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Bai Jian was still dressed in a seductive attire. As the editor-in-chief of S City Magazine, she naturally had the privilege to sit in the place with the best view of the arena.Using a small notebook to record her thoughts and the situation in the arena, she raised her head, and her gaze stayed on Shao Yan's face for a long time, feeling somewhat touched in her heart.

When she was in City S, she was in charge of interviewing Shao Yan, and not long after, that arrogant young man is still as arrogant as usual.

The newly promoted assistant approached him and whispered to him: "There seems to be a lot of people from country C among the finalists this year. Is it because the host is in country C?"

Bai Jian smiled, pouted and pushed in Shao Yan's direction: "Look at where he is standing."

The assistant stared at Shao Yan, pondered for a long time before he suddenly came to his senses, and opened his mouth wide in astonishment: "...No way, how could one's influence be so great..."

Bai Jian lowered his head and sketched on the paper, and didn't talk much. The assistant is young and ignorant, but there are some things that need to be understood by himself. Country C's gourmet culture has a long history, how could relevant people in the country not have the idea of ​​carrying it forward?It's just that I have been suffering from not having the right to speak and the right opportunity.Country C has always had no advantage in international competitions like the International Food Competition, and it is unique that such a variable as Shao Yan appears in the deliberate suppression. Relying on Shao Yan to block many voices of doubt, naturally more people from all walks of life in the country will participate in the competition fair capital.Of course, it has something to do with the fact that this tournament is held in country C. In short, as in the past, the indiscriminate elimination of players from country C in each round of competition is really rare in this year.

In the final analysis, part of the credit was due to Shao Yan.

Shao Yan had talked with Shao's father about the finals before, and also learned that his father intends to drive Yumen Zun overseas.Taking business abroad is not an easy task. In addition to the strength of the enterprise and the support of the outside world, a certain degree of popularity is also essential.The catering industry is different from other industries, and there are very few opportunities for hype. The international food competition is a rare good opportunity. Father Shao still hopes that his son can get a good ranking in the competition.

With so many heavyweight chefs coming from afar, the topic of each competition is different, and each of them has their own strengths and weaknesses.The bets for the favorites to win the championship were set up in underground casinos many days in advance. Such extra revenue generation was not in compliance with the rules, but because it happened every year, it gradually became a small part of the convention. The relevant departments in country C turned a blind eye and let it go.

The host was still noisy, and introduced the identity and origin of each guest present in detail.Shao Yan and Leon Alisaac were the last ones to be mentioned, and they are obviously the most outstanding group of people officially recognized by the competition. When the host stage made a fuss about the food theme of the last item, Leon shouted Shao Yan let out a sound.

The assistant beside him smiled and translated: "Who do you think will win the championship in the end?"

Shao Yan glanced around and said without humility: "It should be me."

Lyon was obviously used to his perverseness, and he laughed instead after hearing such a blunt answer: "I bet myself [-] Euros before the game, please God bless me so that I don't lose everything."

"Bet?" Shao Yan knew nothing about it.

The assistant who helped him saw him looking out of the situation, and was a little surprised: "Mr. Shao doesn't know?"

"what do you know?"

"The underground casino will open with the competition every time. Because you had a small upset in the guest competition before, your odds are almost as high as those of Mr. Lyon and the others by the time of the final." He saw Shao Yan listening Seriously, he couldn't help laughing and continued, "It stands to reason that you shouldn't be ignorant. The fact that Yumenxi bet 200 million on you has been spread among casinos. It seems that Mr. There are great expectations.”

200! ! !

Shao Yan frowned all of a sudden, and his sharp eyes fell on Shao's father who knew nothing about it in the stands.

Father Shao felt cold inexplicably. After shrinking his neck, he realized that his son was looking at him. Although the distance was too far away and his expression was unclear, he still waved vigorously towards the field excitedly and inexplicably.

Come on!Smash it! !

Shao Yan: "..."

