Chapter 185: Zhao Xiaokang's Means(1/3)
"You guy usually look at him, but he ends up being quite cunning." After entering the gymnasium, Li Xiang quickly approached Chen Chong and showed an unknown smile.
She naturally understood Zhao Xiaokang's intentions before, but in a hurry, she could not think of a suitable method.
If you look at each other and argue with reason, you will inevitably fall behind for half a beat and be led by Zhao Xiaokang everywhere. However, if you remain silent and do nothing, it will make the food street look disgraceful.
In short, Chen Chong's approach of keeping half of the words and still wanting to say them is just right. It not only demonstrates his demeanor and also shows his position.
Chen Chong felt uncomfortable. The adjective used by Li Xiang was too clumsy. Those who didn't know thought it was to describe a reckless man who looked honest on the surface, but in fact God knew that he had some special hobbies.
The interior space of the gymnasium is very large and clean. Although it is crowded, it still cannot conceal its majestic momentum, making people feel insignificant.
Compared with the square, the number of people in the gymnasium is actually much smaller, because those who can enter are the participating teams and relevant personnel, while other unrelated personnel can only enter the viewing area with tickets from another channel.
After completing the competition registration at the entrance of the passage, Chen Chong and others obtained an entry and exit permit, and then passed the security check with the entry and exit permit, and they were considered to have truly entered the backcourt.
"The competition time starts on time at 1:00 pm. Uncle Zhao participates in the first round. There is no theme. It is only required to complete a dish without any regulations within 30 minutes." Li Xiang held a piece of the competition progress information he had just obtained, and led Chen Chong and others to stand in a relatively quiet corner to explain.
"The second game is at 3 pm, with Chen Chong and Uncle Li teaming together to participate. It is required that within 30 minutes, the two of them cooperate to complete any dish for 30 people. The third round, that is, the final, is scheduled to be at 1 pm tomorrow, and the three people will complete a top-level dish.
In addition, all ingredients during the competition are provided by the organizer and selected by the contestants on the spot!”
"Girl, it's enough to only complete one dish in the first round, and that's not very difficult." Fatty Li asked.
"No, it's the opposite." Zhao Si rubbed his chin and frowned tightly. "Precisely because there are no requirements, no one will retain the means in the first round of the competition! In other words, all participants will basically show their own unique skills."
"Uncle Zhao is right." Li Xiang nodded and said, "And because there were the most participating teams in the first round and the competition was the most intense, most of the contestants were also the best among their respective teams, and the difficulty can be imagined."
The four of them couldn't help but feel silent. Not to mention Zhao Si, even Chen Chong and the other two felt a great pressure.
"Of course, Uncle Zhao should not put too much pressure on himself, just use his maximum strength." Li Xiang encouraged.
Zhao Si smiled slightly and didn't say anything.
"Old Zhao, I believe you, just relying on your signature dish 'Braised Crayfish', you will definitely be able to advance!" Fatty Li cheered up and scattered a cigarette for Zhao Si. Just as he was about to light it, he was called by nearby staff to warn the museum to ban smoking, which undoubtedly caused another wave of sarcasm and ridicule.
"Ah!!" Li Xiang roared in depression, then sighed dejectedly, "Forget it, I've been embarrassed anyway, I don't care anymore!"
Obviously, she has been completely collapsed by the "triple" of the food street.
Fatty Li smiled awkwardly and stuffed the cigarette back.
"Oh, although the margarine dish of braised crayfish is indeed my best choice, it is a pity that it is difficult to break out in such a formal competition." Zhao Si blocked all external interference at this moment and immersed in his own world.
"Why?" Fatty Li and Li Xiang said in unison, very puzzled.
"Because the dish of braised crayfish is more focused on stimulating taste when cooking, so the requirements for temperature control and cooking skills are relatively low." Seeing Zhao Si smiled bitterly, Chen Chong explained from the side.
"I don't understand very much." Li Xiang shook her head.
