Chapter 994 - Red Pepper Prawn (1/2)

Translator: Henyee Translations  Editor: Henyee Translations

It was as if the host wasn’t there. Even the start of the match was announced by Zhang Yan.

Since this was a formal match, it was natural for it to have a host, even if the host did not have the chance to announce the start.

Of course, the host still had some tasks since he was paid to be here. For example, right now, he was directing the assistants as they served the dishes one by one to the judges.

Then again, the assistants did not actually need any directing for something like serving food… but the truth was something that shouldn’t be easily spoken.

“In terms of speed, Boss Yuan seems to be doing better.” With great difficulty, the host finally found something to say.

“But the representatives from the seafood alliance are not to be outdone as they have quickened their speed. Their final dish seems to be something jointly prepared by the two head chefs and is near completion,” said the host while walking around the kitchen counter.

The cameras of the reporters followed the host around. When the attention was no longer on them, Chef Li was still able to smile calmly, yet that was not the same for Ao Pi who spoke with a frown.

“Are the final two dishes ready?” whispered Ao Pi.

Chef Li answered calmly, “Don’t rush it. We already lost in terms of speed so we have to obtain victory through taste.”

Chef Li’s words calmed the chefs of the seafood alliance. After all, as a person capable of inviting Zhang Yan and Zhou Shijie and also organizing such a large match, he was the backbone of the alliance.

That’s right. Although Zhong Lili had issued invitations to all the chefs, she did not give any explanation on how this match came into existence. Thus, the chefs all had a misconception.

Of the seven dishes of the seafood alliance, the three complicated dishes were already completed. The remaining four were relatively simple. For example, Salad Sea Snail was a dish that could be completed in a minute.

“Are the red ginsengs ready?” asked the head chef.

“Yes, we are preparing the sea snails right now,” answered a sous-chef.

In this manner, the seafood alliance finished all their dishes five minutes after Yuan Zhou was done.

Naturally, the seafood alliance’s dishes were arranged in a specific order, forming a straight line.

Chef Li’s Aromatic Spicy Mantis Shrimp and the Rolling Crab Dumpling which Chef Li made with Ao Pi occupied the central position in the line.

The moment the dishes were served, Chef Li raised his hand and gestured that they were completely done as well.

The host’s eyesight was pretty good. He spoke immediately, “Looks like the seafood alliance has completed their dishes as well. There is little difference at speed between the two parties.”

“Yes,” answered Chef Li confidently with a nod.

“Good. Let us invite the assistants to serve the dishes and arrange them along with Boss Yuan’s dishes,” said the host.

After the dishes were all served, the four judges stood up, studying the dishes.

“The seafood alliance has so many people yet they aren’t even as fast as Boss Yuan.” remarked a reporter in whispers. “Therefore, too many hands might cause confusion instead.”

“That’s so true. But I also heard Boss Yuan has always been good in speed. We can only judge according to the taste,” said a different reporter. “Boss Yuan is fast and his dishes are delicious. I wonder if he can maintain his quality during this match.”

“I thought we are only here to give more promotion to the Sichuan Cuisine exemplary restaurant?” asked a different reporter softly.

“Don’t speak that way. Perhaps something unexpected might happen later? That will make for good breaking news.”

There were quite a lot of reporters waiting for something unexpected to happen. It’s not like they wished for Yuan Zhou’s defeat. They merely wanted some material for some breaking news. Of course, not all would speak their minds.

Thus, the one reporter who voiced that out was despised by the other reporters.

“No matter what, as a journalist, one should always be striving towards the truth. Even Boss Yuan’s victory will make for a good article. I even have the title prepared already,” said a reporter confidently.

In truth, a majority of these reporters were invited here by Zhou Shijie. Some were invited by Hu Yue, the chief editor of Food Discovery Dog.

After all, what the seafood alliance did was the same as slapping Hu Yue on the face. Thus, he had the thought of giving their defeat some publicity.

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And since most of the reporters were invited by Zhou Shijie, they were naturally supposed to be here to cover Yuan Zhou due to Yuan Zhou’s relationship with Zhou Shijie.

Still, the reporters were inwardly wishing for something to happen so they could have some sensational news. Everyone was merely appearing outwardly polite.

Zhou Shijie and Zhang Yan were both fiercely protective presidents. Apart from giving Yuan Zhou more promotion, there were no other reasons they had invited so many reporters here.

“Since Head Chef Yuan is the one to finish first, I suggest we start with his dishes,” proposed Wang Xiang.

“But if we finish Head Chef Yuan’s dishes first, the seafood alliance’s dishes would be cold by the time we are done,” said Bai Xiaoxiao hesitantly.

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