"I saw that these judges seemed quite satisfied with the food, so I thought it would get a high score. It seems they are still the same as always, as strict as ever."
"Oh no, I'm afraid mine won't even meet the passing grade."
"According to the competition rules, the top 113 contestants will advance, and the rest will be eliminated. I'm so nervous. I wonder if my braised whole fish will impress the judges?"
Those present not only looked at the scores on the screen, but also turned their attention to Shen Lanxin.
Seeing so many people looking at her, Shen Lanxin felt her face turn red and she felt a little uncomfortable.
She didn't expect that what she originally thought was a pretty good dish would end up with a score of less than 80.
Although I was very dissatisfied, there was nothing I could do.
We can only look at the scores of the people who come after us.
After finishing the first dish, the staff quickly brought out the second dish.
With the first dish already scored, people are now paying more attention to the scores.
The second dish was lemon duck.
The main method involves stir-frying duck meat with lemon.
The sourness of lemon removes the gamey smell of duck meat. In addition, the lemon not only removes the gamey smell, but also enhances the flavor of the duck meat.
Upon seeing this dish, everyone began to silently estimate its score in their minds.
Let's take a look at the person who cooked this dish.
Everyone instantly became excited.
"Look, the person who made this lemon-fried duck is Ma Yuesheng. It is said that he is the one who promoted lemon duck in Dongzhou City. His lemon duck shop has dozens of branches."
"I saw him on a food documentary. His lemon-fried duck is very popular locally. I never expected that he would actually get the ingredients for this dish. This is a sure thing."
"This guy got incredibly lucky. He's supposed to be best at stir-fried duck with lemon, but he still managed to get both the duck and the lemon. It's no wonder he won."
I heard everyone at the scene talking about him.
Ma Yuesheng was overjoyed.
His face was beaming with a smug smile.
It seems to be telling everyone: I'm just that awesome.
He muttered to himself, "In a moment, I'll show you how these judges succumb to my deliciousness."
Because there were so many dishes to eat, the judges were very dedicated and started eating as soon as they saw the food.
Without the slightest hesitation.
However, unlike before...
The moment the duck meat in their mouths touched their chopsticks, all five judges spat it out in unison.
Then, scores were quickly assigned.
[Contestant No. 16, Ma Yuesheng.]
[Scores: 36, 41, 28, 30, 31]
Total score: 166.
The moment the score was announced, the crowd nearly exploded.
This score is far different from what the audience expected.
"What?! How could it be so low? That's impossible..."
"I've eaten at Manyuesheng's chain stores before, and even if it wasn't made by him, the taste was top-notch. How come it got such a low score here?"
"Could it be that Ma Yuesheng made a mistake in the cooking process, resulting in this lemon duck dish tasting so bad?"
"Impossible, absolutely impossible. No matter how bad it is, it shouldn't only have such a low score."
"I don't know, I don't understand. The stir-fried green peppers and pork dish from before probably didn't taste very good either, but it got such a high score."
"So, that stir-fried pork with green peppers is many times tastier than the lemon duck here? I can't tell at all."
Not only the audience, but Ma Yuesheng was the angrier at this moment.
Ma Yuesheng's proudest dish is lemon duck.
He wouldn't have been so confident with other dishes.
When he saw that his best dish, lemon duck, had only received such a low score, he couldn't help but feel upset.
He threw his white chef's hat to the ground, then walked forward and pointed at the five judges, shouting loudly.
"I'm not having it! Why did my lemon duck get such a low score?"
"Did you judges just give me random scores? Is it because I didn't pay you?"
These words caused an uproar in the audience.
All eyes were on Ma Yuesheng.
Seeing this scene, Shen Lanxin couldn't help but breathe a slight sigh of relief.
Compared to Ma Yuesheng, my score was much higher.
Faced with Ma Yuesheng's dissatisfaction, the five judges did not take it seriously and showed no sign of panic.
He looks like someone who has experienced big events.
Ma Yuesheng became increasingly angry as he spoke, and his voice grew louder.
Although the venue was very large, everyone was watching intently, which meant that Ma Yuesheng's voice could be heard clearly.
Seeing this scene, even the audience members present began to have some doubts.
The delicious taste of the lemon duck, which was born a month ago, is already well-known.
The previous dish, stir-fried green peppers with pork, seemed rather ordinary.
The fact that the two dishes received such different scores makes one wonder if the judges had accepted bribes.
Seeing Ma Yuesheng's defiance, Li Shangui knew that he had no choice but to take action.
He slowly stood up, then took the microphone and said, "Since you think your dish is so delicious, then you can try the first contestant's stir-fried pork with green peppers and see if there's a problem with our scoring. You can judge for yourself then."
Li Shangui knew that since Ma Yuesheng was not convinced, he would let him see what level others were at.
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