About ten days after leaving city B, Jiang Ci received a notice about the rematch.

Starting from the semi-finals, the topics given by the organizing committee will change—the scope of "proposition composition" will be expanded, and the chefs will have more freedom in cooking.The day before the competition, the organizing committee will announce the topic in advance, and the chefs will prepare the ingredients by themselves according to their own methods.

This tests the chefs' understanding of the ingredients and how to find the supply.

Although the process is a lot of trouble and the schedule takes time, the contestants are still very active-all the rematch process will be recorded as a program and broadcast on TV and the Internet, which is very beneficial to the publicity of their restaurants.

Before receiving the question, Jiang Ci didn't think too much about it, but just ran Feng Qianguan as usual, served a new dish according to the season, checked the level of Liang Hui and the others, and made arrangements for Feng Qianguan when she left.

Five days before the rematch, Jiang Ci received an invitation from the organizing committee.

"Pre-match dinner? What is this?" Jiang Ci read the message with a look of surprise.

The information stated that before the first round of the rematch, the Immortal Kitchen Organizing Committee will hold a pre-match dinner for all contestants who entered the rematch, and the restaurant where the chef who won the title of Immortal Chef last year will serve delicious food.

Wang Jianian, who also entered the semi-finals, looked puzzled: "Boss, don't you know?"

Jiang Ci wondered: "Should I...should know?"

"This is the practice of the fairy chef competition." Wang Jianian explained, "In fact, it is to organize everyone and talk about the next schedule and precautions. After all, the rematch will start to record the program. The talk is boring, and it is a cooking competition.The committee simply held a dinner party to suit the occasion. In short... probably this is the case, it happened in the past, I thought you knew about it."

"Oh." After Jiang Ci figured it out, she sent a message back to the contact person of the organizing committee, saying that she would arrive on time.

...

Counting the guests and contestants, the dinner party has dozens of people, and the venue is set at a spacious resort in B City.

This holiday park is considered an old sponsor of the Immortal Cooking Competition, and will provide a venue as a venue in the future.

In the evening, Jiang Ci and Wang Jianian arrived together. After meeting the staff at the entrance, they were guided in.

Jiang Ci looked around. The chefs present had a wide range of ages, young in their 20s and 30s, old in their 60s and 70s, and some old people even had hair as white as snowflakes.People get together in twos and threes, and the content of the exchange is mostly around the competition.

Wang Jianian looked left and right. It wasn't the first time he participated in the competition, but it was the most calm one. He didn't feel nervous when he looked at the competitors in the field.Wang Jianian thought about his state of mind carefully, and found it very strange. Probably in the recent days, after realizing that there is a sky beyond the sky, his state of mind has calmed down a lot.

Especially staying by Jiang Ci's side, it will not work if you don't calm your mind.

"Table fifteen is over there." Wang Jianian found the target.

The organizing committee will arrange seats for those who arrive. Chefs from the same province usually sit next to each other. Both Jiang Ci and Wang Jianian are at the fifteenth table.Boss Chang from province A also entered the semi-finals, but Jiang Ci didn't know the other contestants.

Relying on his father's relationship, Wang Jianian even greeted several masters on the way.

Halfway there, the two were suddenly stopped by a voice.

"Jiannian, you're here too." It was a tall and thin woman who stopped them, and Wang Jianian called "Sister Feng".

Jiang Ci didn't know each other, so she nodded politely.The woman's eyes fell on her, and she was surprised for a moment: "You are...'Jiang Jiang' kitchen?!"

Jiang Ci was taken aback, then nodded: "Have you seen it?"

Jiang Jiang's kitchen was photographed for Xiaobai, she didn't think the chefs standing here would be interested in watching this.

The woman smiled and said, "My mom is a loyal fan of yours. Don't tell me, because my dad is a cook, and she hasn't touched fire for decades. After seeing your video, she learned to cook out of interest!"

Jiang Ci: "My pleasure."

"You did a good job in taking pictures, but I didn't expect to see you here!" The woman's face was full of disbelief, "I'm Feng Lu, the chef of a private restaurant in S City."

Feng Lu?Jiang Ci recalled the previous reports on the software, and immediately recalled that the woman in front of her was also a strong competitor.

According to the report, Feng Lu is a chef who mesmerizes the guests just by the appearance of the dishes before captivating them with delicious food. The feast can always surprise people at first glance, and at the same time, the taste of the food is also very good.She also runs the page herself and writes about many of her cooking process ideas.

