "Okay." ”

This is the capital, and it goes without saying how prosperous it is.

As the center, the food here is also available.

Because there are many people, there are all over the country, which also brings food from different places.

Of course, there is no shortage of local food.

Walking down the bustling streets, the two talked about the city.

It is a city where many people have made their dreams come true, and it is also a city where many people have been saddened.

After shopping for a long time and eating several delicacies, the two returned to their rooms.

I came by plane today, and I didn't have too much time on the road, but I also felt tired.

After saying goodnight to each other, the two went back to their rooms to get ready to rest.

I have to get up early tomorrow, so how can I not rest early?

Next.

Both of them got up early, as did the other chefs, who got up early to get ready to go to the arena.

According to the schedule, today is the first day, and it is the time for the opening ceremony to be held, and there will be no competition today.

The official competition starts tomorrow.

The opening ceremony started early.

Everyone came to the competition venue one after another and sat in the position arranged by the organizer.

It was a gymnasium, which has been rented and temporarily converted into a venue for competitions.

This is because the tournament is not open to the public, but it does not discourage people who want to come and watch the tournament.

As long as you want to come, there are auditoriums here, so it doesn't matter if you don't want to come.

In addition to the auditorium, there is also a rest area.

This is a special place for competitors to rest, and non-competitors are not allowed to sit here.

Gao Dian and Wei Qiaoyi stood together, Gao Dian looked around, his eyes full of curiosity.

It was the first time for him to participate in this competition, and it was the highest level pastry chef competition in China, so Gao Dian was naturally curious.

Wei Qiaoyi on the side was also full of curiosity, but she didn't look around curiously like Gao Dian. She is much more reserved, after all, she is a girl, and she pays attention to her image.

When the contestants arrived, Gao Dian looked at the crowd, there were about one or two hundred people, and Gao Dian didn't know the specific number, so he could only guess a rough idea.

Suddenly, Gao Dian saw a person in the crowd.

This person is the same person who sent him video evidence earlier, but Gao Dian does not know his name.

Cai Guangxin also discovered Gao Dian, and when he saw him looking towards him, he smiled and nodded to him very friendly.

Gao Dian was stunned for a moment, and then responded.

At this moment, Gao Dian seemed to understand something.

Then, Gao Dian withdrew his gaze and did not look at him again.

He continued to look and found many "acquaintances", among which Du Dawei was also there.

This made Gao Dian feel surprised at the same time, but also felt reasonable.

As a special first-class pastry chef, Du Dawei seems to have no choice but to participate in this competition.

In addition to him, Gao Dian also recognized a lot of people, all of whom he had seen before, but was not very familiar with.

A voice suddenly rang out.

"Hello chefs!"

The voice was full of breath, and it sounded unusually calm.

Everyone's eyes were also attracted by this voice, and Gao Dian also withdrew his gaze, and instead of looking around, he looked towards the middle of the venue.

I saw a middle-aged man standing in the middle of the competition venue, holding a microphone.

"I am Wang Hua, the general person in charge of this competition, first of all, thank you very much for participating in this competition, and thank you for your support for this competition."

Wang Hua said.

Then, he said something very official, which sounded a little boring.

Fortunately, these words did not last long, and soon got to the point.

"For this tournament, we will play in two ways, first in a group format and in a second in a two-man competition.

Wang Hua said.

Gao Dian and Wei Qiaoyi looked at each other, and Gao Dian said in a low voice: "Is the way this competition is so special? ”

Wei Qiaoyi said: "I don't know, it is said that the rules of the competition will change a little every year. ”

Gao Dian nodded.

The combination of the two methods is also very good.

Wang Hua paused for a long time, also to digest it for everyone.

He looked at everyone, felt that it was about the same, and continued: "There are eight groups in front, and each group has 21 people. ”

Hearing this, Gao Dian quickly calculated in his heart that if there were eight groups and twenty people in each group, then the total number of contestants would be 168.

Of course, knowing how many people there are in the game doesn't help the game in any way, Gao Dian is just a little curious about how many people have counted.

Wang Hua continued: "Each group competes in each round, and the last three are eliminated. The group matches are played over a total of four rounds. ”

Everyone listened quietly, four rounds of group stage, and the last three in each round were eliminated.

In other words, only the top nine will make it through the group stage.

In the end, there are only 72 people left, that is, the top seventy-two?

Gao Dian thought thoughtfully.

This information is not difficult to think of, and many people thought of it after Wang Hua said it.

In fact, in the four rounds of group stage, more than half of the people, 168 people, will be brushed off, and only 72 can pass in the end, and the pass rate is not high.

Among those present, the worst responsible first-level pastry chef is at the midstream level, and the most powerful is the special first-class pastry chef.

As you can imagine, the difficulty of this competition.

It is not an easy task to get past the group stage.

It can be said that the goal of most of the people present is to pass the group stage.

Because it is a four-round competition, it is not a direct top nine promotion, so there is also a lot of room for maneuver in the middle.

Wang Hua waited for a while and continued: "After the group stage, the remaining players will compete against each other, that is, in teams of two, the winner will advance, and the defeat will be eliminated!" ”

"As with the tryouts, the same noodle cannot be repeated in this competition." Wang Hua said.

This regulation made everyone's hearts awe-inspiring.

Gao Dian was also a little heavy in his heart, the existence of this rule directly increased the difficulty of the entire competition.

During the selection competition, there is also this rule, but the increase in difficulty is not large, but in the official competition, this rule is extremely terrible for the increase in difficulty.

