It is undeniable that some food reviews do have secret operations, and the organizers spend money to buy fame.
But this time it was not, or in other words, no one bought the judges in advance this time, and the judges also came with a notarized attitude. Besides, this is a small food challenge, only two people's food challenge, the scale is not large, If it weren't for the attention of the food channel on the website, it would not be able to reach the current scale.
Because of this, these judges scored fairly, but no one thought that there would be a problem in the end. The problem was the duck blood vermicelli soup, their general manager.
Everyone else got 5 points, but he alone got 0 points. Not only did he drop Gu Zheng's points all of a sudden, but also made this competition unjust, and made other judges' comments meaningless. It's no wonder these judges are not angry .
Gao Lao was a chef before, and he joined the Food Association for a long time. After retiring, he no longer works as a chef. Instead, he likes to taste food everywhere and has become a food critic.
He has been in the food association longer than the president, he is a veteran, and he is also a person with a strong personality, even if there is something wrong with the president, he will directly bring it up, let alone such a general manager.
Mr. Hua's face will be very ugly. He gave Gu Zheng zero points because of selfishness. He doesn't want to lose and can't afford to lose.
It's just that it doesn't matter if you lose in the food competition. The chef is not as good as others. At worst, you can change the chef, or show more humility and improve your cooking skills in the future.
But the core of this competition is the competition of ingredients. If they lose, it means that Gu Zheng's article is correct, and it also proves that their ingredients are not good.
This is a fatal blow. Food ingredients are very important for any restaurant. Once people leave the impression that you use bad ingredients, it will be difficult to change it. It will have a great impact on their business and future development. , That's why he gave Gu Zheng zero points against his will, and he couldn't let Gu Zheng win the game.
He originally thought that he would compensate the judges with red envelopes afterwards, and the red envelopes from the media would be thicker, but he didn't expect that Elder Gao would expose it on the spot and accuse him unceremoniously, making him unable to step down at all.
"Old Gao, I'm sorry, there are no six points in the rules. If you insist on favoring this person, I have nothing to say!"
Mr. Hua slandered in his heart for a while, and said softly, he had no way out when he scored zero, so he had no choice but to fight hard. He also began to scold their chef in his heart. He had promised to win before, but the other party just A young man, his father is a famous chef, yes, but his cooking skills are mediocre.
So-so culinary skills, such a so-so cooking skill, actually made such a delicious duck blood vermicelli soup, if he could eat it in other places, he would definitely find a way to dig Gu Zheng into his own shop, what a pity Not now, he must first maintain his reputation, he no longer relies on taste, reputation is the most important thing.
"You say I'm partial, but who among us is partial? We're not fools!"
Elder Gao laughed angrily, pointed at Mr. Hua and shouted, a judge beside him hurriedly grabbed him to let him calm down, Elder Gao is over seventy years old, if he gets angry, he will be in trouble up.
"The highest score is only five points, but you want to give six points. This is not partiality. The rules have been set before. I scored zero points without breaking the rules, but you scored six points. If this is the case, it is better to let you alone this time. Come to judge, anyway, you have the final say on your preferences!"
Having already offended Mr. Gao, Mr. Hua simply let go. He was short of directly saying that Mr. Gao relied on his status to rely on his elders to sell his elders, and wanted to directly influence the result of the game.
"you you… "
Old Gao's face turned red, and Mr. Wu also came over, persuading Mr. Gao in a low voice. Mr. Gao and the others were invited by the website. If anything happened here, the website could not bear the responsibility.
Gu Zheng stood there quietly, without saying a word before, but there was a coldness in his eyes.
Winning or losing is actually not important to him. If he hadn't been instigated by Qi Ling this time and won a good prize, he would not have agreed to the challenge at all, but since he agreed, he would take it seriously. Who should it be? Don't even try to take it away, he didn't do well, and if he really loses, he will definitely not deny it.
"Mr. Gao, thank you for your maintenance. If you give five points, do I also have fifty points?"
Wei Wei suddenly said something, Elder Gao and the other judges all looked at Gu Zheng, there was regret in the eyes of Elder Gao, he really recognized the vermicelli soup made by Gu Zheng, he has not seen such a good cooking skill for a long time people.
This is a capable young man, but it's a pity that the other party messed around and gave him unfair treatment.
"That's right, Mr. Gao scored 5 points, and you also scored 50 points!" Mr. Wu replied, and Mr. Gao was still breathing.
"It's all fifty points, so it's a tie. Since it's a tie, it's better to have an extra match. Instead of making duck blood vermicelli soup, just use the existing ingredients to make your own best food, and then judge it. Already!"
Gu Zheng said secretly, and the other judges were stunned for a moment. They only thought that Gu Zheng did a good job and should win, but they didn't think that even if Mr. Hua scored zero points, Gu Zheng would still have fifty points. Lose, but draw.
Addition, this is a good reason, this young man can even make duck blood vermicelli soup so well, other food must be not bad, and several judges still miss the food made by Gu Zheng.
"Indisputable's proposal is very good, draw and rematch, what do you think, Mr. Hua?"
Mr. Wu first nodded in agreement. He knows Gu Zheng's culinary skills very well. If he can cook fried eggs so well and duck blood vermicelli soup tastes like this, other foods must not be bad.
In the playoff, he is not afraid of Mr. Hua even if he scores zero this time. Mr. Hua can give Gu Zheng a zero, and he can give the chef a zero. It will be up to the judges then.
Now they have offended Elder Gao and several judges, and the result of scoring can be imagined in a while.
Mr. Hua was a little hesitant in this meeting. He can barely accept a draw, as long as they don't lose, or their duck blood vermicelli soup is not lost, but he is not very willing to add a match. A person who can make duck blood vermicelli soup is so good For those who eat, he really has no confidence that his head chef can win.
"Mr. Hua, let's play an extra game, we think we should also play an extra game!"
One of the judges said that he was just an ordinary judge, and Elder Gao was no longer willing to talk to him. The other judges meant an extra competition. After all, the scoring system was agreed at the beginning, and Mr. Hua did not violate the rules. They really let Elder Gao Giving Gu Zheng six points, that is a violation of the rules, and it will come true instead.
"That's right, Mr. Hua, we also think there should be an extra match!"
The media discussed in a low voice, and finally a reporter stood up, adding games, a draw is boring, what readers want to read is not a draw, but news with results. The degree of attention will also be greatly reduced.
Just like a football game, the attention of the knockout round is higher than that of the regular season. For neutral fans, a game with a big score and a winner is definitely better than a one-to-one draw.