Who gave this heretical practitioner permission to cook?

Chapter 60 The revival of the snack street is finalized. It's just a minor pawn, so what if it stirs up a few waves?

Just as the clock struck twelve, Shuai Xiaojian delivered the last grilled fish.

Luckily, Lolo had already made the customer pay for the fish early on, otherwise the order might have been overcharged.

Just as Xia Ming had expected, in the end, only Team 3, which included Chen Xiaodong, failed to sell all the ingredients; the other teams all managed to clear out their stock.

In this situation, it all comes down to profit margins.
"Competition Venue"

When everyone returned, it was already one o'clock in the morning.

Of the 16 contestants, apart from Xia Ming who seemed relaxed, the rest all appeared tired. Even the older contestants, Shuai Xiaojian and Li Zhian, looked like they were about to doze off.

But when the host walked in front of everyone, everyone perked up.

"The production team thanks everyone for their hard work today. Without further ado, let's get straight to announcing the results."

As he spoke, he picked up the tablet and began to read aloud the revenue figures for each team.

"【Team One】, Cost: 1000, Revenue: 2417.5 yuan, Gross Profit: 1417.5 yuan."

"【Team Two】, Cost: 1000, Revenue: 2356 yuan, Gross Profit: 1356 yuan."

"【Team Three】, cost, revenue, and gross profit: 644 yuan."

"[Team Four], cost, revenue, and gross profit: 1452 yuan."

"[Team Five], cost, revenue, and gross profit: 1866 yuan."

"[Team Six], cost 1300, turnover 2227.2 yuan."

With the results announced, some people were happy while others were sad.

First up is Xia Ming, who undoubtedly took first place. However, his profit margin per item is already so high it's almost criminal, so there's nothing surprising about it.

Team Five is also doing well. Although Chef Wang Qingrui lowered the profit margin of the sliced ​​beef and tripe, Chef Dong's cold-cooked rabbit still broke even, and Chef Li's fermented rice wine made a great contribution.

Putting aside teams five and six, the team that is suffering the most right now is team one.

The gross profit of 1417.5 yuan was only 34.5 yuan less than the four teams that caught up behind.

The difference was exactly one serving of grilled fish, making for a truly dramatic ending.

Seeing the handsome chef, Chef Zeng, and Luo Luo excitedly hugging each other, Xiao Hua felt utterly hopeless.

“Almost, just almost!”

Thinking about the discount she had given during the final sales pitch, Xiaohua felt like her heart was bleeding.

For them, 34.5 yuan is the price of a large portion of grilled skewers or three cups of mojito.

Xiaohua was thinking that if she had listened to the banquet graduate student from the beginning and lowered the price slightly, would she have sold more in the afternoon and the outcome would have been different?

Unfortunately, a competition is a competition, and there's no going back.

Even though Xiaohua couldn't accept it, she still had to stand in the "failed to advance" seat and accept her fate of elimination.

As the losers stepped onto the "black" stage, the seven members of the victorious teams [Team Four], [Team Five], and [Team Six] also sat down at the center of the arena, around the round table that symbolized victory.

Just after everyone sat down, they were surprised to find an empty chair next to the round table.

The host smiled slightly upon seeing this.

"I'm sure everyone understands what this means. That's right, one of the nine eliminated contestants in this round will be given a revival spot."

"As for the selection criteria, please welcome our three star judges to the stage!"

As the host waved, everyone looked toward the entrance to the competition venue. Under the dim lights, three judges slowly walked out, and they were none other than familiar faces.

Nicholas Tse greeted everyone with a smile.

"It feels like ages! Have you all missed us?"

"According to the competition rules, we did disappear from the camera's view for a while, but we've actually been watching you all the time~"

Zhang Yong, who was standing to the side, chimed in.

"Yes, whether it's the Hell Resurrection Tournament or the Snack Street Showdown, everyone has shown some truly impressive skills, keeping us on our toes!"

Zheng Yongqi also picked up the microphone.

