When it came to the finals, there were only twelve contestants left, all of whom were considered top-notch chefs in their respective provinces and cities.

Although the competition does not limit the location of the contestants, as a Chinese food competition, almost all domestic chefs are left at the end. Except for a Chinese who opened a top restaurant in country X, he also entered the final with his profound knowledge of Cantonese cuisine.

The contestants came from all over the world, and the organizing committee provided accommodation for the chefs and their assistants.The day before the final, Jiang Ci, Mi Ting, Qi Yan, President Zhao and his party came to a hotel in City B.

The kitchen utensils and ingredients for the finals are all prepared by the contestants themselves. In this session, everyone can say that the Eight Immortals cross the sea.Jiang Ci also attached great importance to this, and asked Qi's for the channel and transshipment of kitchen utensils and ingredients in City B, and Qi Yan naturally followed.

On the other hand, President Zhao couldn't hold back his excitement and insisted on coming over to join in the fun.

The standard of the hotel is relatively high. After President Zhao entered the lobby, he was deeply moved: "This is the closest I am to the Fairy Kitchen final." He seemed to have not noticed that he was not the one who participated in the competition, and his face showed a look of pride.

Mi Ting's expression also changed, and her pace subconsciously slowed down.

"Fairy Chef" is very important in the culinary world, just walking in here, and realizing that tomorrow she will compete with other chefs present, her heartbeat began to speed up.

Jiang Ci was the only one who wasn't distracted. She glanced and found the welcome seat for the "Fairy Chef" contest set up in the lobby on the first floor, and walked over to sign in.

After Jiang Ci signed in, the staff explained to her the precautions and procedures of the finals again, and then directed her to the front desk to get her room card.

The organizing committee provides two single rooms for each contestant, one for the chef and one for the assistant.

Jiang Ci turned around and found that Qi Yan had already taken the lead in standing in front of the front desk.

Why did you pass by first?Jiang Ci walked over puzzled, the girl at the front desk swiped her ID, smiled and pushed a card over: "Miss Jiang, your room card."

Seeing the appearance of the room card, the staff was surprised: "We did not reserve this suite."

The girl smiled sweetly: "This gentleman has upgraded the room. Miss Jiang and your assistant can live in the penthouse suite together."

Jiang Ci raised her eyebrows and looked at Qi Yan, but she didn't say anything, Qi Yan seemed to know what she wanted to say, and said, "Our company has cooperation with this hotel."

Qi Yan pursed his lips and added: "The original room has no windows. Tomorrow's game is very important. I hope you can rest well."

Jiang Ci was slightly stunned, there was no reason to refuse at all.Qi Yan spoke very sincerely, but no matter how politely he refused, it would be blunt.

"That's a good relationship!" The staff next to him cheered, and then he was a little embarrassed, "Our funds are relatively limited, and today this is the third person to change the room..."

Anyone else?Jiang Ci was surprised, but after thinking about it, she thought it was normal. The contestants were already well-known in various places, and logically speaking, they were not short of money. Her situation of just starting out was quite special.

And when she got to the top floor, she knew who was changing the room.

With a sound of "ding", Hong Lang came out of the elevator on the other side of the corridor, his face changed slightly when he saw her, his movements suddenly accelerated, and he swiped his card to enter the door in a flash.

According to Feng Lu, Hong Lang would go crazy when he wins, and would run away if he lost face. He probably didn't want to see her at the moment.

The door of the suite room on Jiang Ci's left was ajar, and the resident probably had just entered it not long ago.

Hearing the movement in the corridor, the other party came out to take a look, and immediately met her eyes.

Zhao Zeming suppressed the surprise in his heart, and smiled gently: "Chef Jiang, hello, I'm Zhao Zeming. This is...Master Mi Ting?" His eyes fell on Mi Ting.

Although they have been paying attention to each other for a long time, this is the first time for them to talk directly.