Alisaac was tidying up the gadgets she brought on the table, when a woman's sixth sense suddenly made her feel something was wrong.

Raising her head and looking around, her gaze swept across opponents one after another, and fell on Shao Yan, who looked very depressed, for a moment, then moved away in confusion.

Strange, there was a moment just now, I don't know where the fighting spirit came from so strong.

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In the stands and in the room, a group of members of the competition organizing committee sat around the monitor.

Shao Yan was assigned an excellent position, and his every move was completely captured in the camera, because he was in a more relaxed state than other participating members, and the young man on the camera looked extremely handsome.

Even the few people who didn't like him very much because of the disadvantages they suffered before couldn't help sighing: "No wonder he is so popular, he is indeed extremely handsome."

"There are not many young and handsome chefs like him."

"So we have to take care of him like this?! Then let him win the championship?! He is from country C!"

Everyone was silent, and after a while, someone said: "Didn't you see that there are many people from country C besides him? This year's competition is too tight."

No one wants to see the current situation, but many times the situation is not satisfactory.Just like the chefs from Country C who had to widen their meshes in the arena, Shao Yan's advantage was not something they could erase with just a few words.

Many orders were issued directly from above, and obviously the headquarters had also been mentioned.But it doesn't matter, they all know how reluctant they are to carry out these orders.This kind of international competition will never be without conspiracies and overt schemes that go hand in hand, and private screening methods cannot be used. Sometimes the target is put on the table, but it is more able to block Yoyo's mouth.

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"pastry?!!"

As soon as the theme of the final was revealed, there was an uproar in the arena.

Many chefs from country C on the field looked obviously bewildered, even Shao Yan didn't turn the corner for a moment, and many audiences from country C in the stands, including the Shao family, felt a kind of anger of being deceived.

Mother Shao rubbed her stomach and noticed something was wrong: "Why did you choose this kind of question?"

Shao's father's expression was particularly unsightly, his complexion was yin and yang, and he laughed after a long while: "We'll have to ask them."

Asking a chef from country C to make pastry is nothing short of a joke. Many media from country C in the arena couldn't sit still and began to voice their doubts.

But the reasons given by the organizing committee are very good.

"The competition party pursues the fairness and justice of the competition. Except for the guest competition, all the competition topics so far have been listed in advance. Comprehensive, I didn't expect that this topic that should have been used before the finals would be kept until the end."

Bai Jian listened to this seemingly reasonable but illogical explanation, and stared at the bewildered domestic chefs on the field, his knuckles turning white while holding the pen.

"What the hell explanation!" Father Shao heard someone behind him yelling loudly, "If we want to develop in an all-round way, pastries can be used instead of pastries. Take a step back and say, do you dare to change the topic selection to C-style dim sum?!"

However, the organizing committee was obviously well prepared. A short while later, the silver screen that revealed the selection topics displayed a list of the themes of the food competition starting from the preliminary competition.This year's knockout rounds were held particularly frequently, and the enlarged handwriting on the form was particularly eye-catching.

The aggrieved audience and media seats gradually fell silent.

The increasing date on the form clearly stated that the theme of country C pastries was used in the penultimate selection match before the final match.

Not only C country pastries, but also national specialties, flavor snacks, etc., and various topics that are very C country style.Most of the proportionally large number of chefs from country C in the arena stand out from these links.

These events have not been long in the past, and many people recalled their surprise and surprise when they heard the theme of the event.At that time, the contestants were so affectionate towards country C that many people began to be proud of the growing influence of the motherland in the world.You see, these international competitions, which have always been highly regarded, have learned to bow their heads.

Even the media seats began to spread a deathly silence, and many people even filmed the program topics about overseas contestants who felt that the organizing committee was unfair because of those topics, for those overseas contestants who felt that they were treated differently The people rushed to call.

Is this a coincidence or intentional?No one can explain it.

If it is not a coincidence, then it is too coincidental that the theme most unfavorable to country C appeared in the most important game.But if this is deliberate... the previous topic selections that benefited country C obviously eliminated many overseas chefs who were originally very advantageous in many important links.