"It's better for me." Zhao Si sighed, "For example, if there are ten judges and five of them have relatively light tastes, then the dish of braised crayfish will directly lose the favorability of these five people."
"This is a bit unfair." Fatty Li muttered.
"There is no absolute fairness in the world, otherwise the scoring mechanism would not be composed of so many people, just to reduce the taste difference between them." Chen Chong spread his hands, "This is a competition. Any effective way to increase the probability of promotion is worth careful consideration."
"What's the difference between opening the door and doing business normally? The guests are equivalent to judges, and there are more people." Fatty Li looked puzzled.
"Take Boss Hu's roast duck restaurant as an example. The customers who can go to his shop must be for the roast duck, right?" Chen Chong asked patiently.
"Yes." Fatty Li nodded.
"Will the customer go if he doesn't want to eat roast duck?" Chen Chong smiled slightly, "So, in the competition, the contestants only have one chance to serve the dishes. When you take out this dish, you don't know the judges' preferences. Instead of taking risks, it's better to take out popular dishes, and the chance of scoring is higher."
"So that's it. Uncle Zhao can make the braised crayfish lighter. At worst, add less chili peppers." Li Xiang said.
Upon hearing this, Chen Chong and the other two looked at each other, and all smiled and shook their heads.
"What are you laughing at? Is there anything wrong?" Li Xiang was suspicious.
"Girl, if the taste of braised crayfish is not strong, it will lose the characteristics of this dish, and there is no possibility of promotion." Zhao Si explained.
"Are there any other options besides this dish?" Li Xiang realized the seriousness of the problem and looked a little anxious.
Although she usually looks lazy and lazy, she is usually the same as she is, and when she is really critical, she will become extremely serious! Although... she feels like a layman.
"However, there is, but I need to carefully screen it." After Zhao Si finished speaking, he fell silent and kept rubbing his chin. A battle about "who" could compete in his mind.
Chen Chong and the other two were tactful and did not disturb him. At this time, no one was qualified to give Zhao Si advice, because only he himself knew where his strength limit was.
And when he makes a decision, maybe this decision is not the best, but it must be the one that suits him the best.
"Chen Chong, Uncle Li, have you figured out what to do in the second round?" Li Xiang changed the topic tactfully.
Although the number of participants in the second round is small, the difficulty of the competition has greatly increased, especially the rule of completing thirty servings within a limited time is enough to give contestants a headache.
First of all, there should not be too many ingredients in this dish to avoid wasting time in the process of processing the ingredients; secondly, the cooking skills of this dish need to be relatively simple, otherwise it will definitely affect the speed of serving.
But the problem is that the difficulty of the second stage is here. The ingredients must be simple and the steps must be simple, and the food must be fully colored, fragrant and taste-free, and have enough strength to defeat other teams.
There is no doubt that this is a comprehensive competition that extremely tests the chef's abilities!
Fatty Li did not answer, but handed over the right to Chen Chong, which also showed in disguise that he would follow Chen Chong's lead in the game.
Of course, this is both respect and self-knowledge.
If Chen Chong hadn't taught him abalone sauce, he wouldn't have been qualified to participate in the competition.
Chen Chong pondered for a moment, but slowly shook his head.
"Hey, Chen Chong, you are our main force. Don't hang the chain at critical moments, otherwise, let's see how I deal with you." Li Xiang gritted her teeth. This guy obviously didn't think about it!
Chen Chong rolled his eyes. It seemed that in Li Xiang's heart, his status was completely different from Zhao Si. Zhao Si just did his best, but what about him? He still had to bear the consequences if he lost!
This treatment is very different.
"What are you excited about?" He rolled his eyes and said contemptuously: "The first round has not started yet. Is it necessary to start thinking about the second round?"
However, as soon as this sentence fell, Chen Chong noticed Zhao Si's gaze and immediately smiled awkwardly: "Boss Zhao, I'm talking to her, there's no pressure. In fact, I've been paying attention to the idea of the second round."
"Is that right?" Zhao Si shook his head with a wry smile. The two young men were inexplicably attacked.
It's really...the pressure is huge!
