What's most special is that the more than 30,000 seats around the venue are almost full, and the place is bustling with noise.
It makes one's heart race with excitement.
Right in the middle of the entire venue.
Seated is an important leader of this culinary competition.
Wu Zhengchuan and Li Shangui were among them.
Even the host seemed to be a big star they had invited.
Before she even appeared on stage, many audience members were already cheering loudly.
All the contestants were seated around the stage. Because the basketball arena was very large, there were still plenty of seats available for the 280 contestants.
Of course, there were 280 contestants, many of whom brought their assistants with them.
Just like Lu Rong, he has five assistants alone.
However, most people only bring one or two assistants, not many.
Lu Rong's side is completely different. After all, each of them has unique skills and their own characteristics. Lu Rong believes that there will always be a time when he can use them.
Besides, the competition rules stipulate that a maximum of five assistants can be brought.
With so many spots available, why not take them? Why waste them?
Soon, Lu Rong and his group found their places.
Time flies, and soon it was eight o'clock. Seeing that it was almost time, the host did not hesitate and immediately went on stage.
Lu Rong immediately recognized that the host was a big star who specialized in filming period dramas, and her period dramas had been popular online recently.
Although Lu Rong was very busy, he would occasionally see it while browsing videos.
It's clear that this culinary competition has truly spared no expense.
But thinking about it, it makes sense. The daily ticket revenue alone is as high as 100 million yuan. The entire competition lasts for seven days, so the revenue is an astronomical figure.
This doesn't even include the copyrights for various live TV broadcasts and other revenue.
As for the general process of the competition, Lu Rong also learned about it.
The competition only starts each evening.
Every day, a batch of contestants will be eliminated until the final day when the top few will be determined.
Even the judges are top figures in the culinary world.
At that time, all cooking will be carried out under the watchful eyes of countless people and various high-definition cameras.
There was absolutely no opportunity for the contestants to cheat, ensuring a truly open, fair, and just process.
After the host stepped forward and said a few opening remarks, it was Li Shangui's turn to go on stage and give a speech.
Li Shangui was a senior figure on the stage, so it was natural for him to give the speech.
Unlike before, Li Shangui changed his usual sloppy appearance today and wore a fine suit.
As soon as he stepped onto the stage, Lu Rong almost didn't recognize him.
"My goodness, is this really Old Li? He looks so energetic!" Lu Rong couldn't help but laugh.
Because he usually dresses so casually, I never expected that Mr. Li would be such a spirited old man when he dresses up.
It's clear that she was quite good-looking when she was young.
Li Shangui was all too familiar with this kind of speech.
He didn't seem flustered at all; on the contrary, he appeared very natural and didn't even need a prepared speech before walking directly onto the stage.
When Li Shangui appeared, the audience cheered.
After all, Li Shangui is a veteran in the food industry, and almost everyone who pays attention to food knows him.
Although he's not very good at cooking, when it comes to eating, he's number one and no one dares to say he's number two.
With his discerning palate, he can tell how your dish was made and how to improve it just by taking one bite.
Wherein lie the advantages and disadvantages?
"That's wonderful! It's actually Elder Li! I'm so happy. I've finally met him in person."
"I guess only Mr. Li could handle this kind of scene. My ticket costing more than 10,000 yuan was worth it."
"I'm so excited! There are all sorts of big names in the stadium. It was definitely worth spending three months' salary on the ticket."
"Old Li is still so energetic. Even though he is over 70 years old, he walks as fast as a middle-aged person in his forties or fifties."
Li Shangui's appearance sparked a heated discussion, with everyone extremely excited.
Seeing that the scene was getting noisy, Li Shangui stretched out his palm to signal everyone to be quiet.
The audience listened to Li Shangui and immediately quieted down, listening attentively to his speech.
Li Shangui smiled and began to speak:
"Good evening, everyone. Thank you for coming to participate in this year's National Culinary Competition."
Li Shangui could deliver such speeches with ease, without needing a prepared script.
Standing on the stage, you can speak anytime.
Basically, there shouldn't be any problems.
"This competition received strong support from all parties, especially Kyoto University. Here, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to every individual or group that supported this competition."
After he finished speaking, he bowed deeply.
The audience erupted in applause.
Then he began to speak.
"We are delighted that, with the support of elites from all sides, we have a total of 280 contestants ready to compete and showcase their skills on the field..."
However, before Li Shangui could finish speaking, Wu Zhengchuan quickly walked onto the stage and gestured for him to stop.
Upon witnessing this bizarre scene, everyone present was completely baffled.
"What's going on? What happened? Why is Old Wu going up now?"
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