Chapter 241 - Uproar (2/2)

Seeing Mao Qingling glaring at him, Wang Ming looked back at her and shrugged his shoulders. He supports Ming Ming, as she's not the one in the wrong this time. Of course she shouldn't be shouting, but Uncle Hou had already stopped her. Mao Qingling has clearly portrayed how you should not act especially when you are a middle-aged woman. Having such an attitude is only acceptable when you're Ming Ming's age.

Walking up to the stage together with the other competitors, Wang Ming felt nervous again. He thought it would be better this time as he had experienced being on stage yesterday. But it was just as bad today, especially being in the same group as Cheng Kecheng, the favorite of the competition.

He could see everyone around him showed him a lot of respect. Wang Ming felt envious seeing Cheng Kecheng cooking yesterday. The composure and the steadiness he showed were incredible. Even in this high-pressure situation he was still as steady as a river.

This made Wang Ming question himself if he's truly ready for all of this, is he good enough? What Wang Ming felt he lacked compared to any other chef here is real experience. Even though he's lived in the kitchen most of his life, he hasn't worked in a professional restaurant for many years. But of course that didn't mean he would give up. He could never forgive himself if he gave up right now.

He would try his best and whatever happens happens, if he wins then he will be the youngest chef ever to win the competition. Even though he doesn't want all the attention, it would be wonderful for his business, with the reputation of being the youngest winner ever of the Pinnacle Chef's competition. Who wouldn't want to eat at his restaurants?

After seeing all the participants standing in their spots, Meng Zhong listed the rules. ”Today's rules are very simple. All you need to get to the next stage is to answer correctly 30 questions. We are going to ask 500 questions. If you do the math, then everyone will have the chance to qualify if you all answer correctly. But of course we can't have that so it's only the first who get 30 correct answers who qualify.”

The people watching the show, immediately discussed between each other, there was a big loophole in the rules. What if one person hogs all the questions and doesn't let anyone answer? The production crew had already a solution in mind.

”The rules are simple, there's going to be a button in front of you. If you know the answer please press on the button. The first one to press on the button every round will be the one to answer. If you are already qualified, then you cannot keep answering questions. Also, if you fail to answer a question, then you need to sit out one round. These increments for every wrong answer until you get a right one. Lastly, you also get deducted 1 point for a wrong answer and you get one point for every right one.”

”Now, Angela will be the ones to ask questions, she and I will tell if an answer is right or not.”

”Now start!”

Everyone felt tense when Meng Zhong announced they were starting. They were all ready to tap on the button the moment they heard the question. Even Wang Ming felt his hands tense up, he felt his fingers seize up from how hard he was flexing them.

”1st question. What is a Gastrique?”

Most of the chefs there felt tongue-tied. They thought the questions would only be about Chinese cuisine. Gastrique is definitely not a Chinese name. There were only two chefs on the stage, who knew the answer, Wang Ming and Cheng Kecheng. Even with his seized up fingers, Wang Ming pressed the button before Cheng Kecheng. He just has superior reactions.