Jiang Ci: "I know you, your dishes are beautiful."

"Haha, it's really saving face. Many people think it's gimmicky." Feng Lu laughed.

Jiang Ci: "It has to be delicious, so some people will be willing to be repeat customers."

Feng Lu was praised, she was in a good mood, and warmly invited Jiang Ci to S City to taste delicious food.

There was a sudden commotion in the venue, Jiang Ci looked up, and not far away, more than a dozen participants were surrounding a man to speak, with flattering smiles on their faces.The man was wearing a full suit that was rarely seen in the venue, the corners of his lips were slightly raised, and his brows and eyes were full of arrogance.

Feng Lu made a "tsk".

Jiang Ci asked curiously: "Who is he?" Among the chefs, the man's appearance was indeed a bit exaggerated.

Wang Jianian replied: "Hong Lang, one of the winners of the last fairy chef."

Jiang Ci: "You're quite young." In fact, Hong Lang is also in his thirties, but among the winners of the Immortal Cook, he is indeed very young.

Speaking of this, Feng Lu looked gloomy, and said angrily: "This guy is also lucky."

Jiang Ci saw that Feng Lu was not good at dealing with Hong Lang, so she didn't inquire further, but Feng Lu took the initiative to explain: "Do you know the Golden Banquet Hotel? It's the five-star hotel chain that opened abroad. Hong Lang is the director of Golden Banquet."son."

Jiang Ci said "Oh", the name is familiar!She seems to have eliminated the chef of a golden banquet.

Feng Lu continued: "He is considered a rich second generation. His family has a large family business. Apart from the Golden Banquet, there are other restaurants, and many famous chefs work under his family's banner. It can be said that the group of people surrounding himThey came to 'worship the pier'."

Jiang Ci was curious about another thing: "Is he good at cooking?"

"This is the only redeeming feature of Hong Lang. He is... arrogant and domineering, and his reputation is hard to describe, but he has a natural love for cooking. The Hong family dotes on their son and spends a huge sum of money to let him study as a teacher.No matter how expensive the ingredients are, he can be used as a test product without blinking his eyes, and with a little talent, he has delved into some tricks."

When it comes to cooking skills, Feng Lu's face softened a bit: "Not to mention, the dishes he has researched have indeed made Jinyan's rating higher and higher."

The three of them didn't mean to "worship the pier", instead Hong Lang walked towards them.

"Feng Lu, long time no see, why don't you come to say hello?" Hong Lang seemed to know Feng Lu with a familiar face.

Feng Lu didn't want to make the scene embarrassing, so she nodded nonchalantly: "It seems that you are quite busy."

Hong Lang was dissatisfied, he could see Feng Lu's attitude.

"Why this expression, I lost four years ago, do you still remember? Can't afford to lose?" Hong Lang was upset, and he spoke with some sarcasm.

When Feng Lu heard this, she was so angry that she almost suffocated. She was purely annoyed by people, but Hong Lang could get involved in things that "can't afford to lose".This is where Hong Lang's character is bad.

Seeing that he was holding back his anger, Hong Lang was immediately happy.Both he and Feng Lu's dishes are high-end and luxurious. Although he won the Immortal Kitchen four years ago, the rating of a dish has been lowered recently. He was upset when he saw someone standing in front of him.

Hong Lang Qi won the victory, and wanted to choke a few more words, but a female voice suddenly sounded beside him.

"Why did Mr. Hong bring the topic here, and he suddenly cares about winning or losing? Recently, the media put you and Feng Chu together to discuss, do you mind?"

This is tit for tat, implying that Hong Lang has a low temper.

Hong Lang was taken aback, and his eyes fell on Jiang Ci: "Where are you together! I don't care! Who are you?"

"Oh." Jiang Ci suddenly realized, and blamed innocently, "Recently, your reports are all listed together. I misunderstood."

"It's just a misunderstanding!" Hong Lang denied angrily.

Jiang Ci smiled: "Let me just say, how could Mr. Hong mind such a trivial matter."

Hong Lang was stepped on and hurt his feet, but Jiang Ci couldn't get angry when he said this.

He stared at Jiang Ci and squinted his eyes. He seemed to have heard just now that the girl next to Feng Lu was the photographer of "Jiang Jiang Kitchen".

An internet celebrity blogger who teaches aunt how to cook home cooking?