"Yeah, when I was eating it, I was actually very curious about how the turtle jelly could be made to have that texture, such perfect balance, it's really great!" Xie Tingfeng smiled when he saw Zheng Yongqi making a balance gesture.

"That's right. Actually, the production team bought some food from you for us to try. Don't worry, we paid for it."

"I'm also very curious about the turtle jelly, but the others are also delicious, such as Master Shao's pork chop rice, and your crispy chicken is a dark horse."

"As you can see, we ate all the dishes everyone had prepared outside the venue, and everyone was great!"

At this point, Nicholas Tse paused for a moment.

"However, this is ultimately a competition, and after careful consideration and discussion, we finally made our decision."

As he spoke, Nicholas Tse looked up at "a dark horse".

"A dark horse! Your crispy chicken not only accounts for a high percentage of the revenue in Team Two, but it also tastes excellent and receives great feedback from customers. Furthermore, your assistance to Xia Yuxingye in selling milk tea demonstrates the team spirit of Team Two."

"So we finally decided to resurrect you. Congratulations."

Upon hearing that it had been resurrected, the black horse's eyes widened, and its gaze turned to Yang Yanbin and Xia Yuxingye beside it.

Yang Yanbin was also a little shocked, but he quickly recovered and gave the dark horse a hug.

"Great job! Your crispy chicken is fantastic, keep it up!"

Xia Yuxingye's eyes showed resentment, but in the end she still hugged a black horse.

"Keep going! Keep going!"

A dark horse hugged his two teammates tightly. He was overjoyed to hear that he had been resurrected, but he also genuinely felt that the two were excellent chefs.

"I will do my best, and I will lead our second team to do our best!"

Seeing this, everyone except Xia Ming applauded. Then, a black horse shook hands with everyone, turned around and walked to the round table, pulled over the last chair and sat down.

With the conclusion of the food street competition, "One Meal to Fame" has also welcomed its final eight contestants.

[Chefs: Shuai Xiaojian, Zeng Huaijun, Wang Qingrui, Dong Jiaqi, Li Zhian.]

[Little Chef: A Sichuan-Chongqing style chef known for his eccentricities, Luo Luo, and his whining, a dark horse in the industry.]

With the eight seats confirmed, the host told everyone to go back and rest. As they were leaving, Chen Xiaodong couldn't help but come over and challenge Xia Ming to a fight.

"I will definitely come looking for you in three years."

Xia Ming was indifferent to this. In his opinion, Chen Xiaodong was no match for Yang Yanbin, and even slightly inferior to Xia Yuxingye.

Three years? In three years, he'll be way ahead of himself as a chef. Waiting for you? Just kidding!
After giving a perfunctory reply, Xia Ming turned and left. Watching his retreating figure, Chen Xiaodong clenched his fists.

"Just wait, I will definitely come back."

Back at the hotel, Xia Ming first took a hot bath, then lay back down on the bed.

Today, because of the cooking theme, he didn't get much blood soul, so instead of practicing his cultivation technique to break through, he might as well take a good rest.

Although tomorrow's recording is at noon, and he has about 10 hours of sleep time, he still plans to get up for lunch, so he will try to go to bed early if possible.

He drifted off to sleep.
"In the control room"

A man stood respectfully behind the mysterious woman.

"Manager, the appearance of the Sichuan-Chongqing Ice and Fire Chef has disrupted the original program plan. What do you think of tomorrow's theme?"

The mysterious woman waved her hand.

"Maintaining the status quo is just an unintentional addition to the plan. Although it has caused some ripples, it is mostly a matter of trickery and deception."

"Even if we make it to the quarterfinals, so what? Let's see how we get through tomorrow's round first~"

The mysterious woman paused for a moment as she spoke.

"Furthermore, even a champion needs someone to complement them, and a conspicuous bag that appears out of nowhere would be perfect."

"Do I need to do something to it?"

The mysterious woman shook her finger.

"No need, but don't forget who's been the biggest bettor on the show. If we bother him, the old man won't be happy."

(End of this chapter)