"I have received the invitation letter. Master Zhong is thoughtful."
Du Shaojie smiled and bowed. He could understand Zhong Fuxiang's painstaking efforts.
Serving as a judge can expand one's popularity and is also a kind of qualification. At the level of a top chef, fame is actually very important and is an important part of personal strength.
Xiao Jianjun was very envious. The two were about the same age, but Manager Du was already a top chef and could serve as a judge for the competition, but he was not even a third-level chef.
"What are you doing here? Why don't you go to work? Xiao Jianjun, I tell you, if you can't pass the third-level chef exam this year, I will take care of you."
Zhong Fuxiang glanced at Xiao Jianjun and couldn't help but scold him.
He actually liked this young man and was willing to pass on his skills to him. It's just that the way he liked someone was to be strict with him. He always believed that only strict teachers can produce good students.
Xiao Jianjun was afraid of Zhong Fuxiang and ran to work.
Du Shaojie laughed and said nothing.
In fact, Xiao Jianjun has made great progress and there will be no problem in passing the third-level chef exam.
He then went upstairs to the office. Since he had nothing to do, he went back to the simulation scene. The competition would start in a week, and he needed to adapt to the role of judge in advance to avoid making mistakes in a hurry.
Before he knew it, it was the eve of the competition.
Du Shaojie had spent 2,000 hours these days, simulating the role of judge from Group A3 to Group A1, and was very experienced.
It was near May Day.
Du Shaojie used the latest recipe to make some [Dezhou Braised Chicken] and [Spicy Chicken] by himself, and gave them to Liu Ying, Manager Ma, Lu Yimin, Jiang Cheng and others.
In addition, Su Dapeng's family, Liang Meiqin's family and Qi Yan's family also had one.
"Fuck, how did you make this? It tastes better than our upgraded version now."
Su Dapeng was so familiar with [Dezhou Braised Chicken]. The other party sent a braised chicken and a spicy chicken. He first tasted the braised chicken and was immediately surprised.
"This is made according to the next generation recipe, and it won't be on the market so soon."
Du Shaojie didn't hide it and told the other party the truth directly.
However, the recipe of the second generation of [Dezhou Braised Chicken] has only been used for a short time, and it is impossible to upgrade it within this year.
On May 1st,
the preliminary round of the Northwest Division of the National Youth (Chef) Skills Competition kicked off.
Du Shaojie served as a judge and was so busy that he was dizzy.
The preliminary round adopted an elimination system, and the progress of the competition was very fast, and the judges had almost no time to rest.
Du Shaojie is different from other judges. He pays more attention to basic skills. He thinks that junior and intermediate chefs are at the stage of laying the foundation. If the basic skills are not up to standard, they will definitely not go far in the future.
Of course, each item has a fixed score, and he can only flexibly control a part of the score.
"Is this young judge a devil? I just have a little bit of knife skills, and he gave me such a low score."
"Come on, you are not only not good at knife skills, but also not good at other things, and you blame the judges."
"But this young judge's scores are always low, right?"
The contestants gradually got to know the "devil judge" Du Shaojie. The other party's scoring is too strict. If your basic skills are not solid, it is basically impossible for you to get a high score in his hands.
The contestants who met Du Shaojie said "bad luck", while those who didn't met him secretly rejoiced.
Du Shaojie himself did not agree with the contestants' evaluation of himself. A tall building is built from the ground, and it certainly won't work without solid basic skills.
The first round of the competition ended quickly, and there was a break for a few days in between, and then the second round of competition began until the contestants who were selected to participate in the Northwest Division semi-finals were selected.
Du Shaojie felt that he had gained a lot. The contestants were a mirror of himself in the past. He reviewed the past and learned new things, and even his cooking skills had improved a little.
"Manager Du, you are amazing. Two old friends came to me and said that you have eliminated all their disciples. You are simply a black-faced Bao Gong."
Du Shaojie, who had disappeared for a few days, came to the private restaurant.
Zhong Fuxiang gave him a thumbs up when he saw him, and also gave him the nickname "Black-faced Bao Gong".
"Master Zhong, you are wrongly accusing me, aren't you? I don't even know who your old friends are, so how can I know their disciples? I am not the strictest in grading. There are at least four or five masters who are stricter than me."
Du Shaojie kept complaining, and then found that Zhong Fuxiang was secretly laughing.
Zhong Fuxiang is not as serious as before, and occasionally makes a joke. The old friend did come to him for the competition, but he didn't mention it to Du Shaojie at all.
He then explained the whole story, and Du Shaojie suddenly realized it.
After a few days of rest, the second round of competition began.
Du Shaojie also noticed several contestants in the process, including a second-level chef named Shi Rui, who is 25 years old this year. He has solid basic skills and is very spiritual in cooking.
"The [Fish-flavored Shredded Pork] made by contestant No. 23 Shi Rui has good color, aroma and taste, especially his knife skills are worthy of praise. The shredded pork should be cut like this. The only shortcoming is that the heat is a little over, and we need to pay attention to it in the future."
