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Chapter 596-I came here to take first place

Conference center of the organizing unit of the China-France Dessert Competition.

It was already 8 o'clock in the evening, but the conference center was still brightly lit, and the huge office was already full of people.

"I propose that this competition be broadcast live throughout."

As soon as Chen Guomin finished speaking, the entire office became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Everyone looked at him in surprise, not understanding why he suddenly came up with this suggestion.

The organizer of this competition also has an official background. The person in charge is Xiang Kun, who is in his forties. "Master Chen, tell me what you think."

Chen Guomin stood up and said, "Director Xiang, I believe you have watched today's internal selection competition. The young man named Wang Fan has extraordinary creativity. Similarly, his dessert making skills are far beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Therefore, I think tomorrow's competition will be a real battle between dragons and tigers, which will be very helpful for us to promote traditional culture and traditional cuisine."

As soon as he finished speaking, a woman in her forties with a strong aura spoke up to refute him, "Master Chen, Mr. Wang Fan's performance is obvious to all, but the live broadcast issue is still not well considered. If Mr. Wang Fan still can't beat those French pastry chefs, it will be a heavy blow to our event."

Master Chen said, "Deputy Director Chen, I have great confidence in Wang Fan. He will definitely shine in the competition."

Deputy Director Chen said, "I have great confidence in Mr. Wang as well. We watched the entire competition today. What he did was magnificent and truly a work of art. But don't forget, Mr. Wang is alone. The other contestants are equally talented, but there's still a huge gap between them and the French team. Are you really expecting Mr. Wang to defeat 10 people by himself? This isn't a movie."

"Deputy Director Chen has a point. We've been losing this competition repeatedly, but because the publicity hasn't been that strong, not many people know about it. Even if we lose, we can still use lack of preparation as an excuse. But if we start a live broadcast, we won't have any room for negotiation. Then our previous matches will be dug up, and we'll be in real trouble."

"I support starting a livestream. Every dessert Boss Wang has made since his debut has been at the same level as today. I believe he can create miracles."

"I think it's better not to open it. Like Director Chen said, Boss Wang is only one person after all, while the other party has ten Michelin-level pastry chefs, including a master from a three-star restaurant. Manpower is always limited."

Soon, there were more discussions in the office. Some supported the live broadcast and some opposed it. Everyone had their own opinions.

"Knock Knock Knock..."

The sound of knocking on the table was not loud, but it was very penetrating. Moreover, no one else dared to knock on the table at this meeting except Director Xiang.

Everyone fell silent and looked at Director Xiang.

Director Xiang said in a deep voice: "Everyone, you seem to have forgotten a key figure, the Nine-Star Chef God—Alan.

He's a renowned figure internationally. His visit to China this time has countless foreign media outlets watching his every move. His sudden appearance is undoubtedly a welcome sight for the foreign media. With him as the chief judge, the international attention this dessert competition will draw is unprecedented. I'm sure you're all familiar with how the major foreign media outlets are writing about China. If we lose again, expect to be smeared by the foreign media and then lambasted by the Chinese public."

"hiss……"

As Director Xiang finished speaking, the office was filled with the sound of inhaling air.

If Director Xiang hadn't reminded them, they would have really forgotten about this great god.

It is the old standard of foreign media to write bad things instead of good ones. The arrival of chef Allen this time will definitely bring a large number of foreign media. If he really loses, it will be a carnival for foreign media.

Deputy Director Chen frowned and looked at Director Xiang: "Director Xiang, what do you mean?"

Director Xiang didn't keep anyone in suspense: "It's no longer a question of whether we want to do a live broadcast. If we don't do it, and the public sees it through foreign media reports, they will only get more angry at us. It's better for us to be honest and open. Even if we lose the game, the public can see that our players are trying their best.

Compared to winning or losing, the public cares more about whether you really put in the effort."

Director Xiang has conducted research on the current mentality of the masses.

As the country's national strength continues to grow, the public and netizens are becoming more and more tolerant of various foreign-related competitions.

Winning and losing are common in the military, and everyone can understand that. What we need is attitude, not excuses.

There is no need to discuss this further, and the live broadcast on the entire network has been decided.

But I don’t know how many workers will have to work all night tonight to negotiate the live broadcast details with major platforms. The competition starts at 10 o’clock tomorrow morning, and there is really not much time left for them.

"The China-France Dessert Championship will begin at 10 a.m. tomorrow. We look forward to your watching."