Zhao Zeming's culinary skills are superb, his appearance is gentle and elegant, and he is much more mature than that guy Hong Lang.Jiang Ci has a natural affection for people with good cooking skills, and she bent her lips and said with a smile, "Hello, Chef Zhao."

Mi Ting acquiesced to her identity and nodded.

In Jiang Ci's view, Zhao Zeming is one of the most competitive opponents in this competition.She smiled and said: "I have known you for a long time, I am looking forward to the duel with you tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zeming smiled awkwardly: "Me too."

Zhao Zeming greeted him politely and went back to his room.Jiang Ci also opened her door, and walked in with Mi Ting.

The suite was indeed much more luxurious than the standard room, with soft carpets on the floor, and a door on each side of the living room.

Qi Yan helped carry the suitcase in, and then said goodbye: "Don't worry about the ingredients for tomorrow, they will be delivered to the stadium at five in the morning."

Chairman Zhao reminded Wan Wan: "Boss Jiang, please take a good rest, and I will point you to take the fairy chef."

Jiang Ci smiled: "Okay."

After Qi Yan and Chairman Zhao left, Jiang Ci and Mi Ting washed their faces in the room, and then rested for a while.Usually at this time, Jiang Ci was preparing to open in Feng Qianguan, and she couldn't be free right now, so she simply asked the organizing committee to set up a line with the hotel's back kitchen, and planned to exercise her muscles.

Mi Ting also planned to practice together, but on the way, she suddenly ran into a master Lu who was said to be very good at dry pot dishes in the lobby.

Mi Ting is an inheritance of Sichuan cuisine, and she has a special liking for the dry pot technique. After chatting with the other party, she felt a little bit at a loss.

Master Lu retired ten years ago, so it is very difficult to see him once. This time, he came to City B to have a look after hearing about the grand event of Immortal Kitchen.

This rare opportunity, Mi Ting hesitated, and then told Jiang Ci about the situation.Jiang Ci didn't mind either. She knew Mi Ting's pursuit of culinary skills, so she could rest assured to talk more and not rush to practice at this time.

According to the previous habit, Jiang Ci would go down to meet this Master Lu when encountering such an opportunity.But she suddenly had some inspiration again, and she gave up this plan in just a flash of thought.

Since Master Lu is here to see Immortal Chef, at least he will leave after tomorrow's finals, and it won't be too late for her to visit again then.

Taking advantage of the flash of inspiration, Jiang Ci borrowed the hotel's stove to quickly cook a few dishes. As soon as they were out of the pot, she was stared at by the surrounding hotel staff.Seeing their expressions, Jiang Ci simply greeted them and asked them to help them taste the dishes.Four dishes, left on the table for less than five minutes, were wiped out by one person.

When Jiang Ci returned to the room, Mi Ting had also returned. She seemed to have gained a lot and was sitting at the desk writing notes.

The two greeted each other and went to rest.

At around five o'clock in the morning, Jiang Ci was awakened by a loud noise, which came from Mi Ting's room.

"Mi Ting?" Jiang Ci rolled over and got out of bed, and quickly knocked on the door.

After waiting for a few seconds, Mi Ting opened the door with a weak face.With the dim soft light in the room, Jiang Ci could clearly see her pale cheeks covered in cold sweat.

Ten minutes later, Jiang Ci helped Mi Ting take a taxi to the hospital.Twenty minutes later, Jiang Ci received a message from Qi Yan that all the ingredients she entrusted Qi to prepare were in place.

Qi Yan sent a message: "Are you awake? Shall I take you to the arena?"

Jiang Ci hesitated for a moment, and replied: "I'm in the hospital, and Mi Ting is a little unwell."

She looked anxiously into the hospital consulting room.

When she was in the room just now, she saw that Mi Ting's face was covered in cold sweat and her forehead was a little hot, as if she was dehydrated after acute gastroenteritis.Jiang Ci knew how uncomfortable she was, so she immediately went to the emergency room.

At this time, the competition was already ranked second, and Jiang Ci was even more worried about what happened to Mi Ting.

Qi Yan called directly: "What's going on? Which hospital?"