This is the second time Du Shaojie has commented on Shi Rui, and then gave him a score he thought was appropriate.
The scores given by the other two judges were similar, and Shi Rui entered the next round smoothly. There are two more rounds to go, and the third and fourth rounds will be held in early June.
The schedule of this competition is relatively tight. The rematch of the Northwest Division will be held in Jincheng at the end of June, and then the seeded players of each division will compete in Yangcheng in August.
The third round will be held on June 5th, and Du Shaojie can rest for a long time.
[Ding!]
[The preliminary round of the competition is halfway through, and the task progress is halfway through, please select the seeded player.]
After leaving the arena, Du Shaojie returned home.
The light curtain suddenly jumped out without any warning. After he saw it, he realized that this was the requirement of the task.
There are two tasks. One is to serve as a judge in the preliminary round, which has been met. The second is to discover a seed player to enter the semi-finals of the Northwest Division, which has not been met.
After two rounds of competition, Du Shaojie has had a comprehensive understanding of the strong players and can now make a choice.
"The seed player I choose is Shi Rui."
Du Shaojie's mind turned and he determined the candidate.
[You have chosen the seed player Shi Rui, the task continues. ]
Du Shaojie's selection of the candidate cannot be changed. If Shi Rui can enter the semi-finals of the Northwest Division, then he can complete the task. If Shi Rui fails to enter the semi-finals, it means that the task has failed.
The judges are not allowed to contact the contestants privately, but there is such a long window period in between. The organizer will invite some judges to give on-site teaching to the remaining contestants.
This is the opportunity.
Two days later.
It was Du Shaojie's turn to show up. He demonstrated the production process of [Da Qian Dry Braised Fish] to the contestants at the teaching base of the cooking school.
"Before the on-site teaching begins, I randomly select a contestant to be my assistant."
Du Shaojie has his own way. On-site teaching naturally requires cooperation from others, so he asked Shi Rui to come up and act as his assistant.
From the processing of ingredients to the subsequent production, he patiently explained every link, and at the same time did not forget to correct some minor problems of Shi Rui.
This teaching lasted for 40 minutes. Du Shaojie made a [Da Qian Dry-fried Fish], and then randomly selected several contestants to taste it.
As his teaching assistant, Shi Rui is of course qualified.
"Next, please invite my temporary assistant Shi Rui to make [Da Qian Dry-fried Fish] on the spot."
In order to test his teaching effect, Du Shaojie named Shi Rui to complete the class assignment on behalf of everyone.
The class assignment is to make a [Da Qian Dry-fried Fish] again, and he will make comments later.
"Such a good opportunity, why don't you give it to me?"
"What if I give it to you? Are you sure you can complete the class assignment?"
"It's no problem to complete the class assignment, but I can't guarantee whether it's good or bad."
"Then what are you talking about!"
The contestants talked a lot, but Shi Rui quickly got into the state.
Every step he took was in accordance with the key points Du Shaojie had mentioned, without any haste or impatience, and Du Shaojie could not help but nod frequently.
When the other party finished making the dish and served it on a plate, Du Shaojie picked up the chopsticks to taste it, and then began to comment:
"The dish made by contestant Shi Rui is very good. The only flaw is the seasoning."
Du Shaojie talked about it in detail, not only commenting on the dish, but also making a detailed analysis of some of Shi Rui's problems, which made the other party gain a lot.
Many people think that Du Shaojie is young, but they don't know where his strengths are.
Almost no one could have expected that Du Shaojie's strengths lie precisely in his rich experience, which is much better than decades of old chefs.
Most of his experience comes from simulation scenarios, whether it is simulation training or simulation chef competitions, which provide him with a lot of experience.
Assuming that a chef works 8 hours a day and 300 days a year, the working hours in a year are 2,400 hours, and 72,000 hours in 30 years.
So how many hours does Du Shaojie work? In the simulation scenario alone, he consumed more than 100,000 hours, and this does not count the working hours in reality.
Therefore, Du Shaojie's advice is the most valuable asset to Shi Rui. As long as the other party can listen to the advice with an open mind, the improvement of cooking skills will come naturally.
"Okay, let's stop here today."
Du Shaojie ended the on-site teaching and left without looking back.
He would not contact the contestants privately. This problem would not exist when he was invited by the organizer of the competition to conduct on-site teaching.
Next, Shi Rui spent a long time digesting Du Shaojie's advice, and he repeatedly gained insights in the process of cooking. His cooking skills have been further improved unknowingly.
At night.
Du Shaojie took stock of his recent gains.
[Bound chef: Du Shaojie]
[Level: Special Level 3 chef]
[Current works: Dezhou Braised Chicken, Spicy Chicken, Daqian Dry-fried Fish]
[Overall evaluation: The fragrance spreads ten miles]
[Bonus: Simulated Chef Skills Competition Duration (9000 hours)]
[Reward: Exchange points (900 points), Simulated training duration (9000 hours)]
[Special reward: None]
[Exchange points: 16618 points\20966 points]
[Duration: 162000 hours\370996 hours]
In general, the income is not much, but it is better than nothing. (End of this chapter)
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