Chapter 102: First Game of the Competition
The HTV interview team went back and released the news immediately. At 5 pm in the evening, HTV was the first to release the complete interview record.
There are also shots on TV before Cui Huiyi arrived.
Cui Huishu appeared in the camera with his back to her. Yue Ning poured him a glass of water and told him to speak slowly.
After the young man calmed down, he told the reason for his visit. His father was now lying in bed, unable to speak or move. His second sister wanted to dismiss all the drivers and servants in the house and let him go to the mansion. He didn't want to go to the mansion, he wanted his mother.
Yue Ning asked him if he knew his mother had committed a crime. He said he knew, but the lawyer said that if he had money, he could be released on bail and wait for the court hearing.
Yue Ning asked him again, why didn't he want to go to the mansion? He said that his aunt and sisters didn't like him.
After asking these questions, Cui Huiyi arrived. Cui Huiyi's anxious look also verified what Cui Huishu said. The elder sister of the first wife did not like this younger brother.
It is understandable that the children of the first wife do not like the children of the second wife.
Yue Ning sat down and spoke. She spoke neither hurriedly nor slowly. When she mentioned "Dad", her face showed the most familiar expression of admiration that everyone knew. In almost every interview, she would mention her father and Uncle Mo.
There were also reports a few days ago about the Ye family's adopted daughter and her family coming to Hong Kong. The audience saw a pair of elegant scholars. Yue Ning's Uncle Mo was even more elegant than Yue Ning described, making people feel that the modest gentlemen of ancient times have become real.
With the reference of Yue Baohua and Yue Ning, the grandparents and grandchildren, and the testimonies of Niu Hebang and Mr. Zhou, all the housewives knew that Yue Ning's father was an extremely skilled chef who was also a chef who was particularly willing to teach.
In their imagination, Yue Zhirong was a handsome, gentle and tall young man.
Hearing that Yue Zhirong's shoulder was covered with flesh and blood and stuck to his clothes, the housewives felt heartbroken and burst into tears. They took out tissues one after another. When they said that Yue Zhirong was dead, their hearts ached. Such a good man like Yue Zhirong was dead, leaving only Ningning, who was only 13 years old. How could such a child survive!
The child told them how she survived, especially when she said with a smile that she and Dahei were covered in blood and she was happy to be praised, the housewives cried out loud. What shocked them even more was that there were many bachelors who couldn't find wives there, and their Ningning was only thirteen or fourteen years old!
When Ningning asked, "Who is responsible for the sufferings of my father and I?", the housewives felt their teeth itching and wanted to tear that vicious woman to pieces.
Wuuuu... Ningning is the best child, but she is afraid that grandpa will be sad, so she doesn't allow Yu Wanmei to say it.
That vicious woman! How could she bribe someone to poison her with borax? She not only harmed the eldest wife's daughter, but also Ningning.
It turns out that this is the reason behind the fight between Cui's father and daughter.
Yes! This woman has done so many evil things. She also gave birth to Cui Jiachang's only son. In order to fight for the family property, how could she not frame the mother and daughter of the first wife? How miserable has the first wife been in these years? Cui Huiyi's harsh temper was also forced out.
After the news, some financial experts analyzed how badly Lide had declined when Cui Huiyi took over.
Lide Food! Milk biscuits and scallion soda are everyone's childhood memories. After Xiang Lide passed away, it became worse and worse. Until Cui Huiyi took over, Yuanzai noodles became the new representative of Lide Food, and Lide returned to the public's attention.
This person also analyzed the current state of Cui Ji, which is not much better than when Cui Huiyi took over Li De. So the two sisters did not inherit the family business, but took over the mess and turned the tide.
With the beginning of HTV, Hong Kong, a city that is both open and feudal, tolerant and powerful, dug up all the stories of Cui Jiachang from his rise to his extravagant life after Lao Taishan's death, saying that he walked too much at night and encountered a ghost, just like Wang Sheng in "Painted Skin" who brought a painted skin ghost home.
Public opinion overwhelmingly criticized Yu Wanmei.
Yue Ning was about to leave for the recording site of the Hong Kong and Macau Chef Contest the next day and was caught by reporters. She said in an interview: "Yesterday I was also speaking with emotion. It is true that I was suffering, but there were also kind people in Xiaoyanggou who gave me a lot of help. I have good news for you. The old bachelor Agen who helped me has found a girlfriend. I have to tell you his story."
Yue Ning briefly told Uncle Agen's story and said happily, "Qiao Junxian is going through the formalities to bring them to Pengcheng. They will work in Qiao Junxian's factory and live a good life. My father is gone, but I still have Uncle Mo who loves me. After coming to Hong Kong City, I am very happy. I have a grandfather, many elders and friends, and too many people I don't know who like me. Thank you all for your concern!"
She put her hand on her chest again: "I'm so nervous now. My uncle Ming and Xing are going to compete with the masters from Chunguanglou."
"Are you confident you can win?" the reporter asked her.
Yue Ning shook his head: "No, after the draw, I went to Chunguanglou for a meal. Their food is also delicious! The seasoning and crispy skin of the Deep Well Roast Goose are great, and the pineapple sweet and sour pork is also my specialty. This dish of theirs, with candied grapefruit peel, gave me a new taste. I definitely hope that Baohualou can win, but if we lose to the master chef of Chunguanglou... No, no, there is no competition yet! Baohualou will win. That's it!"