There are also many overseas chefs who are not very proficient in desserts, but even if they are not proficient, their advantages are much greater than the chefs of country C.

There are even several senior chefs here who specialize in the cuisine of country C and have never been exposed to western pastries. Many chefs of country C have spent their entire lives pursuing the pinnacle of their own cuisines.

Not to mention pastries, some people don't even cook desserts.

Someone was already whispering in the stands, and Shao's father heard some hot discussions: "What kind of ridiculous topic is this! Even Shao Yan didn't move. Has dessert been served at the Imperial Gate?"

"There are desserts, such as jade bean milk crystal cake..." The answerer hesitated and was a little worried, "But they are all desserts in country C. There seems to be no western desserts. I only ate an ice cream, which can't be completely delicious. Is it within the domain of West Point?"

"It's not that there are ghosts in the dark, and something like this comes out at the last minute."

"I don't believe it either, but where are you going to reason? The previous C-country themes were put there again. On the surface, this competition seems to be very close to us, and the details are well done. From the unveiling of the guests They never forget to bring elements of country C in the arena..."

Combined with the overseas chefs who shouted in the previous competition sessions that this competition is too biased towards the players of country C, if the media of country C dares to rashly yell about being treated unfairly, it will definitely be ridiculed by the international crowd.

There are only knocking out teeth and swallowing blood.

Shao's father thought about it carefully, but he really couldn't remember what kind of Western-style dim sum Shao Yan had ever made.He remembered that Shao Yan was very obsessed with the oven for a while, and always made some small pastries such as egg tarts and croissants, but he didn't see them much after that, and most of the desserts that were constantly updated in Yumenxi were Chinese style.

Shao's father sighed, and said in his heart, in order to get rid of Shao Yan confidently at the last moment, the organizing committee must have spent a lot of time and effort, right?

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Shao Yan was stunned for a while, his mind was indeed blank for a moment, but he soon came back to his senses.

It's not that he doesn't like making pastry. West point is actually very interesting. The tedious process and attention to detail can make him find a lot of fun in the pursuit of the cooking process.

Shao Yan loves food. From books and TV, he has found many cuisines that are completely different from the dishes in country C. After getting acquainted with Lyon and the others, he found a smoother and smoother road in the unfamiliar field.The only shortcoming of West Point is that it takes too much effort, and it can't be effortlessly made a lot at a time like the dim sum in country C, and it can also balance taste and beauty.

As for why you don't launch western pastry at Yumenxi... Isn't Yumenxi operating the restaurant route of country C? Of course, country C’s dishes must be paired with country C’s desserts and drinks. The Yumen seats do not sell foreign wine, and even knives and forks are not provided.

Leon benefited a lot from Shao Yan's occasional brainstorm on the phone several times, so he never trusted his strength, so much so that when he saw Shao Yan who hadn't moved while stirring the eggs, he asked, "Do you plan to move?" do what?"

"what are you doing?"

"Mango Hui?" As an F-food chef, Lyon has always studied desserts more than chefs from other countries.

"It's the one you taught me to make on the phone last time? I forgot to tell you. Later, I did it again in my own home according to the method you said, and then found that if I added a little chopped brownie , the taste will be stronger than the original."

Leon froze for a moment, looking at the mixing bowl in his hand with some slowness.Mango Hui is the signature dessert of Changta Restaurant. It has appeared since his father's generation. Leon always felt that the taste of this dessert was close to perfection, so he never had the idea of ​​improving it.

The corner of the interpreter's mouth twitched, thinking that Shao Yan's nerves were too rough, and any opinions raised on such an important event were from competitors...

Unexpectedly, the slander in his stomach was not finished yet, Leon at the side happily asked Shao Yan: "What flavor do you put?"

"chocolate."

"Go!" Leon quickly pushed his translator and assistant, and pointed to the distance, "Hurry up and bring me some chocolate and walnuts, I want to bake a brownie!"

