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Chapter 94 Auditions and Preliminaries
Countless culinary enthusiasts and professional chefs who passed the star assessment all participated in the audition. Thousands of participating videos were uploaded to the official website of the Young Chef Competition. During the 15-day audition, the audience can Find the dishes you are interested in in the simple categories on the official website, enter the holographic video to taste their taste, and then vote for your favorite contestants according to your preferences.
It can be seen that many cooking enthusiasts among the contestants are fans of Ruan Tang, or that the dishes made by Ruan Tang have become a benchmark of imperial cuisine, and many of them cook Ruan Tang The dishes that have been cooked in the live broadcast, but it is precisely because of this that the audience has a comparison, and the requirements for the taste will be more stringent.
The three judges, including Ruan Tang, are also paying attention to the progress of the competition. They also have voting rights, but during the audition stage, their votes are no different from those of ordinary audiences.
Compared with those dishes that imitate himself, Ruan Tang prefers innovative dishes. For example, someone wraps boiled duck meat with thinly sliced cucumbers, makes cucumber rolls, and serves them with bean paste. Although the method is very simple, But from the appearance, it is very beautiful, and the taste is also unique and novel, so Ruan Tang voted for him. For example, some people use the fish-flavored method to cook several vegetables and octopus together. This is a relatively rare combination, but the taste is surprisingly good.
Soon, two hundred outstanding contestants voted by the audience stood out. In order to ensure the fairness of the voting, several major live broadcast platforms dispatched special personnel to monitor the data throughout the process. Therefore, it can be said that these two hundred contestants were won by virtue of their strength. Chance to qualify.
Before the official start of the preliminary competition, two hundred contestants gathered in Capital Star, and the competition venue was set at a branch of the Chefs Association. The branches of the Chefs Association hold chef assessments on a regular basis, so the venues and hardware facilities are all ready-made. And several major live broadcast platforms also jointly funded and booked a hotel near the branch, which directly solved the problem of accommodation and food for the players during the capital star competition.
The good and comfortable living conditions made the contestants very happy, but they couldn't help but feel a little nervous. After all, they all knew that half of them would be eliminated after the preliminary round. It's not cruel.
In the game, it is not only the individual level that is important, but also the strength of the opponent.
The two hundred contestants looked at each other, then entered the room silently, opened the official website to watch the promotion video, so as to find out the strength level of their opponents.
Those levels are not very good, and I prayed silently in my heart, hoping that the other opponents are all big pigs, either the level is not as good as my own, or the pressure is too great and the performance is abnormal.
The five days of pre-competition preparation time passed by in a flash. No matter whether everyone was fully prepared or not, the preliminary competition was still held as scheduled. Two hundred contestants gathered at the branch venue of the Chefs Association, and the live broadcast platform dispatched hundreds of flight cameras to shoot in all directions. At this time, the subtle differences between the different contestants could already be seen. There are words in the mouth, while others are amazing and extremely confident. The only thing in common is that everyone has light in their eyes.
Standing out from hundreds of thousands of people and becoming one of the top two hundred, no one wants to stop at the preliminary round.
After everyone gathered in the hall, Ruan Tang walked in with the other two judges, and all the contestants stood up to show their respect. In addition to Ruan Tang, the other two judges are President Gu and Mr. Ge. President Gu is the president of the Chefs Association, and no one knows him. Elder Ge is the elder of the Chefs Association. He once served as Ruan Tang's examiner during the first-level assessment, and he was also a well-known old man.
The three judges are all heavyweights. As the youngest and most popular of the three, Ruan Tang was elected to start the game, and at the same time give some encouragement to the players.
"Thank you for participating in this competition. The purpose of this competition is to give those who love cooking a chance to show themselves, and it is also to select young chefs with potential to continue working hard. I hope everyone will not stick to rankings and popularity. Focus on yourself and fully demonstrate your understanding of food. There is no distinction between high and low food, and everyone has their own understanding of food. For each dish, we will give our own opinions. We hope that teaching and learning can benefit each other, and food culture can be shared in the world. The empire flourished."
After Ruan Tang delivered a short encouraging speech, there was thunderous applause in the arena. It can be said that no one among the contestants present has never watched his video. Ruan Tang's status in the chef industry of the Blue Star Empire, It even made them feel more respectful than President Gu next to him.
Moreover, in addition to being a leader in cooking, not long ago, His Majesty the Emperor specially awarded him the rank of colonel in recognition of Ruan Tang's decisive role in this battle against the Zerg. Putting Zerg in the resource list and the emergence of insecticides not only freed them from the threat of Zerg, but even brought a lot of benefits. Prior to this, Interstellar had always believed that the Zerg race was an invincible death race. As the first and only country that had mastered the art of "killing", the Blue Star Empire had been invincible in diplomacy recently.
The contribution made by Ruan Tang in this war has a very long-term impact, and the corresponding rewards are also very powerful. Not only did he reward many treasures, but because of He Weiye's petition, Cheng Ji also made an exception and promoted him from a nominal consultant to a colonel Considering Ruan Tang's special situation, he did not directly allocate troops to him, but he can also mobilize guards to drive him.
The current Ruan Tang is already a person who has both fame and wealth and real power in his hands. He is no longer an ordinary civilian who can be bullied before.
Knowing Ruan Tang's achievements, the public also fully understands this kind of reward, except for a small number of pink eye patients and keyboard warriors who are still jumping up and down, they are not even satisfied that this kind of reward is not enough.
