Seeing that everyone had returned to their original positions, Wu Zhengchuan began to speak:
"Next, we will move on to the cooking segment. Before that, please have each contestant draw lots in the middle of the arena to select your number."
To ensure fairness and transparency, no numbers were assigned to each participant in advance; participants were required to draw lots on-site.
Therefore, you must draw your own number before you start cooking, which will be helpful for the later stages of the competition.
After he finished speaking, the huge screen behind Wu Zhengchuan began to display the lottery page.
It displays all the numbers from 1 to 226.
There are 226 participants.
There is a black button on the side.
When the time comes, the contestants can simply press a button to randomly select their own number.
Su Tingyun naturally volunteered for this task.
"Senior Lu Rong, why don't you let me do this? I've always had pretty good luck," Su Tingyun said excitedly.
Lu Rong felt that there was really nothing to care about regarding the lottery.
It's just a matter of choosing a number; for someone like Lu Rong who isn't superstitious, the number doesn't matter.
Of course, some people who care about this might not be happy if they get a number related to the number 4.
If it's a 6 or an 8, then they will be very happy.
Since Su Tingyun had said so, Lu Rong decided to let her give it a try.
This girl has a cheerful personality; people like that are generally very lucky.
“Sure, any number is fine as long as it’s your choice.” Lu Rong nodded.
His eyes were full of doting affection.
Everyone else said they had no objections, since the number selection process wasn't actually that important.
The important part is the cooking that follows.
Lu Rong turned around and saw that more than 200 cooking seats had already been set up on one side of the venue.
Moreover, each seat has a number label.
Undoubtedly, after drawing their own number, they will go to their assigned seats to cook.
This is the most important part of today's competition.
"Players who are ready, please come up and draw lots, in any order," Wu Zhengchuan said from the middle of the field.
Upon hearing this, everyone gradually went up onto the stage.
Start selecting numbers.
"Li Qi, number 114."
"Fang Wenwen, number 17."
“Shen Xingbang, No. 212,”
"Yuan Hua, number 44."
"Jiang Xiaoqiang, number 172."
The large screen continuously displayed the numbers drawn by each participating team.
Because the lottery is very fast, just by pressing a button, even with more than 200 people, more than half of the lottery was completed very quickly.
Seeing that it was almost time, Su Tingyun raised her head and walked up with light steps.
She is very beautiful and has a graceful figure.
There is a youthful vigor.
As soon as he stepped up, he was far ahead of many other contestants who were there to draw lots.
They stood out so brightly in the crowd.
She obediently stood in line at the back, and it wasn't long before it was her turn.
We came to the black button.
With a tap of her little hand, the screen started scrolling rapidly.
"Lu Rong's team, number 88."
Upon hearing this number, everyone couldn't help but get excited.
Although Lu Rong wasn't particularly fond of numbers like 8, number 88 was also the number their team used during the last Kyoto Food Festival competition.
"What a coincidence! It suddenly feels familiar," Lu Rong exclaimed.
Everyone couldn't help but marvel.
"It seems we're still lucky. Since it's the same as before, it means we have a good chance of winning the championship." Xu Fei clenched his fist, full of confidence.
“The number 88 means we’re going to win, and if we’re going to win, it means we’re bound to win a prize,” Zhang Weiguo chuckled.
Ma Jiang: "Su Tingyun is quite lucky; this is a good start."
Meanwhile, the happiest person was none other than Su Tingyun.
Like everyone else, she also has a deep affection for this number.
Seeing the number 88 reminded me of my struggle at the Kyoto Food Festival a while ago.
Although it was a short time, the memories of competing there are truly unforgettable.
Everyone worked very hard, and the results were excellent.
They lived up to expectations and won the championship.
Even though a month has passed, I still feel incredibly excited when I think about it.
Participating in this national culinary competition has allowed her to once again experience that passion for striving.
Although she knew her culinary skills were limited, she was not discouraged.
She secretly vowed to help Lu Rong as much as possible.
The lottery was quickly completed.
Wu Zhengchuan's authoritative voice continued:
"Alright, our draw is now complete. For the next few days, your numbers will be the same as the numbers we just drew, and they will not change. So all the contestants here should remember their numbers and not get them mixed up to avoid embarrassment."
These words made the audience watch even more intently.
Everyone is checking the number of the player they are following.
"Next, each participating team should proceed to their designated cooking station according to their assigned number to begin cooking."
"Attention everyone, you can only cook according to the ingredients you have, and the cooking time is limited to 40 minutes."
"When the time is up, everyone has to stop, and then the judges will taste and score the food together."
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