"What kind of culinary wave will the strongest outdoor gourmet boss team up with nine pastry masters and ten Michelin-level French pastry chefs to create? Welcome to tune in to the channel at 10 am tomorrow to watch."

"In the KOF dessert competition, will Chinese desserts come out on top, or will French desserts take the lead?"

At 11 o'clock in the evening, sensational headlines began to spread wildly across the Internet.

Moreover, the scope of its spread is not only in Chengdu, and even not only in Sichuan. The entire network is curiously studying what kind of competition this is.

"Boss Wang is quite restless. Why is he participating in the dessert competition?"

"Oh my goodness, I didn't know until I searched. I was shocked. We've already lost two games in a row, and both times were extremely tragic."

"It's normal to lose. Why would you compete with France in desserts when you can't compete with anyone else? Why is Paris Baguette not sweet anymore?"

"Yes, this kind of competition should be with Corea. I really want to see what a pickle-flavored dessert looks like."

"Great Britain is fine, but Stargazing Pie is considered a dessert, right?"

"Compared to France... I really admire their courage."

"Don't be discouraged. Boss Wang is in there. With Boss Wang here, everything is possible!"

"But there's only one Boss Wang after all. Even if he can beat three, there are still seven people behind him."

There is a lot of discussion about this competition, but generally speaking, people are not optimistic about their own side.

There’s no way around it, French desserts are just too famous.

Macarons, Napoleon mille-feuille, soufflé, mousse, puffs...

Almost all the familiar desserts around us were introduced from France, but I have hardly heard of our own desserts, let alone seen them.

Oh, by the way, do mooncakes, glutinous rice balls, and mung bean cakes count?
……

The scene of the game.

Since the competition system is the KOF system, two pastry chefs compete against each other each time, so the venue occupied by the pastry chefs is not large. Except for the rest area for the pastry chefs who are not competing and the judges area, all other places are open to the public.

There were many people who loved desserts and had nothing to do today, so they came early to watch the fun. Everyone was quite quiet at first, but when the pastry chef entered, they couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"Wow, these foreigners are so tall."

"You know what, this whole team is wearing chef uniforms, it looks so professional."

"It looks really impressive. I hope we don't lose too badly later."

As soon as the French team entered the stadium, the audience couldn't help but exclaim.

France itself is known as the fashion capital, and the contestants' clothes are tailored very appropriately. When worn by the already tall French people, they look particularly elegant and noble.

I don’t know if they were specially selected, but these French pastry chefs all have great figures. Even though they are surrounded by desserts all day long, their figures are comparable to those of male models. It’s no wonder that the audience would react like this.

The Chinese team has also started to enter the field at this time, but this lineup has all kinds of tall and short, fat and thin players. Compared with the French team, which is composed of handsome guys over 180cm tall, it is indeed much weaker.

"Ah this..."

"I'm not being Western, but the hardware is just way off."

"At least when it comes to sex, the French team has already won."

"Elegant beauty may work for those people in France, but here we are..." "Huh?"

"Oh?"

"Don't say it, really don't say it."

Many viewers were about to complain when Wang Fan entered the room.

"Wow, that's kind of handsome!"

"Boss Wang actually wore this kind of clothing in this kind of competition?"

Wang Fan became the focus of the whole audience as soon as he entered the venue, which was mainly due to the pure white Hanfu he was wearing.

He is tall and strong to begin with, and wearing this loose and flowing Hanfu, he really has that feeling of "the man on the street is as beautiful as jade, and the young man is unparalleled in the world".

"It's definitely fine to wear this for shopping and taking photos, but isn't it a bit inappropriate for making desserts?"

"Ah, this...Will it be a problem if we all use these big sleeves to make things later?"

"Boss Wang, if you are being coerced, just blink and we will call the police right now."

"This is putting the cart before the horse. How can we still win like this?"

The audience who are obsessed with looks are happy, but those who hope that the Chinese team can win are a little worried. After all, everyone knows that it is more convenient to cook and make desserts if you wear something smart and simple.

Durand was also looking at Wang Fan. This person that Chef Allen had specifically instructed to take special care of was actually wearing such a weird chef's uniform?

His eyes were full of sarcasm. You're wearing this like a windbreaker. It's strange that you can make good desserts.

Oh, clown!

Not to mention him, even Chef Allen had frowned at this moment.

He really didn't understand why Wang Fan wore this outfit.