Not long after, Qi Yan arrived with Ye Hongliang.Mi Ting's diagnosis results came out at this time, and Jiang Ci helped her out of the consulting room.Mi Ting was very exhausted, sweating as if she had just been fished out of the water.

Mi Ting asked softly, "What time is it?"

"It's past six o'clock." Jiang Ci replied.

Mi Ting exhaled: "It's still early, the game won't start until nine o'clock, I should be able to do it by then."

"What can you do!" The doctor who had just treated her looked serious.

Mi Ting gritted her teeth, and after leaving the doctor's sight, she said, "I can do it."

Next to him, Qi Yan looked worried, while Ye Hongliang stared blankly at the situation in front of him, almost jumping in anxiety.

Jiang Ci was silent for a while, Mi Ting's appearance was obviously showing off her strength.She thought for a while and said softly: "It's okay, you can rest."

Jiang Ci looked at Qi Yan, and before he asked for help, Qi Yan said, "Don't worry, a female assistant will come over soon."

Mi Ting still wanted to struggle, but with another burst of pain, she didn't say a word.

"Don't worry, there will be no delays. Have confidence in me!" Jiang Ci bent her lips and smiled again.

Mi Ting raised her eyes, with inexplicable emotions surging in her heart.She was ashamed.In her opinion, Jiang Ci is very likely to win the title of "Fairy Chef", maybe even the first.If she was delayed because of herself, she would have no face to return to Feng Qianguan.

However... Jiang Ci's expression was calm, and there was worry about her in his eyes, but he couldn't see any worry about the game.

Is it really possible?

"It's time, I have to go to the arena." Jiang Ci greeted Ye Hongliang to settle her down, and then gave her a back view.

The autumn morning in City B was chilly, and the morning light was just emerging from the sky, and the street lights had not yet been extinguished.Outside the hospital, Qi Yan quickly started the car and drove Jiang Ci to the arena.

In the car, Qi Yan said calmly: "It's still time to find another assistant, and I can be an important person to Pan Xingchang."

There is no restriction on changing assistants in the Immortal Chef Competition, as long as the roster can be changed before the opening.Jiang Ci also thought of this method. Wang Jianian is far away in City A, so he must not be able to make it at this time.The people she is most familiar with here and have worked with are Pan Xingchang's subordinates.

She quickly dismissed the idea, however.

If it was the usual situation, Pan Xingchang's subordinates would definitely be able to handle it, but right now she is facing the final of Immortal Chef.

Twelve top Chinese chefs compete, and the requirements for dishes will be unimaginably strict.

For the dishes she is going to make, every step of the process from the preparation of the dishes can not make any mistakes.

The chefs are not roundworms in her stomach. It is likely to have a counterproductive effect if they go to the arena together without getting used to it at all.

"No need, if you haven't cooperated before, it's better for me to go alone." Jiang Ci said.

"You need to do the work of two people, and the time will be very tight." Qi Yan's pretty eyebrows showed worry, and he pursed his lips and said, "I ask, Pan Xingchang will be willing to help, and maybe he himself is willing to come."

Jiang Ci lowered her eyes, as if she was in deep thought. After a while, she raised her head: "No, I can do it, don't worry."

From the rearview mirror, Qi Yan saw that the momentary hesitation on Jiang Ci's face had disappeared, so he stopped talking.

...

At 7:30, Jiang Ci arrived at the arena, which was set up in a large stadium in City B.

At this moment, there are already several shooting cars surrounding the venue.

As the top competition in the culinary world, "Fairy Chef" is very eye-catching, and many mainstream media even came to shoot it.Jiang Ci didn't notice the changes around her, and was about to get out of the car when Qi Yan suddenly stopped her.

Qi Yan is obviously more experienced than her in this situation, and reminded: "You can tidy up your clothes and go out later. The reporter will come over as soon as they find you."

Jiang Ci was in a hurry to send Mi Ting out, so she simply put on a T-shirt, sweater and jeans that were convenient for her to move around.Hearing this, she tidied up her sweater, and tied her long hair that was blown by the cold wind into a ponytail.