Thinking of this, Hong Lang snorted softly, and said in a strange way: "The standard of fairy chefs has dropped this year? Are all the internet celebrities who make home-cooked dishes included, or are they not mixed in by the contestants?"

The atmosphere at the scene was subtle, and no one could hear the sarcasm in Hong Lang's words.

Wang Jianian and Feng Lu showed anger on their faces, but Jiang Ci didn't show any anger at all, and smiled and said, "Mr. Hong looks down on home-cooked food?"

Hong Lang didn't expect Jiang Ci's reaction to be this way, and he was stunned for a while, only to hear the person in front of him say "Oh", and continued: "That's right, the home-cooked food has prevented you from drinking Xianfeng Yulu."

Most of the people present were artisans who relied on their own cooking skills. Because of Hong Lang's background, they didn't want to offend him, but hearing his superior tone still felt uncomfortable.Hearing what Jiang Ci said, most of them remained silent, but there were a few suppressed laughs from the corner.

Hong Lang blushed, "I didn't mean that!"

"Don't make up for it." Wang Jianian said disdainfully.

Amidst the commotion, several old people approached, one of them, an old man in a lake blue Tang suit, said, "Xiao Lang, what are you arguing about here?"

The old man said this to Hong Lang, but Hong Lang unexpectedly did not mean unhappy, but his tone was unusually respectful: "Uncle Zheng, I didn't mess around. It's her..."

Hong Lang was thinking about how to sue to make himself reasonable, when he saw the old man walking towards the girl with a kind face.

"Boss Jiang, we haven't seen each other for a month."

"Long time no see, Master Zheng." Jiang Ci shook hands with Zheng Kun familiarly.

Zheng Kun didn't pay much attention to Hong Lang, and warmly said to Jiang Ci: "Boss Jiang, are you free later? I thought of a better way to make the fish soup you mentioned last time, let's talk..."

Jiang Ci smiled: "Yes."

Zheng Kun started the technical discussion on his own, and Jiang Ci simply took this opportunity to get rid of Hong Lang and walked towards his seat.

Hong Lang watched the two leave with a shocked expression on his face, and he didn't care about the quarrel with Feng Lu a few minutes ago. He turned around and asked, "She knows Uncle Zheng? Who is she?"

Feng Lu snorted: "Didn't you say that you are an internet celebrity who cooks home-cooked food."

...

Jiang Ci and Zheng Kun didn't chat for too long. About ten minutes later, a staff member came and invited Zheng Kun to the guest table.Then, a host stepped onto the stage in the center of the venue, gave an opening speech, and then began to explain the upcoming schedule.

At the same time, Jiang Ci also received a beautifully bound booklet with more details, such as game discipline, program shooting requirements, kitchen requirements, special precautions and so on.It can be seen that the organizing committee still attaches great importance to this competition.

After the host finished speaking, the dinner officially began.This part is unremarkable. Although it is served by the restaurant where the fairy chef winner is, the chef is not the chef himself after all, and there may be a meaning of "hidden clumsiness" in it. The dishes are high-quality, but not amazing.

However, it can still be regarded as a very rich meal!

According to the instructions of the organizing committee, the next day, that is, the day before the rematch, all contestants can go to the competition venue to familiarize themselves.

Jiang Ci got up early in the morning, and when she woke up, she received a message from Qi Yan, saying that she was here to pick her up to the competition venue.

Jiang Ci was a little surprised. As far as she knew, Qi Yan was still handling work in another city yesterday, but she rushed over today.

The corners of Jiang Ci's lips were slightly curved, and she was not polite, she said hello, then turned over and got out of bed to wash.

Half an hour later, Qi Yan wore casual clothes and drove the car to the hotel entrance.

Jiang Ci got into the car, and asked with a smile, "Why are you here?" He turned sideways and put on his seat belt.Now she is very familiar with Qi Yan's car. These days, Qi Yan picked her up more than once, and at first he would find some excuses like "drop in", but later he simply omitted it.

"I'm free these two days." Qi Yan covered up his frantic overtime work to spare time, and replied nonchalantly.

Jiang Ci glanced at her in disbelief: "Did you catch the night shift last night? Well, your voice is still a little hoarse."

Qi Yan was startled, turned his head to look, and met Jiang Ci's clear gaze.He realized there was nothing to hide from what he was doing.

Jiang Ci: "What time is it?"

Qi Yan: "...the flight in the early morning."

Jiang Ci was startled: "Did you really come here?"

Qi Yan stared ahead, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Well, I can't miss your game."

