At this time, the number of people in the backcourt was much smaller than two hours ago. In addition to the few participants, there were only staff responsible for logistics in groups of three or three. Therefore, at first glance, the backcourt seemed empty and even the temperature was much cooler.

However, although the number of people is pitifully small, those who can appear here now can be regarded as famous chefs in the Longjiang food industry. Anyone who goes out will become a guest in major food areas.

It is no exaggeration to say that as long as they are willing, any food area will squeeze their heads and win them over. This is not only the reason for cooking, but also the reputation they carry themselves.

For this reputation, I believe that many foodies will be very happy to go and taste it. The economic benefits brought by this are incalculable.

From an objective perspective, these contestants have been recognized by the judges, audiences, media, and food industry. Even if they lose, they are still worth it.

Therefore, when Chen Chong came to the backcourt, everyone's faces were filled with a long-lost sense of relaxation, and there was a sense of calmness between talking and laughing.

What is placed in front of them now is just whether they can go further and achieve higher achievements.

"Oh, Master Chen is here."

Some of the contestants chatting around saw Chen Chong and immediately waved to him.

Chen Chongding looked at him and found that the person who greeted him was not someone else, but Master Zhou Kai from Longjiang Ancient Town. Next to him, Zhu Zhiguo from Qingshan Harbor also nodded with a smile.

These two are not unfamiliar with Chen Chong. After all, they had a dinner together two days ago, so they were considered friends.

The relationship between people is not as complicated as imagined. Maybe it is just a sentence or a glass of wine, which is enough.

"Have you been there for a long time?" Chen Chong moved closer and said with a smile.

"It's just about ten minutes earlier than you, not long after." Zhu Zhiguo waved his hand, then put one hand on Chen Chong's shoulder, and pointed at the other six people around with the other hand, "You know Master Shen Ruyun, Master Gu Shangsheng and Master Li Shenghui, right?"

"Yes." Chen Chong nodded.

Shen Ruyun is the chef of Zhulin Tea Garden. She has an elegant temperament, fair skin and a nice smile. It is hard for people to believe that she is over forty years old and at most in her early thirties. It seems that integrating tea ceremony into food does have a significant health effect.

Gu Shangsheng is the chef of Gudao Fishing Mansion. He is over fifty years old and not tall. He always gives people the illusion of frowning and encountering troubles. Of course, these are all illusions. In fact, he has just too deep lines on his forehead, so even if he smiles, it is difficult to smooth it.

As for Li Shenghui...

Chen Chong just glanced at him and then withdrew his gaze. Although this middle-aged man with gray hair is not as sinister as Zhao Xiaokang and as mysterious as Du Wenlong, he is always a member of the Food City. He has no favoritism when his position is opposite.

Li Shenghui obviously felt Chen Chong's cold gaze. He just smiled and said nothing more. He went to drink water by himself without any trace.

"This master is called Liao Changming. He has been running a small restaurant for more than 30 years." Zhu Zhiguo pointed to a thin but energetic old man and said: "However, if you want to try Lao Liao's skills, you have to make an appointment in advance. He has too many old customers."

"Good luck to meet." Chen Chong bent over slightly and shook hands with the other party.

This attitude is a respect for the seniors and has nothing to do with identity. If a person can persist in opening a store for more than 30 years, he will definitely have perseverance that ordinary people cannot achieve.

Chen Chong is not the first newbie who has entered the restaurant business. Getting up early to buy vegetables, cleaning restaurants, and cooking day after day is indeed very boring. Once there is no freshness, it will be supported by perseverance and love for food.

"Young and promising." Liao Changming smiled.

"This master is called Jiang Hua. His family has been chefs for generations. At this time, he has become the 16th generation descendant of the family. The taste is absolutely traditional and authentic. Many of the dishes in his shop cannot be eaten outside." Zhu Zhiguo pointed to the last middle-aged man with thick eyebrows and big eyes and introduced.

