Who gave this heretical practitioner permission to cook?

Chapter 213 The situation is developing unpredictably, and the judges seem to have lost their way. (Second update)

Because of David's mistake in the competition format, a large number of unfinished products were served.

This not only made netizens question the competition format, but also ruined the initial publicity and promotion structure.

In Cerf's view, rather than making things worse with each revision, it would be better to just stick to the previous method and continue filming, which would at least be considered a natural end to the project.

Of course, he's currently very popular in Australia, so filming like this shouldn't be a problem for him. At worst, he'll just have to add a mediocre variety show to his resume.

But David didn't have it as easy as him.
Therefore, when faced with data, their conflicts are basically unavoidable.

Just then, Yan Ming finally spoke up.

"Alright, stop arguing, David. You don't need to be so anxious. The show is in a turnaround phase right now, and we expected it wouldn't meet our initial expectations!"

As the director of many popular variety shows in China, Yan Ming naturally knows the difference between variety shows and competitions.

In fact, all domestic variety shows are scripted; it's just a matter of how much.
Even though "One Meal Makes You Famous" is supposedly unscripted, it actually had an elimination mechanism set up internally from the beginning, with a certain number of chefs and contestants advancing.

If no one had intervened at the end, then theoretically it would have been in line with objective fairness.

But now they are facing a much more difficult problem than "One Meal to Fame" in "Extreme Wild Kitchen".

All variety show directors know that the worst thing about filming a variety show is when there are no surprises, because then there will be no emotional ups and downs, and the audience won't like watching it.

But what tormented the director even more than the absence of any surprises was that the filming process was full of unexpected events.

This will not only rapidly deplete the staff's energy, but also make the program extremely uncontrollable.

For example, Xia Ming's fight against three wild boars was actually an extremely serious accident in Yan Ming's eyes.

Although Xia Ming resolved the unexpected situation, the show gained exposure for its high success rate as a result.

But this essentially places the show's impact on certain specific contestants.
Yan Ming clearly understands that if this continues, variety shows with competitive elements will lose their crucial element.

【suspense】

This ability was pushed to its limit after Xia Ming defeated the "Saltwater Crocodile" with his bare hands.

In the eyes of netizens now, Xia Ming is already on par with Ed Stafford and Bear Grylls.

But he was different from the other two.

Ed Stafford is known for going hungry nine times in three days, and he often puts himself in dangerous situations in pursuit of his limits.

Bear Grylls, on the other hand, is more accustomed to popularizing science. In order to show the unpredictability of the wilderness, in addition to challenging the limits, he will also incorporate a lot of popular science content.

Xia Ming is a real chef; he has no awareness that he is filming a TV show.

He neither simulates interaction with the audience to retain them and enhance their sense of immersion, nor does he deliberately create program effects.

Therefore, in Yan Ming's eyes, Xia Ming is an excellent contestant, but not a qualified variety show star.

However, he cannot criticize Xia Ming for this.
The reason this show was able to bring together three directors is because the show's positioning was inherently challenging.

"If all 50 contestants act solely based on their own ideas, it's like having 50 landmines."

"Putting aside the extremely high filming costs, this extremely lax approach also diminishes the viewing experience of the program."

Yan Ming knew the truth, but he didn't say it.

Because he knew very well that if he pointed these things out from the beginning, David and Cerf would not only refuse to accept them.

They might even unite and target Yan Ming.

As the saying goes, "One cannot be taught by others, but one can be taught through experience!"

Although Huaxia was the largest investor, it encountered numerous problems during the program's preparation.

Faced with ratings that were bound to be disastrous, Yan Ming did not choose to suppress them, but instead waited for the right time to salvage the situation.

In his view, successfully saving the day would earn him the favor of several investors and the personal goodwill of the two directors.

The failed attempt to salvage the situation is nothing more than adding another kick to a program that's already half-finished.

He doesn't care. After all, even if he can't go international, he's still not worried about not having variety shows to film if he just returns to the country he knows best.

At this moment, David and Cerf's outburst was exactly what he had anticipated.

However, since their emotions haven't escalated yet, he needs an event to naturally occur that could ultimately exacerbate their conflict in order to reasonably salvage the situation.

Just when he thought he "still had to wait".

However, an unexpected situation occurred at the scene.

"Inside the competition venue"

When Xia Ming returned to the arena with an outstanding score of 93 points, the crowd surged.

The beach where the front row of competitors were competing was submerged, and many competitors were standing in the water.

The temperature of the seawater did not bring any comfort to their anxious thoughts; on the contrary, it completely ignited panic.

Many contestants in the front row sped up their cooking speed, afraid that they would become the laughing stock of netizens outside the show.

Within a minute, many contestants started raising their hands, and there was even a queue to get to the judges' seats.

Seeing this, the production team had no choice but to communicate quietly with the judges, hoping that the 11 judges could give their scores as soon as possible to ensure the program could continue.

The judges naturally accepted the suggestion.

The ratings skyrocketed afterwards.
At first, nothing seemed amiss, but as netizens watched, they realized that things were starting to spiral completely out of control.

[IP Hua: 25 points, this score has already broken the lowest limit of the competition!]

[IP Kangaroo: This doesn't look like a cooking competition anymore, it's more like a survival contest.]

["IP Kangaroo": Judges are desperate, contestants are even more desperate. What was supposed to be a wilderness kitchen turned into a beach poison circle game!]

["IP Bear": Director, come out and save us! What kind of garbage is this? We came to watch exciting action, not a bunch of chefs making trash!]

[IP Hua: Something's not right. It seems like it's not just a matter of rushing to finish. I just noticed that McGrady's cooking also got a low score. You know, he hasn't even hit his peak yet, so this shouldn't be happening!]

[“IP Day”: Nothing is impossible, but even if the fusion of creativity and cuisine fails, there’s nothing strange about it!]

["IP Eagle": That's a bit off. You can say McGrady failed, Roy failed, but you can't say Yamaguchi Sawa failed. This time she only got 50 points again. I've eaten her food, and it's absolutely impossible for her to only get this score.]

Not only netizens, but even the judges themselves began to have doubts.

They understand that many people need to rush to finish their work, but some dishes are clearly well-matched, yet they just don't taste right.

Theoretically speaking, judges' taste standards cannot be consistent; if the saltiness of a dish varies, their scores should also differ.

In this situation, there is only one explanation.

It means that all the judges' tongues have "degenerated" for some reason.
But, is this possible?

(End of this chapter)