Gao Dian roughly calculated, if he wants to win the championship, the difficulty is not ordinary!

First of all, the group stage is played in four rounds, that is, in order to pass the group stage, you must make four pastries.

This is not the end of the year, the four noodles are just to enter the top 72, and the later match, two by two, will be played against each other, which will require 6 rounds.

In other words, six pastries will be made in the match, plus four in the group stage, for a total of ten pastries.

Ten pastries, not allowed to be repeated.

This is a great pressure for a first-class pastry chef.

Ten pastries are not many, but they are not ordinary ten pastries, but they are ten pastries that you need to be able to win every round.

In the worst level of the first-level pastry chef, if you want to win, you can imagine the level that his pastry should reach.

Thinking of this, Gao Dian couldn't help but gasp, this kind of difficulty ...... No wonder it's the most valuable game.

Those who can win the championship can basically be recognized by everyone.

Gaodian is just the simplest algorithm, and the difficulty is actually higher.

Ten pastries are indeed true, but the problem is how to arrange these ten pastries.

For example, in the group stage, the bottom three are eliminated each time.

In other words, as long as you make sure that you are not in the bottom three every time, it doesn't matter how much you rank.

This is quite a test of the chef's arrangement of pastries, how to ensure that he can successfully qualify, and preserve his strength.

If you have the strength to crush, then you don't have to worry, but the pastry chef present is not much worse.

It is not unheard of for a special pastry chef to be eliminated in the group stage.

Ten different pastries, not so easy to make.

Everyone has what they are good at and what they are not good at, and the same is true of Gao Dian.

"No wonder it's the most expensive game, it's ...... It's too high, right? Someone sighed.

Wei Qiaoyi and Gao Dian glanced at each other, neither of them spoke, but they both saw a solemn expression in each other's eyes.

Next, Wang Hua continued to talk about the rules of the game, and everyone listened carefully.

In fact, these rules are some common rules, and they are not too special.

The people present have more or less participated in some cooking competitions, and they are generally aware of these rules.

In fact, the existence of these rules is to ensure the fairness of the game and ensure the smooth progress of the game.

Wang Hua finished talking about the rules of the game, stopped, and waited for everyone to digest it slowly.

After a long time, he spoke again: "The ingredients for this competition are provided by the organizers, and what ingredients you need, please report to the staff the day before each round of competition." ”

This is the difference between the official competition and the selection competition, the ingredients for the selection competition are brought by themselves, and the organizer will check whether there are any illegal ingredients at most.

I didn't care too much about the quality of the ingredients, and I didn't care about it.

The official competition is different, and the ingredients are provided by the organizer, that is, the quality of everyone's ingredients will not be too different.

To a certain extent, this ensures the fairness of the game and is also convenient for everyone.

No one can guarantee that they will be able to enter the finals, if they bring their own ingredients, if they have less, they will not have time to prepare for the subsequent competitions, and if they have more, it will be too wasteful.

This problem can be avoided by having the organizers provide the ingredients.

At this point, everything that needs to be said has been said, and there is nothing to continue.

Next, it's time to group the game.

Unlike the previous matches that Gao Dian has experienced, this time, the group stage will not be disrupted and redistributed every time.

It's fixed in one group, and at the beginning it's that group, and until the end of the group stage, it's all in the same group.

It's a bit like the previous tryouts.

The grouping method is also more traditional, and it is decided by drawing lots.

Each person takes turns to draw lots in a box, which contains 168 slips of paper, each with a number from 1 to 8 written on it, and whichever number is drawn, it belongs to the same group.

The number drawn by Gao Dian is 6, and he is in the sixth group.

Soon, Wei Qiaoyi also pulled out his own grouping, Gao Dian leaned over and looked at it, and the number on it was 3.

The two are not in the same group, and Gao Dian is a little lucky.

Although he and Wei Qiaoyi were opponents, he didn't want to meet Wei Qiaoyi too early.

If the two are in the same group, it is not the scene that Gao Dian wants to see.

Similar to Gao Dian, Wei Qiaoyi was also a little happy in her heart.

The two smiled tacitly.

After the draw, the opening ceremony was also coming to an end.

After Wang Hua said a few concluding remarks, the opening ceremony officially ended.

Tomorrow is the first game, before leaving, everyone reported to the staff for tomorrow's ingredients, and after registering, everyone left one after another.

"Shall we go back to the hotel or go for a walk?" Gao Dian asked.

The two walked out of the playing field.

Wei Qiaoyi thought for a while and said, "Let's go back to the hotel, it's better for us to stay in the hotel as much as possible during the competition." ”

Gao Dian tilted his head and wondered, "Why?" ”

"Because now it's time to reduce the number of accidents."

This was not said by Wei Qiaoyi, but by someone else.

Gao Dian listened to the tone a little familiar, turned his head and looked, it was indeed an acquaintance.

"Senior Brother Du!" Gao Dian was surprised.

It was Du Dawei who said this.

At this moment, there are still some people around Du Dawei.

Du Dawei smiled and nodded at the two, this time, he didn't choose to be with the two.

When he was at the venue, Gao Dian had already discovered Senior Brother Du, but he was far away at the time, so he didn't go to say hello.

"Why did Senior Brother Du say that?" Gao Dian asked.

"There have been more than one example of not being able to participate in the competition because of going out for a walk. If you want to play well, it's best not to go out and walk around. ”

The person who spoke was not Du Dawei, but another cold-faced man.

Gao Dian looked at him, a little puzzled, he didn't know this person!