"..." What is bird of a feather flocking together.

Lyon is very big-hearted. Except for the blood duck, the signature food of the Long Tower Restaurant has been exchanged with Shao Yan. The first thing Shao Yan thought of after hearing West Point was Mango Hui. Seeing that he had already started to do it, I had no choice but to think about choosing another one.

He asked someone to bring back a large pile of plump and plump strawberries, and the bright red ones were scattered in the ingredients basket.Shao Yan was not the first chef in country C to do it, but almost all the media in country C who took notes on the scene focused their cameras on him. Seeing him chopping a bunch of strawberries on the chopping board, although they all felt His knife skills are extremely beautiful, but everyone can't help but feel anxious.

The stems of the bright red strawberries were removed, cut in half, cut into small pieces, sprinkled with powdered sugar and thrown into a pot for stewing.

Shao Yan was undoubtedly the only one in the arena who was still leisurely making jam at this time.Bai Jian's pen tip stopped on the page for a long time, and he really didn't know what to write, so he sighed and described Shao Yan's flowing movements when cutting strawberries.Her assistant is communicating with the filming colleagues on the phone: "...Forget it, it's a little bit more if you can shoot more. There is a problem with the theme this time. It doesn't matter if you lose. I will definitely be able to do it. It won't be a waste of time. Let's shoot."

The strawberries cut into small pieces are boiled over a low heat and poured into a bowl, the aroma of the strawberry jam becomes intense immediately.Shao Yan fumbled around, found fresh milk and eggs, and started whipping cream again as if taking a step.

No one knew what he wanted to do, even Shao's father felt that he probably had no idea, looked at each other through Shao's mother and Yan Daichuan, and he began to regret the words he said before the start of the competition that he expected Shao Yan to get a good ranking.Those words before the start of the match could still be regarded as encouragement, but judging from the current situation, it undoubtedly became a pressure on Shao Yan.

After pondering for a while what he should do to get his son out of his disappointment, Father Shao sighed and fell into a long-term worry.

Many big restaurants have dessert chefs who are responsible for the desserts. Except for Lyon and Alisaac, it can be said that everyone in the arena is not proficient in making desserts.Shao Yan's assistant kept handing him strawberries, and he felt frustrated at the end. Although he was surprised that he could whip the cream by hand in just a few strokes, his fighting spirit was undoubtedly exhausted by the current situation.

Shao Yan's interest didn't seem to be affected at all, and he was still very happy to handle the ingredients while exchanging experience with Leon.

Lyon baked a fragrant brownie, and even asked his assistant to bring a plate to Shao Yan. After being rejected, he was very disappointed: "Do you want to make mousse too? The two of us collide with ingredients again."

"Strawberry Dessert Symphony." Shao Yan shakes his hands slightly and sprinkles sugar into the pot that is still boiling, boils out a pot of clear red syrup, spreads it into thin slices on the material board, takes out most of it and kneads it into sugar Then use a small device to blow the bright red candy into a pile of strawberries.

Pour the jam into the inner core, remove the strawberry stems before pasting, and arrange a row of lifelike small strawberries on a plate and put them in the refrigerator to refrigerate.

This series of processes made many cameras focused on shooting scream one after another. Not to mention anything else, I am afraid that few people in the entire arena can compare with the skill of making molecular cuisine when processing ingredients over him.

Shao Yan doesn't often make pastry, but after all, the basic skills are there, no matter which link is involved, it will make people feel pleasing to the eye.

Many people in the stands almost forgot the unhappiness when the theme was revealed, looked at the big screen where the camera stayed on Shao Yan's hand for a long time, and laughed and joked: "If Yumenxi is willing to make the restaurant transparent, the business will probably be huge." Even better than now."

Desserts do not have the earth-shattering aroma of hot dishes, and almost all the advantages are achieved by beauty and taste.

