After two consecutive weeks of screening, 32 qualifying places were finally determined, and the list of 64 people participating in the finals was released. On the day when the list was announced, an on-site group drawing was held in the studio of Qiantang TV Station.
In the first round of the finals, the sixty-four contestants were divided into eight groups. Each group had four qualifying places and entered the top thirty-two. []
When the host unveiled the list of the fourth group, Jiangbian's name finally appeared.
¡°The fourth group of contestants will be announced below, Contestant No. 17, Xiao Yalin; Contestant No. 8, Jiangbian¡¡±
Jiangbian was assigned to a group with Xiao Yalin.
As soon as Jiangbian¡¯s name appeared, in front of the TV, several people in Liu Huijun¡¯s winery immediately exclaimed.
"Jiangbian? Could it be the Jiangbian from the Jiang family? Second sister! Come and see, is this Jiangbian the Jiangbian from the Jiang family? Did he become a chef in Qiantang? He even entered the finals! Liu Dingxiang shouted immediately.
Liu Jingyi immediately rolled his eyes at his cousin, "You pighead! Why are you making such a fuss when nothing happens?"
Banshan Village is not a big place. Although they are in different groups, if something happens to any one of them, the entire Banshan Village will know about it immediately. Liu Huijun had such a big incident with Jiangbian. How could anyone in Banshan Village not know about it? As a relative of Liu Huijun's mother's family, she naturally knows it very well.
Liu Dingxiang also knew that she had said the wrong thing, "Isn't this too exciting all of a sudden?"
"If it weren't for your crooked boyfriend! Why are you so excited?" Liu Jingyi laughed and scolded.
"Aren't you crooked? I don't care about that lazy guy by the river!" Liu Dingxiang glared at Liu Jingyi.
In fact, Liu Huijun heard the name Jiangbian early in the morning and walked over quickly. The name was word for word, but there was no photo or anything. There are so many people with the same name in the world, who knows if it is Jiangbian? Besides, this is the final round of the cooking competition. Even if Jiang Bian becomes a chef, can he participate in the cooking competition and still enter the finals? Isn't this nonsense?
Although this name made Liu Huijun shudder, it did not have much impact on Liu Huijun.
When several people saw Liu Huijun coming out, they couldn't say more about what happened on the riverside.
¡°There are many people with the same name, so this person should not be from our Banshan Village.¡± Li Qiulai said.
Liu Huijun nodded, "Well, besides, it hasn't been long since Jiangbian came out? What can I learn from learning to be a chef?" Liu Huijun didn't seem to be taboo about things on Jiangbian.
"I thought I heard No. 17 just now, Xiao Yalin?" Liu Huijun turned around and asked.
"Yes, yes, with that group called Jiangbian, the first one is Xiao Yalin! By the way, isn't our big customer Yalin Fish Flavor Restaurant? Second sister, the Xiao Yalin you are talking about is Yalin Fish Flavor The owner of the restaurant?" Liu Jingyi often goes to Yalin Fish Restaurant, so naturally he is deeply impressed by Xiao Yalin's name.
"Xiao Yalin? Jingyi, do you know this Xiao Yalin? How old is she?" Liu Dingxiang said.
"Why don't you know me? I met Yueji's female boss, our big customer, once or twice when she went to deliver drinks. It's more than 20 o'clock. She is very beautiful! Even more beautiful than that reporter named Manqing. It¡¯s such a waste to go to the kitchen!¡± Liu Jingyi said.
"What do you know? Chefs are a high-income industry. A chef's monthly income can range from tens of thousands to tens or hundreds of thousands. He is an absolute super white-collar worker. Opening a fish restaurant like Xiao Yalin can earn at least a few dollars a month. An income of 100,000 yuan. I didn't expect the female boss of Yueji to be so capable!" Liu Dingxiang often reads newspaper news and seems to be very familiar with these things.