"Hello." Chen Chong said in a peer-like manner.

"Don't listen to Master Zhu's nonsense. The craftsmanship of our ancestors can be passed on, but it also requires continuous exploration and improvement from behind." Jiang Hua said with a smile.

"It makes sense." Chen Ruyun and others nodded.

"By the way, do you know what to compare in the second round? I found that the game information released in advance was completely useless." Zhou Kai asked.

"This is the greatness of the organizer. I will release fake individual competition information in advance, so that everyone can prepare in advance, and then release the real competition information during the competition." Gu Shangsheng said with a frown.

Uh...I didn't actually frown.

"Actually, this is not bad, it can maximize the players' true level and on-the-spot reaction." Liao Changming said.

"But let me say it first. No matter what the rules of the game are later, I won't show mercy." Zhu Zhiguo joked seriously, which made everyone laugh.

"Haha, everyone is here."

Just at this moment, an old voice came over with a smile. When everyone looked back, they happened to see the kind-hearted and steady-to-step old man walking towards him.

He was wearing a black casual outfit, old-fashioned cloth shoes on his feet, white eyebrows and white beards, and his eyebrows were much longer than ordinary people. He drooped to the corners of his eyes, exuding a fairy-like temperament.

As far as Chen Chong knows, the owner of the fifth-time chef god title, just celebrated his 60th birthday this year and is definitely the Taishan Beidou in the Longjiang food industry.

After the old man, Du Wenlong, who was deeply entangled in his eyes, was powerful without anger, and had a high oppressive atmosphere. He was obviously not very sociable. After he came out, he stood in the distance with his arms folded, closed his eyes and rested.

However, what made Chen Chong curious was that it would be fine if Du Wenlong and their group had nothing to say. Even after seeing Li Shenghui, they did not want to chat over there. The relationship between the two was intriguing.

"Hello, Mr. Huang, I am your fan!"

With the appearance of this heavyweight, everyone present was excited, especially Zhu Zhiguo and others, who were so excited that they were like children, without any awareness of being about to compete on the same stage.

The old man, who was surrounded by stars in the middle, was also very generous, without any arrogant attitude in his words, and was as down-to-earth as the old man next door. Especially when he smiled, his eyes were confused, which led to his long white eyebrows. While being kind, he also had a little feeling of an old naughty child.

"Young man, your basic skills have opened my eyes." Mr. Huang suddenly looked at Chen Chong outside the crowd and exclaimed.

"Mr. Emperor is too rewarded." Chen Chong replied in a humble and arrogant manner.

Mr. Huang stroked his beard and nodded secretly. He tasted Chen Chong's "Four Treasures" as the final judge during the team competition.

This classic dish not only controls the heat well, but also masters the essence, showing the freshness, tenderness, fragrance and wildness of the four poultry types such as duck, chicken, pigeon and quail to the fullest.

The most difficult thing about this dish is to ‘harmony and different’, blend different flavors, but distinguish them from each other, and achieve the ultimate taste experience of ‘you have me, I have you, but you are you, I am me’.

Therefore, since then, Mr. Huang has paid great attention to Chen Chong. In addition, the latter is too young and having such profound attainments at such an age is simply amazing.

Slap...

The staff in the distance clapped their hands carefully and then said politely: "Everyone prepare, and you will enter the venue in thirty seconds."

Hearing this, everyone ended the conversation with unfulfilled satisfaction and stood in two lines, but everyone consciously lagged behind the Emperor to show respect.

However, Du Wenlong was not here. He passed everyone with a expressionless face, and was directly parallel to the old man in various surprised gazes, and even slightly ahead of him.

This move undoubtedly declares that Du Wenlong is stronger than Mr. Huang.

Everyone looked at each other and fell silently.

In any case, Du Wenlong was indeed the "Cook God" of the last session, and his cooking skills were beyond doubt, and his competition with Mr. Huang had already exceeded the scope of everyone's discussion.

