Early the next morning, Liu Yunong drove over to Qianlima to pick up Fu Yu.
Fu Yu was about to stuff his luggage into the trunk, but found that the trunk was already full.
In addition to two large suitcases, there is also a large bag.
Liu Yunong opened the trunk and remembered this, and couldn't help but smile: "You'd better put your luggage on the back seat."
Fu Yu looked at the two oversized suitcases and said helplessly: "Master, aren't you just going for four days? What did you bring with you? So much?"
Liu Yunong said: "It's all useful. I don't have a house in the capital, so I can only stay in a hotel when I go there. I can't leave anything behind."
Fu Yu nodded, placed his luggage and got in the car.
After four hours of driving, when they arrived at the agreed upon location, they saw that Du Yingchun and Lu Wen had already arrived.
And both of them brought luggage.
Liu Yunong was quite surprised: "Why did you even carry your luggage?"
Du Yingchun said with a smile: "The high-speed rail tickets booked here in the province were originally booked at 2:30 in the morning. I felt that the time was not convenient, so I asked someone to change it to 6:00 tonight. It is convenient for us to travel and the arrival time is It’s just right.”
"However, I originally thought of catching you up and resting at night before hitting the road. Now I can only change it to having dinner together and then rushing to get in the car."
When Liu Yunong heard this, he hurriedly said: "This arrangement is very good. It is indeed a bit too much trouble at 2 o'clock in the morning."
Lu Wen said with a smile: "You guys have worked hard all the way here. Let's go eat first. We can just take a break and chat for a while."
Liu Yunong smiled generously and said, "Okay! I happen to be a little hungry."
This meal was hosted by Du Yingchun and was scheduled at Wangji Sauce Bones Main Store. The local dishes made in this store were very authentic and could not be eaten anywhere else.
As locals, Du Yingchun and Lu Wen were familiar with each other and ordered a table of special dishes.
The people sitting here are all seniors. Although Liu Yunong is young, her qualifications are there. Even Du Yingchun and Lu Wen were polite when they spoke to her.
The food was on the table, and several people chatted while eating.
After a brief exchange of greetings, Du Yingchun said with a smile: "Our province depends on the three of you this time. I told the leadership team just now that you are the hope of our province. We must work hard in this competition. !”
Du Yingchun has participated in competitions many times and has rich experience. This time he was appointed as a judge for this province and he is even more concerned about this competition.
He analyzed carefully: "Needless to say, Yu Nong has the richest experience and will definitely get very excellent results."
"Chef Lu, your cooking skills are very good. As long as you are lucky this time, you can basically get a good ranking. Even if you perform well, you may even be able to go one step further!"
Having said this, Du Yingchun turned to look at Fu Yu: "Xiao Fu, this is your first time participating in a national competition, so you must be lacking in experience, but you don't have to worry too much about this. When you get there, if you don't understand anything, you can just ask Ask your master and Chef Lu, if I am here, you can also communicate with me directly."
"We are all our own people, and we will never be vague about where we can help."
Fu Yu nodded, feeling a little better about Du Yingchun.
Du Yingchun smiled and continued: "I just got the news. This year's competition rules have been slightly changed from previous years. I just want to tell you about it now."
I heard that the rules of the competition had been changed, so Liu Yunong and Lu Wen also became serious.
Du Yingchun said in detail: "This year's shortlisted personnel, there are 200 people nationwide, will be divided into four groups at the same time. As for the grouping arrangement of the personnel, for the sake of fairness and justice, it will be conducted in the form of a draw, which is relatively random."
"These four groups will finally select the top three people to advance to the finals, with a total of 12 people."
"The match the day after tomorrow is the group stage. Since each group has 50 people competing and only 3 people can advance, that means there will be three rounds of competition in total."
Speaking of this, Du Yingchun explained very experiencedly: "It is said to be a group stage, but it is actually a knockout round. The content of the first round of competition is often very simple. The same dish, the same operating skills, and all participants perform the same tasks. Operation. In this way, each group of 50 people will directly advance to 12 people to start the next round of competition."