Yue Ning waved to the reporters, went to Hong'an Hotel to pick up Song Ziqiang and his two accompanying comrades, and then went to the recording site.
The two participating teams have arrived on the field. Yue Ning waved to A Ming and A Xing. Having drawn such strong opponents, Yue Ning could only tell them yesterday to just do their best.
Yue Ning saw the owner of Chunguanglou and went over to greet him, "Uncle De."
"This draw is really unfortunate." The owner of Chunguanglou also took the contestants to Baohualou for dinner.
Yue Ning simply asked Ah Ming and Ah Xing to cook for them, which made Mr. Liu from Chunguang Building feel embarrassed. Yue Ning invited the boss to the office for tea, and Mr. Liu said that he was very interested in the tour of Baohua Building.
Yue Ning invited him to participate in the stage tour in the evening. She personally accompanied Boss Liu on the stage tour and explained to him how to tour the stage and how to avoid ineffective tours.
Boss Liu was surprised. Why was Yue Ning willing to explain it so clearly?
In the previous life, Ning Yan was known as the Huangpu Military Academy of Cantonese cuisine. The chefs, waiters, and managers were all targets for poaching by their peers. Even though so many people left, Ning Yan was still Ning Yan.
Just like a guy in the automotive industry complained: "Our domestic auto factories always shout that they should learn management from Toyota, but after all the learning, they still find that employees working overtime and suppliers cutting prices are the most effective."
This is admittedly a bit extreme, but it is also realistic.
Yue Ning said to Boss Liu at the time: "Hong Kong City is developing so well, can't we both be good to each other? Do we have to fight to the death?"
As they chatted, Boss Liu called her "Ningning" and she called Boss Liu "Uncle De".
"Uncle De, I'm going back to my seat. We still have guests from the mainland!"
"Go ahead! When you're done, come to my place for tea."
Yue Ning went over and sat with Song Ziqiang, looking towards the studio.
This is the third Chef King Contest. In the first contest, the venue was the kitchen provided by the participating team. In the end, the facility provider tampered with the equipment in order to eliminate the strong team. In the second contest, Cai Zhiyuan obtained sponsorship from the hotel equipment supplier through the Hongan Hotel, borrowed two complete sets of kitchen equipment from their exhibition hall, and set up a studio.
This time, Yue Ning suggested to Cai Zhiyuan that he should ask the host to read out the names of the sponsors when he goes on stage, and to make sure that the sponsors appear on screen sufficiently and their logos are displayed everywhere.
Cai Zhiyuan still felt that this commercialization was not good, but Yue Ning said to him: "Does it make money? What's there to be embarrassed about?"
Sure enough, Cai Zhiyuan was just hesitant for a moment, and that was not all.
For today's game, there are two appetizers, two hot dishes, a soup and a main course.
All raw materials must be provided by the competition. Guangdong Provincial Import and Export Company is also today's sponsor. Chicken, duck, fish and meat are all sponsored by them. There are also seafood shops and seasoning companies sponsoring. This time, it is Cui Ji's opponent Xinyi Seasoning Company that sponsors.
Due to the limitation of filming time, each restaurant is reluctant to show the recipes of their signature dishes such as roast meat and stewed abalone in front of the camera, so they can basically only use fresh ingredients to make fresh dishes.
After the contestants from the two teams were introduced, the host presented the two kinds of supplementary ingredients that each of them brought.
However, in order to ensure that each restaurant does not lose its own flavor, each restaurant is allowed to bring two auxiliary ingredients, which can be side dishes or condiments.
The chef of Chunfenglou brought two secret seasonings of Chunfenglou. As soon as the secret seasonings came out, everyone guessed that the appetizers of Chunfenglou would be the secret barbecued pork and rose sauce soy sauce chicken.
Baohualou displayed two things, a white and plump steamed bun and a bag of chili powder, which surprised the judges and audience on the scene.
The host handed the microphone to A-Ming: "Chef Zhang, can you tell us what this is?"
"This is the steamed bun made by Ningning. This is the pepper noodles that Ningning asked the import and export company to get from the northwest." Ah Ming looked at the old chef of Chunfenglou and said, "I was very nervous to be on the same stage with my seniors. Ningning had no choice but to make me a steamed bun made of white flour and let me make the side dishes. It can be said that she accompanied us on stage. This pepper noodles is really fragrant. We use it in several cold dishes with red oil in Ningyan."
Cantonese cuisine is not spicy, but Yue Ning is a Cantonese chef from the northwest, and her eating habits over the years have led her astray. When receiving the Ye family that day, there were noodles with sauerkraut, roujiamo and potato chips on the banquet. Except for the one for Mo Weiwen, which was completely based on the northwest flavor, the other three dishes on the other tables were all modified by Yue Ning according to the taste of Hong Kong people.
Roujiamo was already very popular at the exhibition, and diners strongly requested that Baohualou serve these three dishes, so they did.
Yue Ning tasted the Guangxi Longlin black goat mutton sent to her by the import and export company. The meat was tender, delicious, and had very little mutton smell. She recommended the Northwest hand-pulled mutton and ate the mutton and drank the mutton soup, which was paired with a special dipping sauce, which included this chili powder.
Now everyone has accepted Baohualou, a long-established Cantonese restaurant, which occasionally serves one or two Northwestern dishes, so it is normal for the chef of Baohualou to bring Northwestern steamed buns and chili noodles to the competition.
The host announced: "The competition begins."
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