"Tsk tsk, how about it, I just said that I was right? It's really Zhao Si!"
"Hey, I'll go, Zhao Si, why are you here? You can't be here to participate, right?"
"I said why haven't I seen Boss Zhao running around for promotion during this period, but I found a new breakthrough. It's not bad. It's really better to be popular in the competition than to spend money to find someone to go to the list!"
"Hahaha.."
Just at this moment, a team of about twenty appeared beside Chen Chong and others, and even scattered into a large circle because of too many people, which seemed to be watching the show.
Chen Chong frowned slightly. The words of these people seemed to be saying hello, but they clearly gave people the intention of running.
Fatty Li moved to Zhao Si's side, which was to support him, which was very interesting.
As for Li Xiang, she was already angry and embarrassed!
Most of these people are male, with frivolous eyes and unscrupulous glances at Li Xiang's appearance. From head to toe, from front to back, there are constant "tsk tsk" sounds, which are extremely disrespectful!
"What are you looking at? Have you never seen a woman?" she scolded angrily.
"I've seen you, but I've never seen you as beautiful as you."
"Tsk tsk, beauty, you have such a good figure. Why don't we make friends and exercise together in the future."
"God's fitness, can you exercise? Hahaha..."
"I don't even look at your virtues. They all look like 20,000 or 50,000 or 80,000." Surprisingly, after the initial anger, Li Xiang gradually calmed down. After saying "Shut" and continued to sneer, "You have never seen this beautiful brother, what's wrong with your eyes? Oh, it's still a cross-eye, giggle, is it born?
And you, just your small body as thin as a piece of paper, is still fit? Be careful and fold your waist and cause hemiplegia!
Please, remember to do what you can next time you find a sense of existence! I feel ashamed of you! I feel anxious about the continuation of humanity. Do you know why? Because as you develop like this, who has the courage to live? If it were me, I would die, so as not to be embarrassed!"
Quiet!
Extreme quiet!
Everyone, including Chen Chong, looked at Li Xiang in a daze, as if the king had arrived, and could not speak at all!
Who would have thought that this slender girl with a lazy temperament would be so domineering, without a single dirty word, humiliating the other party to the fullest!
"Are you looking for a slap?" The man with his eyes was indeed a little cross-eyed and his neck was so angry that the blue veins on his neck were squirming, and he raised his hand and was about to slap Li Xiang.
Chen Chong's eyes froze, and anger burst out instantly, but just as he was about to teach him a lesson, Li Xiang took a step forward fearlessly and directly poked her cheek out.
"Beat, if you dare to touch a hair of my hair, you will lose everything if your aunt doesn't cheat you!"
Chen Chong: “…”
Everyone: "…"
"Do you really think I dare not?" Fighting cross-eyed, but his arm, which was raised in the air, couldn't fall down.
"Come on, hit me! Why are you standing there? I'll tell you to hit me! Look, that's the face! Hit!" Li Xiang pressed step by step.
"Don't force me into a hurry!" Dou Ji took a step back subconsciously.
"What's wrong with me forcing you? I'm so good at doing it!" Li Xiang put her hands in her waist, raised her chest and raised her head, aggressive, and looked completely shrewd.
"Everyone, please say something, don't make trouble here again, otherwise we will disqualify you." A guard who rushed over warned.
"Hmph, if we hadn't considered that we were here to participate in the competition, I would see if I dare to fight." As he said cross-eyed, he felt relieved and thought to himself that the guard was coming at the right time, otherwise, he would not know how to end.
Beat? Do you dare? Don’t look at the attitude of this aunt. If you don’t pay attention, mental loss fees, physical examination fees, nutrition fees, registration fees, etc. will definitely be a problem!
"Why put down your hand? Li Xiang is holding it up and beating it!" Li Xiang refused to give in and didn't take the guard's words to heart at all!
"Fight!"
"I'll let you fight!"
The cross-eyed and his ears were almost pierced. When he looked around, he found that his companions all looked like they were not in charge of their own affairs.
To be continued...