"In the second round, 12 will advance to 6. However, although it is a PK system, the promotion is still based on the level of scores. This is actually quite fair and avoids the possibility that two outstanding contestants will get high scores. At the same time, Once you are qualified to advance, you can directly make elimination selections based on your scores."
"The last round is a PK elimination system, with 6 going into 3, the winner advances and is eligible to participate in the finals."
Lu Wen participated in the competition last year and laughed when he heard it: "Is this changed to points ranking? In fact, this is very good. Points ranking competition can ensure the fairness of the competition to the greatest extent and reduce the chance of accidents."
Fu Yu understood it as soon as he heard it. Indeed, in this way, it can not only reduce the early encounters between masters in the early stage, but also ensure the fairness of the game.
Du Yingchun nodded: "It's mainly a national competition, and the most important thing is the finals."
"Strength and luck are both important on the first day of the competition, but the most important thing is the final on the second day. Last year, I was not very lucky. I just made it to the third round and met He Jie. We were directly eliminated and didn’t even make it to the finals.”
As he said that, he laughed at himself: "I originally wanted to fight again this year, but I didn't get the chance. It's okay now. At least I have the opportunity to follow and observe the scene. It's a worthwhile trip."
At this point, Du Yingchun thought of something and said seriously: "Let me tell you about the specific competition arrangements and assessment standards for the finals."
Liu Yunong and Lu Wen couldn't help but raise their eyebrows slightly when they heard this.
One is determined to win, so listen attentively.
One is gearing up and wants to give it a try, so he is very ambitious.
Fu Yu also listened very seriously, but he had a mission.
As he has the important task of protecting Liu Yunong, he feels that it is very necessary for him to sprint to the finals!
So Fu Yu listened equally seriously.
Du Yingchun explained in detail: "When you enter the finals, the 12 of you will draw lots at the same time to choose the dishes you need to cook. The cooking will be done at the same time, and all the ingredients and seasonings will be prepared in advance."
"That is to say, you need to go directly to which kitchen area the cooking dish you have drawn corresponds to. And this time the cooking is done in a public area, that is, 12 people start the competition in a cooking scene ."
"While you are not sure which dish you will draw and what ingredients you will cook, you also have to deal with the tension of cooking with fellow contestants. In this way, the pressure is quite high."
"And throughout the process of cooking, you will be judged based on your performance."
"The more successfully you grasp the overall taste and shape of the dishes, as well as the details, the higher your score will naturally be."
After the three of them listened, they couldn't help but take a deep breath.
After all, it was a national competition, so they were still a little nervous.
After eating, the four of them hurried to the subway station.
Because it was a temporary change of train, the four people's positions were spread out.
Fu Yu sat alone in his seat, staring at the scenery passing by outside the car window in a daze.
He originally wanted to take advantage of this period of time to sharpen his skills and revisit classic recipes.
As a result, I suddenly remembered the unfinished task.
The thought came together, and suddenly there were thousands of thoughts.
The task required him to assist Liu Yunong in winning second place in the national competition.
Then here comes the problem!
What exactly does assistance need to do?
Since the task is for him to be an assistant, does that mean his level can pass the knockout rounds on the first day?
And even if he enters the top 12, what can he do to help Liu Yunong become second in the same competition?
What if there are many experts present and Liu Yunong is crushed?
After all, this is a nationwide competition.
Those who can reach the finals are all great people!
Although some senior chefs will not participate, and the outstanding representatives sent by each province are also new generation contestants, there is no guarantee that there will be no whims of big shots participating.
Under such circumstances, how can we ensure that Liu Yunong can securely get second place?
Fu Yu fell into deep thought.
Unless you can get the first place, I guarantee that no one else will grab the spot.
During the cooking process, Liu Yunong was given some help.
But
What can he do to help Liu Yunong?
This is public live cooking, with countless cameras and eyes watching their every move.
Thinking of this, Fu Yu felt that he had underestimated the difficulty of this mission.
what can we do about it?
Liu Yunong's position was just diagonally behind Fu Yu. When she raised her head, she could see Fu Yu's profile.
