The venue for the Super Chef Competition is a small island in the Pacific Ocean. Although it is a small island, it covers a large area. An entertainment town has been built on it, which is enough to accommodate the daily lives of thousands of people. Although this island is not well-known outside, it is well-known in the wealthy circles. Even some rich kids are proud to be able to hold parties here.
And now, the quiet little island is completely filled with people from all over the world. There are a total of 540 chefs participating in the cooking competition, plus the chefs' families, photographers from TV stations, and spectators who have the opportunity to come here, the number has reached 2,500.
Ye Chui and his companions arrived at the sea area near the island on a passenger ship in the evening. Standing on the deck, they could already see the outline of the island from afar. The island was surrounded by mountains on all sides, with only one side being the beach. The island was lush and covered in green. As it was approaching evening, lights were lit on the island. Those lights brought some worldly air, but did not make people feel irritated. Instead, they added a bit of beauty, as if it were a paradise.
"It must be very happy to live in a place like this, Ye Chui, how about we buy an island in the future?" On the deck, Lin Wei took Ye Chui's hand and said with a smile. Her tone was very casual, and she talked about buying an island as if it was just like buying a bottle of drink or a piece of clothing, as if she didn't take it seriously at all - but with a net worth of 18 billion, she is indeed qualified to say these things casually.
Ye Chui smiled and said, "Such an island is indeed very nice, but it may not be easy to buy one. I think it took a long time to develop here. An ordinary island might be deserted."
"It doesn't matter. We are still young anyway and can develop it slowly." Lin Wei said sweetly.
"That's right. We have plenty of time to build the island according to our own wishes." Ye Chui agreed with a smile, and the two of them began to imagine what their island would look like and what measures would be taken on the island.
At this time, they were not really thinking about this matter seriously, but more of an intimate chat between the two of them. As they said this, as the night gradually darkened, the passenger ship finally docked at the pier of the island.
The ferry was carrying more than 100 chefs who came to participate in the Super Chef Competition and their families. As the guest ship docked, the passengers stepped onto the island one after another. There were special people on the island to receive them and send them to the entertainment town on the island and arrange accommodation.
Ye Chui and his group naturally stood together. They got off the boat, talking and laughing. The others were fine, but Wang Shiyu and An Xiaoxiao, the two naughty kids, couldn't hold back any longer. Although it was already night, they had never been to such an interesting place. As soon as they got off the boat, they pulled Tian Xiaodu and said they wanted to go around the island.
Tian Xiaodu was white and plump, and looked amiable. Wang Shiyu and An Xiaoxiao were also the most friendly to him. They called him "Uncle Tian" and "Big Brother" one after another, which made Tian Xiaodu, who was originally a little worried about the environment on the island, let go of his guard and said to Ye Chui with a smile: "Then I will accompany them to walk around the island, and we will find you in the town later."
Accommodation has been arranged for each chef in the preliminary round, so it is not difficult to find a place to stay.
Ye Chui thought about it and thought that although there might be dangers on the island, it would never happen easily. Even the Food King Enterprise or the Vegetarian Church behind the Super Chef Competition would strictly limit any accidents during the competition. Safety was still guaranteed. So he nodded again, then thought of something and looked at Xing Sen and Huo Li beside him.
Holly understood. She nodded and said with a smile: "I am also very curious about the environment on this island. I will go with you to take a look."
Tang Shanshan and Dong Youyou were both cheerful and cheerful, and they said they wanted to go together, so they left Ye Chui's group and headed for the beach. The beach at night was also very special, and you could see bonfires from afar, as if someone was having a beach party there, and there was even some barbecue aroma wafting from afar.
With Holly by his side, Ye Chui naturally didn't have to worry about any accidents, and they followed the receptionist's instructions and came to the entertainment town.
The entertainment town is actually a resort with various hotels and entertainment facilities everywhere. Since most of the people on Ye Chu's side are famous chefs, the accommodation they arranged for them is very good and spacious. Moreover, Ye Chui had contacted the organizer by phone before coming, so they all stayed together.
The hotel rooms arranged were double suites. Among the rooms, Dong Qian and Dong Youyou lived in one, Qin Yiyue and Jim lived in one, An Xiaoxiao and Wang Shiyu lived in one, Tian Xiaodu and Qin Yiyue lived in one, Xing Sen and Huo Li lived in one, Ye Chui and Jim lived in one, Tang Shanshan lived in one with Han Yuyan, and Lin Wei and Chen Tian lived in one.
After confirming the accommodation problem, the group went to a nearby restaurant to solve their hunger problem.