The chef participated in the competition, as long as he was tidy, Jiang Ci simply tidied up and opened the door to go out.

Her performance in the first few rounds of Xianchu competitions was very impressive. Sure enough, she was spotted by reporters on the sidelines within a few steps.

Immediately afterwards, the reporters all gathered around.

It seems... There are people who are not reporters getting in.

"Jiang Jiang, we are coming to see you! You must work hard! You are the best!"

Jiang Ci looked in surprise, and saw a few young people who looked like audiences, and they all called her 'Jiang Jiang'... Could it be the audience of Jiang Jiang's kitchen?

Before Jiang Ci responded, the reporters' scrambled questions overshadowed the voices of several people.

"Chef Jiang, with your talent, you have never participated in any domestic competitions before. Why?"

"Chef Jiang, are you confident today? What do you think of Chef Zhao Zeming?"

"Chef Jiang, are you representing the Jiang family in City A? Jiang Deyong was the winner of the 'Fairy Chef' twenty years ago. This time, his disciple failed in the rematch, and the Jixiang Building has fallen. Are you responsible for the grandpa's responsibility?"I hope to come."

The commotion here quickly attracted people's attention.

A reporter watched his peers rushing over, and hurriedly took a step forward, but the next moment, a person raised his hand to block it.

Qi Yan stretched out his hand to protect Jiang Ci as he walked in.He had a serious expression and a stern aura, which actually calmed down the people rushing over.Hearing some sharp questions, he politely and firmly blocked them, not embarrassing Jiang Ci.

After the initial excitement, the reporters calmed down, and at least it wasn't crowded.

A few minutes later, Jiang Ci entered the arena smoothly and relaxed.

The reporters watched the contestants enter the competition area outside the fence, sighing with emotion in a low voice:

"Is that Jiang Chu's boyfriend? Both of them are so good-looking."

"This face is so simple, let's debut together!"

"Why does that man look familiar?" Someone said something.

Ten seconds later, another commotion erupted in the group of reporters. No one expected that Qi Yan would appear here.

The Immortal Kitchen competition will be broadcast live in all directions, and the arena has been built since yesterday. At this time, twelve work areas are arranged in a four-by-three pattern.Camera positions were installed in every direction, and the shooting boom was suspended in the air, which looked very professional.

A huge electronic screen stood in front of the huge venue.On the side, people gradually filled the auditorium.

The auditoriums of the Immortal Cooking finals are far apart. The chefs cook on the spot, which reflects real culinary skills rather than showing off skills, and the appreciation is not too strong.Therefore, the organizing committee did not sell tickets to the outside world, and the auditorium was only provided to the relatives and friends of the contestants, as well as some industry workers.

After Jiang Ci stepped into the arena, he saw that there were several rows of seats beside the chef competition area, with famous signs neatly placed on them.

"Those are?" Jiang Ci asked the staff next to him.

"That is the seat of the chef who has won the honor of 'Fairy Chef' in the past." The staff explained, "Since the first 'Fairy Chef', everyone who has won the title of 'Fairy Chef' has made contributions to the culinary world.For those players, we will reserve seats for them, even if they are unable to attend for various reasons.”

Jiang Ci looked along the seats. She was familiar with these names. She had seen them on the introduction page of Xianchu, and some of them had passed away.

Inheriting the precise skills in the culinary world has always been a difficult task. In order to keep the guys they eat, chefs dare not easily hand over the secret recipe to their apprentices. As the saying goes, teach apprentices to starve to death from the master. This is not a lie.However, the skills of the back chef and various secret recipes have indeed been passed down from generation to generation and updated.Her whole body ability is also learned from this inheritance.

Walking into the competition area, Jiang Ci saw that her workbench was ready, on which were the kitchen utensils and stoves she was familiar with.The ingredients entrusted to the Qi family have also been arranged in different categories, and they are of high quality and very fresh.

Everything is ready.

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