"Why are you talking so much? We're doing something! The boss lady doesn't pay us wages so that we can watch the TV. Dingxiang, go and order the goods to be delivered today, and let Jingyi deliver them out early. You can still be there by the way. I'll contact Bian Duo to see if we can expand our business. As it is now, it's not even enough to pay our wages. In the morning, we'll go help and load the goods onto the truck. Then we'll finish the work in the winery. How much do they earn? , It¡¯s all other people¡¯s business. If the boss lady can¡¯t make money, I think you have the nerve to eat well, live well and get a monthly salary!¡± Li Qiulai said.
Li Qiulai is like a big brother in the wine shop. Apart from Liu Huijun, his words are the most effective.
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When the list came out, Li Yueji and Xiao Yalin were also standing in front of the TV. When they heard Jiangbian's name, Li Yueji was completely stunned.
"Hey! Yueji, why are you so stunned? Isn't it just a group list?" Xiao Yalin looked at Li Yueji's dumbfounded look and laughed.
Li Yueji seemed not to hear Xiao Yalin's words and said to herself, "I knew that day, IArrived. Indeed it is! How did you become a chef? "
Xiao Yalin was a little confused when she heard Li Yueji's confused words, "What are you so confused about? Yueji? Who is the person you are talking about?"
Xiao Yalin patted Li Yueji on the shoulder, and Li Yueji came back to her senses, "I'm talking about an acquaintance. He turned out to be a chef! He's still in the same group as you! But it's weird! He's the only one who paid me Jiang came here a few months later than me! How did he become a chef?"
Xiao Yalin burst into laughter, "Silly girl, there are so many people with the same name! How do you know that person is the one from your village? I will search for Li Yueji on the Internet, and I will probably find tens of thousands of them!"
"But, but, I saw him in person at the opening ceremony of the cooking competition that day." Li Yueji said.
"You didn't see it clearly. Maybe you saw it wrong. There will be a live game soon. Then you can see if it is that person! Well, this person is very important to you! As soon as you hear this name , I saw you looking so distracted!" Xiao Yalin suddenly thought of the most crucial point.
Li Yueji nodded, "He saved me twice!"
¡°Every woman has the potential to gossip, no matter how old the woman is, what profession she is engaged in, or what her status is. Although Xiao Yalin is obsessed with cooking, she is completely normal in other aspects.
"Tell me quickly, there are probably a lot of stories in this, right?" Xiao Yalin said with a smile.
Li Yueji smiled shyly, "It's a long story, let's talk about it later!" Li Yueji kept silent and didn't even say the person's name.
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When Jiangbian and Yan Yuan saw the grouping situation, Jiangbian didn't feel much. He didn't have much idea of ??which group he was assigned to. Didn't everyone in that group participate in the competition?
"Brother, come on! I will fully support you! This time, I will help you personally. If you have any requests, just ask." Yan Yuan said.
"Go, go get me a glass of water!" Jiangbian said.
Yan Yuan stood up and walked towards the water dispenser, smiling, "Excuse me, do you want Biluochun or Tieguanyin?"
Jiangbian was just joking, but Yan Yuan actually poured water for himself like an assistant, and said with a smile, "Go and get the pack of top-quality hair tips hidden in your office drawer, and soak it for me."
"You have a beautiful idea!" Yan Yuan smiled.
The two people laughed.
Since the opening ceremony of the cooking competition, Jiang Bian rarely enters the kitchen. No one knows what he is busy with every day.
Every time Yan Yuan asked, Jiang Bian would always smile mysteriously and say, "Prepare some secret weapons."
However, Yan Yuan still comes to the fish restaurant every day. Whenever he is free, he will ask Liu Jiedong about Qiantang¡¯s famous dishes. No need to ask, Liu Jiedong also understood that Jiangbian was preparing to cook famous Qiantang dishes in the cooking competition.
Although the cooking techniques and garnishing methods of famous Qiantang dishes can be easily found, the real famous Qiantang dishes cannot be made based on the ingredients and processing procedures.
With the same ingredients, the same ingredients, and the same process, the dishes cooked by different chefs will taste very different. This is the unique charm of Chinese food.
The cooking methods of famous Qiantang dishes have now formed very strict standards, allowing people anywhere in the world to taste the unique flavor of Qiantang famous dishes, but they may not taste the authentic Qiantang famous dishes.