At this time, Xing Sen had already brought out a form: "I just went to consult, and the rules of the Super Chef Competition have been released."
There are a total of 540 contestants in the Super Chef Competition.
The competition will be divided into ten groups, with fifty-four people in each group.
These fifty-four people will compete in five rounds. In the first round, half of the people will be eliminated and twenty-seven people will advance. In the second round, one person will be given a bye and fourteen people will advance. In the third round, seven people will advance. In the fourth round, one person will be given a bye and four people will advance. In the fifth round, four people will decide the winner and select the chef who will enter the finals.
There are ten people in the final, and the final champion will be selected from them.
"The chefs have been divided into groups. The competition organizers announced that they were randomly assigned, but... I think someone must have tampered with the grouping." Xing Sen, the group's safety expert, pointed to the table in his hand and continued, "The seven of us are scattered in ten groups, and no one is in the same group."
"What a coincidence?" Lin Wei exclaimed.
"Someone must be able to arrange this." Ye Chui took the form, looked at the contents, and suddenly frowned, "Could it be that someone is deliberately taking care of us and doesn't want us to kill each other?"
"Master, I'll go ask grandpa." Han Yuyan said as he took out his cell phone to make a call.
Now Mr. Han is also on the island, but his identity is a gourmet judge. As a world-renowned gourmet, he is naturally qualified to be one of the judges of the Super Chef Competition, and even a judge of the final. However, he came to the island very early, and now no one knows where he is being received.
Ye Chui looked at the densely packed names on the form, and saw some familiar names, including Miao Shengsong, Huang Yiyuan, Iijima Masaki, and others, as well as Gordon Ramsay - the former world chef god left China one month after the opening of the China Food City. After making porridge for a month, he seemed to have some insights, and this time he wanted to make a comeback, which made Ye Chui very much looking forward to it.
Not to mention Manny Prichette, the new world chef god. Both of them are not in the same group as Ye Chui and his group. Not surprisingly, they will be the final chefs in the group where they are.
Han Yuyan finished the call quickly and came back to Ye Chui, saying, "Master, what Grandpa just said was indeed tampered with by someone. Robert, the chairman of the Gourmet Department of the International Gourmet Association, designated the form. He helped us sort it out."
"Mr. Robert?" Ye Chui was stunned for a moment, then he looked at the entire form and said with some surprise, "I didn't see it just now, but Robert seems to be a participating chef... and he is in the same group with me, and he is the opponent I will face in the first round!"
Robert is a gourmet and also a famous chef, with a nine-star rating.
Ye Chui rubbed his nose: "What is he trying to do?"
"I think he has no hope of winning the final victory, but he wants to challenge you." Qin Yiyue said with a smile, "I remember he said before that he wanted to compete with you in cooking skills, but unfortunately he never had the chance."
"Well then, my first opponent will be Robert." Ye Chui looked at the table, which was filled with names. On the list that Xing Sen got, the names were all written in Chinese and English. After scanning it, Ye Chui suddenly made another unexpected discovery.
"Fang Tao? Why is his name on it too?" Ye Cui said in surprise.
"Who is Fang Tao?" Dong Qian asked curiously.
"Sister Dong Qian, you don't know. He is a chef we met when we were in Xizhou City. He is Tian Xiaodu's apprentice." Han Yuyan said with some surprise, "But wasn't his chef qualification revoked?"
"The chef competition does not have any restrictions on chef qualifications, and... Fang Tao entered the competition through the selection in Thailand." Ye Chui looked at the form and frowned, "The last time I met this guy, I competed with him to make dark cuisine... This time he is participating in the competition, isn't he also going to make dark cuisine?"
"Master, look, Fang Tao and Senior Brother are in the same group." Han Yuyan suddenly saw something, his eyes lit up and he said.
Sure enough, Fang Tao and Tian Xiaodu were in the same group.
And if neither of them is eliminated, they will meet in the third game.
"Haha, this is really interesting." Xing Sen couldn't help laughing. He also knew Fang Tao. In fact, Fang Tao was arrested by him because of the dark cuisine incident and was detained for three months before being released. But no one knew how he ended up in Thailand now.
They were studying the form and preparing to order food, but suddenly Ye Chui's cell phone rang. It was Tian Xiaodu's phone. After answering the call, An Xiaoxiao's voice came from the other end: "Master, come here quickly, someone wants to challenge the senior brother..." (~^~)
PS: The chef competition has officially begun. In the following chapters, each chapter will be a food showdown. I put a lot of effort into this cannon. I hope you like it. In addition, the new book "Almighty Magician" has 160,000 words. Now it has resumed normal updates. Please support me.