Jiang Ci just asked casually, but unexpectedly got an answer, and Qi Yan's tone was serious.Jiang Ci has hundreds of ways to respond to other people's gags, but it is this serious tone that she can't stand.

Just now he had a calm demeanor, but now his face is a little hot, but he is inexplicably happy.

Jiang Ci laughed after thinking about it.

Qi Yan was at a loss: "What are you laughing at?"

Jiang Ci said truthfully: "I'm very happy that you can come to pick me up."

Now Qi Yan was embarrassed, and fiddled with the navigation: "We haven't reached the morning rush hour yet, we can arrive before 8:30."

About twenty minutes later, Jiang Ci arrived at the arena as scheduled.

The organizing committee borrowed a spacious venue in the holiday park.At this moment, shiny operating desks have been placed one by one in the hall. The stainless steel countertops reflect the dazzling ceiling lights, and they are arranged one by one, which is quite spectacular at first glance.

Jiang Ci entered the arena and looked for his console in the silver light everywhere.The organizing committee provided each chef with an operating area of about 10 square meters and uniform cooking utensils.If participants need to use special cooking utensils, they can also bring their own after registration.

At this time, some contestants are already "renovating" their consoles, such as changing the cooking utensils and knives they are used to, changing the placement of items, etc., and some contestants even prepared something that looks like a special oven.high-end facilities.

Jiang Ci came empty-handed, but walked to the operating area provided by the organizing committee, tried it out, and felt the firepower of the stove, even if she had completed the process.

The cook next to him was installing the oven he had brought, and his eyes kept turning to Jiang Ci, obviously shocked by her ease.

Qi Yan was also a little worried when he saw the big battles of the people around him: "What do you need to prepare?"

"It's enough. The organizing committee provides good things, all of which are professional grade." Jiang Ci said with satisfaction.

In her previous life, she could cook even with a blunt knife and an earthen stove.The conditions that can be accessed now are quite good. As for the requirements for cooking utensils, she can really use them.

It was Wang Jianian who arrived at the venue in a hurry at this time, dragging a large box behind him.It is said that it contained the Wang family's ancestral kitchen knives and high-end equipment, and his father sent a special car all the way from city A to deliver it.

Wang Jianian and Jiang Ci greeted each other and prepared to rush to their operating area.At this time, they are not the relationship between boss and employee, but competitors in the same game.Jiang Ci didn't say much, but seeing Wang Jianian's more serious expression than usual, he still said "Come on".

Wang Jianian sighed: "If you can survive the semi-finals, you won't lose face to my old man."

Jiang Ci joked: "Come on, Feng Qianguan is waiting to make you famous."

"Boss, stop teasing me." Wang Jianian smiled, but his mood relaxed a little.

The contestants came quite early, at the beginning of nine o'clock, they were all present, and then the staff began to distribute hard folded cards with gold edges on a white background one by one.

"This is the topic for the first round of rematch tomorrow, all contestants, please prepare in advance."

Jiang Ci also received a card, opened it and looked at it, then closed it.

Wang Jianian hesitated after reading it, then raised his head and asked, "Boss, do you have an idea?"

Jiang Ci glanced at him: "It's the competition, study it yourself."

Wang Jianian tried to inquire but failed, grabbed the card and left.Just as Jiang Ci was about to put the card away, seeing Qi Yan's curious gaze, she passed the card over.

Qi Yan took it over and saw that there were only two words on the card.

Qi Yan: "Make vegetarian dishes?"

"Yeah." Jiang Ci nodded.

vegetarian dishes.This topic is too big.

In Chinese cuisine, vegetarian dishes are a category that cannot be ignored, with rich styles and numerous recipes.Stir-fried vegetables at home are vegetarian dishes, exquisite vegetarian dishes in temples are vegetarian dishes, and fake meat dishes in hotels are also vegetarian dishes.

All in all, this topic can be made into flowers if you want.

But also because the scope of the proposition is too wide, it makes people feel at a loss all at once.

Jiang Ci raised her eyes. Most of the contestants who got the cards were thinking hard. The same was true for Wang Jianian. The spice seasoning that the Wang family is good at is mostly for meaty ingredients, and vegetarian dishes are really not what they are good at.

"what are you planning to do?"

A moment ago, Jiang Ci typed back Wang Jianian's question, and Qi Yan was very hesitant to ask.

Jiang Ci smiled: "Go to the market and have a look!"