Chen Chong saw this scene in his eyes, but a little strange happened in his heart. Perhaps this is Du Wenlong’s true personality, strong, arrogant, competitive! But the question is, why does such a person give him the illusion of being good at tolerance?

He suddenly thought of someone, former head coach of the swimming team of the University of Sports, the murderous demon coach Shen. This person usually looks smiling, but behind his back, he is a pervert with distorted spirit...

“Enter the venue!”

The voice of the staff pulled Chen Chong back to reality. He shook the complicated thoughts in his mind and slowly walked into the venue with everyone.

Perhaps because I was used to the tsunami sound and bright spotlight, the ten contestants walked into the arena very calmly, and no one seemed panicked or nervous.

The host in the commentary seat is introducing the contestant's identity background to tens of thousands of viewers, and the competition clips of the corresponding contestants are played on the big screen to deepen the impression.

Chen Chong noticed that hundreds of tables on the competition venue had been removed. In addition to the long judges' seats, there were also single sofas on the empty venue.

The sofa is placed in the middle of the venue in a curved shape. There is a small table in front of each sofa, with markers, brushes and small blackboards on it.

Chen Chong raised his eyebrows slightly. It seemed that the second round of the game was completely different from what he imagined, and it seemed that it was not a cooking competition.

Slap sex...

Ten judges stood up and applauded and welcomed them, and then signaled Chen Chong and others to take their seats at will.

Chen Chong found a second place in his left hand and sat down. The sofa was very deep and cowhide, and the inner part was so soft that it seemed to wrap people in, which was very comfortable.

"What are you going to do?" Zhu Zhiguo, who was sitting on Chen Chong's left hand, asked in a low voice.

"I don't know either." Chen Chong spread his hands, looking helpless.

Not to mention them, even the audience didn't understand what to compare in the second round. It was obviously a chef competition, but the props on the scene had nothing to do with cooking, which was really puzzling.

"Please be quiet, let Mu Mu explain the rules of the second round of the game to you," said Liu Hua.

As soon as the words came to a quiet moment, everyone in the audience was so irritated by curiosity that they were so itchy that they were waiting to be resolved.

"Good afternoon everyone. I wonder if you still remember the topic I mentioned before the first round of the game?"

Close-up of a female host appears on a large screen.

"I know, basic skills!"

"No! It's 'is the same missing'!"

The audience started to cheer at the top of their voices.

Seeing this, Mu Mu and Liu Hua looked at each other and smiled. The former shook his head slowly, "Wrong, it's omnipotent! I believe these two words are easy to understand for everyone, and they are comparing the chef's skills in all aspects! In the first round of the competition, it was a test of the chef's knife skills and spoon skills. Then the next second round was a test of whether the chef knew the nature of the ingredients!

Therefore, the rules for the second round of the competition are very simple. It is to write down the corresponding nature on the blackboard based on the different ingredients brought by the staff, and add one point if the answer is correct, and no points if the answer is wrong.

Of course, in order to give each player more opportunities, eliminate a minimum scorer for every three questions, and so on until the three players are left to the finals!”

Wow...

An uproar occurred at the scene.

"Everyone should be calm." Liu Hua explained with a smile: "With the continuous development of society, people's requirements for food have also increased. It is no longer just the desire to be only for the past, but on this basis, nutritional balance and dietary matching have been added. Therefore, in order to keep pace with the times, chefs should also have corresponding abilities."

"That's right." Someone nodded in agreement.

Looking back more than ten years ago, when people first entered a well-off stage from the stage of food and clothing, they did not have any concept of the word "health". Most of the requirements are delicious, sufficient amount, and cheap!

However, with the continuous growth of the economy in recent years and the competition in the food industry is fierce, these have gradually become the foundation. On the basis, exquisite decoration, health concepts, and healthy ingredients have become attractive.

This change is very subtle, but it actually happened. Even in ten or twenty years, the taste, health, and environment will gradually become the basis and replace it.
To be continued...