It was precisely because of this that when she looked at Fu Yu from behind with his head lowered in thought, she felt inexplicably fragile and pitiful.
Is this because there is another competition coming soon, so I am too stressed and too nervous?
Thinking of this, Liu Yunong couldn't help but shook his head. Although Fu Yu was very talented in cooking and usually performed well, he still had too little experience and not enough experience.
It seems that if there is such an event in the future, Fu Yu should be brought out more to experience it.
Reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles.
At some point, you still need to experience more to improve your psychological quality.
After coming out of the high-speed rail station, before Du Yingchun could discuss taking a taxi with others to a hotel near the stadium, Liu Yunong had already said with a smile: "My friend helped us book a hotel, just go there directly."
Du Yingchun was obviously taken aback, then smiled and said: "That's great. The province originally arranged for us to stay in the hotel we stayed at last year, but the environment at their home is really average, especially in this season, and even the heating facilities None, it’s very cold. I’m still thinking of discussing with you whether we should change to a hotel.”
The National Chef Competition is quite large, and hotels near the competition venue are already fully booked.
As a routine matter here in the province, we booked a chain business hotel. The price was not cheap, but both the environment and the service were average.
Lu Wen lived there last year. When he heard this, he immediately became happy: "That's great. Their house is really bad, and the bathroom hygiene is also very poor."
They were very happy when they heard that they could change to a hotel.
Fu Yu didn't even have any objections. He happily rushed to help Liu Yunong carry his luggage. The group took a taxi and went directly to the booked hotel.
When they arrived at the place, except Liu Yunong, the other three people were shocked!
This friend Liu Yunong must be a rich man!
And he has to be a rich man with power and background!
The hotel we booked turned out to be the Golden Horse Hotel, which is right next to the competition site!
The Golden Horse Hotel has always been famous for its expensiveness. The entire hotel is decorated with splendor and splendor. As soon as you enter the door, you feel like you have entered a palace by mistake.
It covers an extremely large area and has all kinds of service facilities!
In such an area where land is at a premium, it is easy to imagine the charges for a hotel of this size.
The room booked was a four-bed room, and the environment was of course great.
Fu Yu checked in with him and got his room card and meal coupon.
Liu Yunong's friends are very considerate. The location is so close. On the day of the competition, it is very convenient to rush to the venue in the morning or take a break for lunch.
The most important point is that the room was booked in advance and the room fee was paid.
This made Fu Yu feel happy about eating and drinking with public funds.
Du Yingchun and Lu Wen were obviously overjoyed.
After that, we rushed to treat others and went to eat the local specialty roast duck.
After eating, several people went together to collect the relevant certificates for the competition.
As soon as he came out, Liu Yunong was ready to go back to rest.
Everyone is already very tired after sitting on the high-speed train for such a long time. In addition, there is an official competition tomorrow. On the one hand, the pressure is on the one hand. The main thing is to recharge and try to be in the best condition to face the whole day. schedule.
Fu Yu didn't think much about it. He wasn't very tired. On the contrary, he was excited and nervous because of the upcoming game.
He thought about going back to the room later and seizing the time to look through some more classic recipes.
If you happen to encounter the dishes specified in the competition, or if there are any detailed operations that you can use, you can have more chances of winning.
As a result, as soon as he returned to the room and before he could pack his luggage, he received a call from Liu Yunong, asking him to meet at the hotel gate in five minutes.
Fu Yu didn't even change his clothes, and hurriedly took his mobile phone and room card and went out.
As a result, when I arrived at the hotel gate, I saw that Liu Yunong had already ordered an online car-hailing service in advance.
Fu Yu looked at Liu Yunong in surprise: "Master, where are we going?"
Liu Yunong smiled mysteriously: "Get in the car first, then I'll take you to a good place!"
This whole thing was so mysterious that Fu Yu's heart jumped inexplicably.
Liu Yunong clearly deliberately threw away Du Yingchun and Lu Wen and took him out secretly!
Thinking of this, Fu Yu suddenly became more and more curious, where are he going? (End of chapter)