No one spoke up to question him, and Wang Fan naturally wouldn't jump out to say that his appearance wouldn't affect his ability to make desserts.

He wasn't forced into wearing it, it was just his own choice.

He had simulated it countless times and experimented many times in the RV, but this set of clothes did not affect his dessert making at all.

On the contrary, when doing any action, he has a very calm and peaceful state of mind. This is not a costume for him to show off, but a battle robe that can make him perform at his best.

The host's opening remarks were still the same old clichés, but he focused on introducing the three judges and 20 contestants.

French chef Allen, Chinese pastry master Chen Guomin, and German pastry master Felix are all well-known figures in the industry in their respective countries.

"I felt a sense of pressure coming over me the moment I read the introduction of this French contestant. They all start with Michelin."

"Uh... they look like regular troops, while we are just a ragtag army. There's a huge gap between this bakery and that pastry shop."

"I feel like there's no chance of winning. Our fighting strength isn't even on the same level."

"Boss Wang should be the last one to appear, right?"

"I was the last one to enter, and I was ranked first yesterday, so I guess I was the last one to go up."

Some people came just for Wang Fan, so they were naturally concerned about when he would appear on the scene. However, if you think about it, you will know that such a general will definitely be placed in the back to stabilize the morale of the army.

Then when the contestants came on stage, everyone was shocked.

Wang Fan was the first to appear!
"Hiss, what's going on? Boss Wang is the first to appear? Is this going to be a game of Tian Ji's horse racing?"

"The KOF system doesn't count as Tian Ji's horse racing, right?"

"Isn't this going to go astray? We're going to lose in the first round, right?"

Under everyone's gaze, Wang Fan walked to the workbench of the Chinese team. His white clothes matched the snow-white workbench quite well.

According to convention, the most powerful one is usually placed at the end, but Wang Fan chose to be the first to fight.

This was not a decision made by the Huaxia team's management, but was his own request.

The reason is very simple. According to the current mentality of the other team members, they will definitely be defeated if they meet these famous French pastry chefs.

A master once said that when it comes to crucial games, what matters is not skills but mentality. This is both right and wrong. If two people are equally skilled, the one with a better mentality will definitely be more likely to win. But if the skills are very different, no matter how good the mentality is, there is almost no chance of winning.

The other contestants on his side may have technical gaps, and their mentality is to ask for advice and learn from the other pastry chefs, and put all their hopes of winning on Wang Fan. In this situation, unless the pastry chefs on the other side collectively give up the competition, there is no possibility of winning at all.

So he has to take the lead!

He wanted to tell everyone from the first position that even though France is internationally recognized as the dessert capital, and even though the ten of them have a total of 24 restaurant stars, they are not invincible!

We do not have anyone from Michelin restaurants in our team, nor do we have any internationally renowned pastry chefs.

but!

We have the most complete historical records in the world, recipes that have been passed down for thousands of years, and careful selections by our ancestors who were the most discerning and detail-oriented. How could these foreigners possess such heritage?
"Now let's ask both players if they have anything to say to their opponents before the game."

After the host finished speaking, the microphone was handed to Wang Fan and his opponent Fernando.

Fernando said a few words into the microphone and then looked at Wang Fan with great pride. The translator had already translated what he said: "Your clothes disgust me. I will definitely teach you a lesson in the next game."

"What the hell?"

"I love you immortal!"

"Do you have the guts to say it again?"

As soon as these words came out, before Wang Fan responded, the audience at the scene could no longer bear it.

Although they also felt that Wang Fan's outfit might not be suitable for the competition, Hanfu is a costume that has been passed down in China for thousands of years. How can it be associated with disgusting things?

Faced with the excited audience, Fernando was not afraid at all. In front of the real strong ones, these weak ones could only make helpless moans.

He attended the first two competitions and has already defeated six Chinese pastry chefs. If it weren't for the high salary, he would not be willing to come here to teach.

Wang Fan reached out and took the microphone.

The shouting audience gradually stopped, and everyone looked at Wang Fan, waiting for his counterattack.

Although Wang Fan is not a talkative person on weekdays, he has a lot of curse words accumulated in his heart.

Thanks to the strong development of overseas Chinese students from all over the world, Chinese swear words have always been known as "the devil's whispers".

"Scold back!"

"Let these foreigners know how cruel our national treasure is when it comes to cursing!"

Everyone was expecting Wang Fan to swear.

Then, Wang Fan just looked at Fernando and said seriously: "I came here to get first place."

(End of this chapter)