Mango Hui in Lyon is undoubtedly extremely beautiful. There is such a pitiful piece of pastry lying on the oversized plate. It is golden hemispherical and contains the essence of all F meals in its small size—delicate, delicate, and exquisite. Pocket beauty.

After tasting the works of each contestant, the moment they ate the mango, many people almost simultaneously said "this is it" in their hearts.

The mousse has the aroma of wine and hazelnuts. It is soft and thick in the mouth, and the passionate aroma of mango is always with you. Especially the small piece of brownie, which is occasionally tasted when chewing, becomes richer and more solid after being refrigerated.

Lyon heard that the judges in the jury, who were obviously regular customers of the Long Tower Restaurant, praised his ingenuity of adding brownies to the improved mango vermicelli. He looked back at Shao Yan and couldn't help but smile on his face.

Shao Yan was holding the frozen strawberry candy he had just taken out of the refrigerator. This was the strawberry recipe he had learned from various channels to get Shao's mother her favorite strawberries some time ago.The sweet aroma of strawberry jam breaks through the thin strawberry icing and slowly flows into the mouth. The strawberry jam that has been cooked with a little effort has a creamy and sweet smell.He didn't get much in total, and Alisaac had just ground off five, and when he came back to ask for it, he had already eaten it—or only the tops of the cake were left for decoration.

Shao Yan's dishes are always like that, no matter which country's flavor they cook, as long as they put in the effort to arrange the dishes, the final result will definitely be arrogant.

A good strawberry dessert, with the decoration made of strawberry syrup inserted on the top, the style suddenly became domineering, like a musical score flying out of the screen in the air, or like a pastry growing wings, In the next second, he will escape from the dinner plate under his feet.

The judges were obviously very satisfied with the appearance of the dessert, and they huddled together and whispered to the small things on the plate for a long time. The female judges were even more interested in the strawberry candy on the top of the pastry that was completely beyond the size of a normal strawberry.

The pastry is thick and creamy like a melting ice cream.

The same soft and dense as Lyon's works, the aroma of strawberry permeates every corner.This is a fragrance that is much more delicate than tropical fruits, even the sweetness is lighter, and even slightly sour that people cannot refuse.

"Oh! What is this?" Someone accidentally bit the little strawberry in his mouth, and was taken aback by the crispy texture of the sugar coating and the milky jam inside.

Shao Yan thought about how to answer this question: "... probably sugar?"

"Is it made with strawberries?" The combination of sweet strawberry jam and the small, slightly sour fruit in the dessert made the judges squint their eyes due to the rich taste.

Shao Yan affirmed his "extremely creative" guess, and a group of judges put down the dessert spoons, and immediately began to make trouble.

Seeing that the judging stage has really started to argue with different opinions, the temperature in the organizing committee's office has already dropped to freezing point, and some people have felt bad since Shao Yan started making his strawberry candies. Now the situation is obviously beyond the Control, and the higher-ups did not give them any clear orders, so everyone was in a hurry.

"Why can't I get in touch!!! How could there be no one answering the line?!" One of the members of the organizing committee, a loyal supporter of country F meals, yelled at the phone for a long time, but he still got a long-winded response. Throwing the phone on the sofa suddenly, "There is no one in the headquarters, are these people eating shit?!"

"Can I get to the judging table?"

"Some of the judges in the finals support Shao Yan, and they will leak the news."

"There should be some who insist on supporting the chefs of their country? Alisaac has two supporters who have always been loyal enough..."

"But this time Alisaac has no advantage, and her cupcakes don't even splash."

The room was silent for a moment, and everyone looked at each other without saying a word. They stood up and looked out from the front wall. Not far away, everyone on the judging platform had already started physical shoving in a small range because of the fierce debate.

No one wants to think about the consequences of winning the championship. The competition has made various preparations to get him out of the last minute, and even started to make a fuss about the theme of the competition since half a year ago.

The outside world is not blind, so much effort wasted, the results of this year's competition will be ridiculed by the crowd in country C, right?