Chapter 411 Breakout Competition Rules

Early in the morning on the 24th, Zhao Xiaojing resolutely chose Tuancheng Rice Noodles downstairs after being tempted by the hotel's free breakfast and various noodles, pancakes and rice noodles downstairs.

Although the hotel's breakfast buffet is clean and hygienic with many choices, because it is a buffet, the taste is definitely not as good as Tuancheng's.

But the rice noodle shop downstairs that is busy with people coming and going is different. Although the hygiene conditions may not be very good, there are not many choices and you have to pay, but looking at the crowds of people queuing up in the store early in the morning, you know that the food in this shop must not be that bad.

After observing for a while upstairs, Zhao Xiaojing estimated the time and went downstairs. She directly chose Tuancheng Rice Noodles, which had a long queue but a very fast queue. There were more than 20 people in front of her, and it took about ten minutes to wait.

While waiting in line, Zhao Xiaojing studied the sign. It listed about seven or eight varieties of rice noodles, including shredded pork noodles, sauce noodles, pork rib noodles, and beef noodles. A more interesting item was the steamed rice noodles, which listed steamed meat patties, steamed pork ribs, and other steamed dishes.

"Waiter, please put the dirty dishes aside! There's no place for other girls to sit even with their bowls of noodles!" The old man who was in front of Zhao Xiaojing and looked like a native pointed at a table full of dirty dishes and shouted. The waiter, who was busy with something unknown, immediately ran over to clean up the table.

"Uncle, what is a steaming code?" During the time they were waiting in line, the uncle had already taken care of a lot of "trivial matters". Seeing that the uncle was enthusiastic, Zhao Xiaojing quickly seized the opportunity to ask.

"It's just some steamed food. Are there any outsiders coming to visit?"

"Yes, I just came from our place. Is steamed food called steamed code here?"

"How do you say it... Steamed noodles are steamed noodles that are poured on noodles and eaten. This is it, look!" When the old man learned that Zhao Xiaojing was from another place, he searched hard for words in his mind in Tuancheng dialect mixed with Mandarin. Just then, the person in front of him came over with a bowl of noodles he had just bought. Seeing this, the old man hurriedly pointed it out to Zhao Xiaojing.

Zhao Xiaojing turned her head and saw that it was a bowl of beef with snow-white rice noodles, covered with a meat patty.

"That meat pie is steamed meat, and it's eaten by putting it on noodles!" said the old man, pointing to the bowl.

Zhao Xiaojing suddenly understood. "So the 'ma zi' in Tuancheng means whistle, and it's also a topping added to rice noodles?"

"Yes, yes, yes! It's the whistle you guys are talking about. Did you come from Henan Province?"

"No, in the neighboring Hubei Province, we also call it a whistle."

"Oh! Jiangcheng, oh my god...whose dog is this? Keep it on a leash! How can you let it run around in a restaurant with so many people coming and going? Have some sense of public morality!"

While they were chatting, the old man suddenly started to meddle in other people's business again. Zhao Xiaojing smiled secretly, stopped interfering with the old man's hobby, and turned to study the process of making noodles in the window.

Within two minutes, the queue in front of her had all finished picking up their food. Zhao Xiaojing went straight to the most ordered dish from the people in front of her and asked for a bowl of beef and snow-covered pork rice noodles.

Xuelihong is sauerkraut, and this combination with beef is the first time Zhao Xiaojing has eaten it. The rice noodles are topped with half beef and half chopped sauerkraut, and sprinkled with some coriander. The soup base is braised soup, which looks extremely rich in color.

Zhao Xiaojing took a bite of the food with her chopsticks and found that the flavors blended perfectly.

The pickled snow mustard greens are very unique, slightly sour and sweet, and the texture is soft with a hint of crispness. The stewed beef is soft and tender, and the flavor is very rich. When the two are put together, the taste of each is greatly enhanced, and when paired with the marinade in the soup base, it becomes even more fresh and rich, and the noodles are imbued with fragrance.

The breakfast was so hot that there was a thin layer of sweat on my forehead when I left the store.

Zhao Xiaojing followed the navigation all the way to Baitao Satellite TV, only then she realized that she seemed to have relaxed too much. The reporting hall was already crowded with people. As soon as she entered, a staff member hurried to verify the information with Zhao Xiaojing. She was actually one of the last few people who had not reported yet.

And judging by the number of people at the scene, all 300 people participating in the competition reported at the same time.

I had assumed this competition was going to be a formal variety show, and since they were divided into groups, they were definitely going to be separated by different times to ensure the recording could proceed smoothly. But looking at the number of people, could it be three hundred competing simultaneously? Does Bai Tao have that much space and staff?

"Attention, contestants."

As soon as eight o'clock arrived, staff members wearing vests came to the contestants with loudspeakers.

"First of all, welcome everyone to the "Weiyang Soy Sauce·Fresh Chef Competition" breakout competition. Congratulations to everyone for continued hard work and hope that everyone can achieve their ideal results. Next, let me announce the rules of the competition." The staff member quickly completed the transition of polite words and picked up the card.

"This competition uses a lottery system to divide players into groups of 30, with a total of 10 groups. Each group has 10 players who can advance. In other words, 300 players will advance to the final 100, becoming the top 100 in the country and continuing the competition.

After the lottery, the competition will proceed in order according to the groups. Competition... Quiet, quiet. Don't worry, we won't make you wait for days and nights. All the competitions will be completed today... Just listen to the rules. Only after I finish explaining them will you know how to compete correctly, right?" The staff put down their cue cards and patiently calmed the contestants who were excited at the news of the competition.

After these two sentences, the scene quieted down again and the staff continued to read out the rules.

"The competition will be held in our studio, with professional staff recording and hosting, and renowned judges. I'm sure some of you have heard that we've invited Mr. Nan Rongquan and Mr. Dang Yongge to serve as special judges for Baitao TV. Yes, we'll start with this one."

As soon as Nan Rongquan and Dang Yongge were mentioned, the audience became restless again, even more intense than last time. Several voices asked if this was the match. The staff smiled and gave an affirmative answer. The contestants' seats were excited again, and the enthusiasm of the entire venue quickly rose.

Zhao Xiaojing was also infected with excitement. Thinking of Wen Jin's introduction, she looked forward to the game even more.

"Since everyone knows the significance of inviting these two old gentlemen, I will not elaborate on it. I hope everyone will seize this opportunity to perform well and not do some unnecessary tricks to ruin the impression of the old gentlemen. After all, everything is transparent under the camera." The staff member raised his voice and looked around the contestant seats meaningfully.

"All three hundred contestants have arrived for this competition, with each group consisting of thirty contestants. The voting and evaluation process will be completely fair, impartial, and transparent. In addition to the two senior judges serving as the chief judges, there will also be four executive chefs from well-known restaurants and a food critic serving as assistant judges. Each chief judge's vote is worth three points, and each assistant judge's vote is worth one point, with a maximum score of ten."