After all, their anchors treat money like dung and don't go out much. These titles, treasures and military power seem to mean nothing to him.
After receiving these awards, it was the first time for Ruan Tang to appear in public. Even his former acting fans couldn't help but open the star network, poking around and watching, praying that his idol would participate in the debut of this variety show after his illness. During the process, Neng awakened his longing for the big screen and returned to the entertainment industry.
Although, their prayers are just a luxury.
With the participation of Ruan Tang, who is now very popular, the attention of the show will naturally remain high. Less than five minutes after the broadcast, the number of online viewers has surged to eight figures.
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[Xiaomi Zhou from Yu's house: Oh my god, I really want to lick the screen, Tangtang looks so good!]
"Everyone knows that the combination of knife skills, fire skills and ingredients determines the final taste of a dish, so today we are going to test these three basic skills of everyone." President Gu said with a smile, " Forget all the externals and get back to the basics of cooking.”
The competition system was kept secret before the competition. I thought this time it was a high-end route. Almost every contestant focused on researching dishes with enough gimmicks. When they first heard the news, the contestants were in an uproar.
In this way, wouldn't their preparations for the past few days be in vain
President Gu looked at them with a smile for a while, then clapped his hands, signaling them to be quiet, "Next, we will start the first test, knife skills."
The staff next to him pushed a table in front of Ruan Tang. On the table was a peeled potato and a kitchen knife.
"Everyone knows potatoes, right? It is a very common and practical basic ingredient. It is suitable for various cooking methods and can be matched with many different ingredients. It also has a high fault tolerance rate in taste. Many people will know it when they are beginners. A kind of food that comes into contact with." Ruan Tang said, picking up the kitchen knife, "But the basics don't mean simple, potato shreds are easy to make, but it is very challenging to do well, and there are also requirements for knife skills. Now, I will come to Let me show you the standard of full marks."
He reached out to pick up the potato, put it on the chopping board, picked up the kitchen knife with the other hand, pressed five fingers on the potato, and pressed it firmly, then raised the knife with his hand and dropped it, and the potato didn't seem to respond when he sliced it As if coming over, they are still stuck together. Ruan Tang pushed it down sideways with his hand again, until the terraced fields were revealed.
Ruan Tang slashed the knife again. He slashed the knife very fast, with narrow and even spacing, and even the impact of the knife blade on the chopping board was particularly rhythmic. After cutting, he shoveled the potato shreds directly into the water with a knife. When they touched the water, the potato shreds finally dispersed. The thickness of each strip was quite uniform, only the thickness of hair strands, and the roots were almost transparent. It's almost impossible to see the color.
"The qualified standard is simpler, as long as the thickness is within 0.3 mm."
Ruan Tang's gorgeous knife display not only aroused applause from the players on the field, but also shocked the audience watching the live broadcast.
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[Gold coins fall: Crazy call Tangtang! !]
[Baomu can't hold her arms: I am so powerful that I explode! Xiao Lu shocked the audience with one hand!]
"Your potatoes and cooking tables have been prepared in the back room. After everyone takes their positions according to the serial number, you can start the first test of today." President Gu said.
"Remember, the important thing is not the speed, but the quality." Ge Lao warned.
Everyone filed into the large room at the back, where dozens of rows of cooking tables were neatly arranged. On the table were two potatoes, a cutting board and a brand new kitchen knife.
The contestants immediately started to act, and soon there was the sound of neatly chopping vegetables in the room.
Several judges paced slowly behind the contestants, silently observing their every move, which created some extra pressure on them virtually.
In highly tense situations, accidents can easily happen, and soon someone's hand will be cut by a knife.
President Gu asked the staff to bandage their wounds, and reminded them again: "Please pay attention, the key is not speed, but quality. I hope everyone can adjust their mood and play steadily."
In the end, in this first test, nearly 30 people went down, leaving only 172 people.
"Although your promotion path has stopped here, I hope you will not be discouraged and go back to hone your basic skills. We will wait for you to come back in the next competition." President Gu said kindly to the eliminated contestants said, but the expressions on the faces of the people were still quite frustrated. Obviously, they were quite worried about the failure to meet the standard in cutting potatoes.
Ruan Tang shook hands and hugged them one by one, and then sent them out of the arena.
"The next thing to test is the second item, pyrotechnics."
The ingredients brought up this time were fresh duck legs, and the contestants were asked to make a bowl of clear stewed duck soup.
Duck is a very difficult ingredient to cook. If it is not handled properly, it will have a strong fishy smell. It is completely unacceptable to people with a relatively high physical level and sensitive five senses. At the same time, it is difficult to control the heat. If If the fire is too high, it is easy to overcook the duck meat. If the fire is too low, not only will it not taste good, but the meat will not be stewed until it is tender.
In order to increase interactivity and visibility, they also recruited five soldiers with high physical fitness from the military department, and selected five lucky viewers with high physical fitness levels from the audience to judge the duck soup they made together. The votes of the ten off-site judges are equally important. The contestants must obtain at least half of the votes in favor of the ten off-site judges, otherwise they will be directly entered into the danger zone, and the three main judges will decide their final fate.
You must know that 72 people will be eliminated in the future. If they do not perform well, they may go home directly in this round.
With this heavy pressure, everyone's faces became more dignified.