Who gave this heretical practitioner permission to cook?

Chapter 70 Zhang Yong keeps jumping around, and Luo Luo is whining that she's going to be eliminated?

【No, Zhang Yong got a 93? How did he manage that?】

[A salute to the version's rebel! This judge gave the lowest score in the first three rounds, but then gave the highest score here. She must really love her cooking (doge)]

[Why not just give her 100 points? She gets 93 points for her pointless complaining. Is she just unlucky? She should go to a poor village and see what real hardship is!]

I also find it hard to empathize. Having no worries about food or clothing and being able to choose one's own career already puts one ahead of 95% of people!

[Zhang Yong must have taken money! Isn't this a complete shady deal?]

Not only were the viewers in the live stream questioning Zhang Yong, but the other judges on the judging panel were also looking at him with blank expressions.

Especially Xie Tingfeng, who was closest to him, his eyes clearly revealed...
"are you kidding me?"

"No, you just ate so much, do you understand now why you gave this score?"

Zhang Yong knew he had gone a bit too far, but there was no turning back now, so all he could do was push up his glasses.

"From a chef's perspective, I think it's normal for young people to have confusion. Only by having confusion can they grow."

This made Sui Wubai laugh.

None of us here are first-time judges; we all know what's going on, so stop explaining. The more you explain, the more confused things become.

However, he also admired Zhang Yong. It takes a lot of courage to score above 90 points under such circumstances. He didn't know how the backstage staff negotiated to give him such a strong determination.

"But it seems like someone on the production team is determined to protect this young girl."

Thinking of this, Sui Wubai continued to look further away, eventually landing on Tan Zhifeng, who was furthest away from him.

"So what does Lao Tan's 78 points mean?"

Although many viewers in the live broadcast room had differing opinions on Zhang Yong's score, the live broadcast still needed to continue.

After the big screen displayed the final summary of "[Lolo's Humming Life Cooking Battle Overall Score: 551 points]", Chef Wang's dishes were then introduced.

Wang Qingrui's dish this time is called "Original Point", but it is actually just radish slices.

However, the radish slices are made with excellent knife skills, each slice is so thin that it can be seen through. After being simmered over low heat, a suitable number of slices are taken, mixed with other sauces, and finally arranged into the shape of flowers in a mold.

The operation steps are simple, and although the production process is actually quite complicated, the concept is not complicated.

According to Chef Wang Qingrui, his father imposed strict requirements on his skills in order to ensure that he could better inherit the craft of "Husband and Wife Lung Slices".

His knife skills, in particular, are almost demanding, so much so that he started cutting radishes after finishing his homework as a child, and he's been doing it ever since.
Chef Wang Qingrui stood in front of the judges and chuckled.

"Life, to me, is no different from this radish; as long as you persevere, you'll eventually be noticed."

Putting aside the taste of the food, Wang Qingrui's words were indeed quite simple and down-to-earth, representing a group of people who don't have any extraordinary talents.

He himself was no longer concerned about the competition at this point; to be precise, the chefs had basically figured out what the competition was all about.

Everyone just wants to join in the fun and keep up appearances. As long as the theme of "life" is made sense, then everyone can just wait to leave.

But Chef Wang Qingrui wants to leave, but some people don't want him to!
In an effort to salvage his image and avoid being too "unconventional," Zhang Yong threw out his trump card after the judges gave him a relatively conservative score!
【95 minutes】

Now, not only the judges, but even Chef Wang Qingrui, who had just come in, couldn't understand it.

What's wrong? Does this radish taste like your ex-wife? Is it really necessary to be so enthusiastic? I haven't been able to keep an eye on the shop for over a week because I'm here for this competition. Stop causing trouble and let me go home!

Some viewers in the live stream figured out Zhang Yong's intentions. He was simply too harsh in the scoring earlier, and suddenly gave Luo Luo, who was being a bit of a whine, too high a score. It would be difficult to back down, so he symbolically gave her one or two more high scores to save face.

But Zhang Yong's attempt to save face directly pushed Wang Qingrui's total score to 579 points, placing him third among everyone.

It wasn't that he didn't want to save Luo Luo as agreed, but rather that if he were to save Luo Luo, he would need to score below 67.
If this score is actually released, Xia Ming won't be trending tonight; he'll be trending first.

The titles are mostly things like "[The Inside Story of Judge Zhang Yong's Rise to Fame After One Meal]".
Xia Ming, who was waiting in the lounge, laughed when he saw this scene. Because Luo Luo's total score was suppressed due to her whining, Zhang Yong was indeed powerless to turn the tide.

After all, there are seven judges. While his score is important, it's not that crucial.
Lolo, standing to the side, grumbled and looked even more displeased. She still couldn't understand why the judges had given her dish such a score.

Chef Li, who came in early in the morning, knew the reason, but he was currently a "confused" drunkard and would never take the initiative to give Luo Luo a whiny explanation.

And so, Lolo, like a dark horse, gradually fell into self-doubt.
"Judges' Room"

After giving Wang Qingrui an exceptionally high score of 95, Zhang Yong immediately gave Shuai Xiaojian a score of 67.

But this time, his score wasn't too outstanding among the judges, because Tan Zhifeng gave Shuai Xiaojian 62 points, which was lower than his score.

The scores from the other judges weren't particularly high either.
Shuai Xiaojian's "Kung Pao Chicken" dish is inspired by a story from when he was still a food critic.

At a young age, he had already made a name for himself in the food judging world and was hailed as "Young Li Shanghu".

He knows how to eat, but not how to cook. In a competition, he gave a low score to a master chef's Kung Pao Chicken and was criticized on the spot for having a tongue but no cooking skills.

This is what enabled him to gradually transform from a food critic into a true chef.

The story is still quite inspiring, but it can't erase the fact that the Kung Pao Chicken was a bit dry.

In other words, Shuai Xiaojian made a mistake in this game.
Since it was a mistake, getting a low score is normal.

However, after leaving the judges' room, Shuai Xiaojian, lurking in the shadows, revealed a cryptic smile, casting a small question mark over the "Kung Pao Chicken" blunder.
Following Shuai Xiaojian, Zeng Huaijun and Dong Jiaqi also brought their respective dishes.

Chef Zeng's dishes were as usual, still featuring chili peppers, but this time he used a single chili pepper to create a complex chili flavor. The dish itself was indeed quite good, but the story behind it was rather bland, resulting in a lower score. Netizens also noticed that Chef Zeng is not very good at storytelling.

Compared to Chef Zeng, Dong Jiaqi is far superior in storytelling. The dishes themselves are passable, but the stories make them even more appealing.

It has a heartwarming tone and tells a story about a mother.
Many netizens watching on screen were moved to tears, and the judges present were also deeply touched.

Despite Zhang Yong's best efforts to salvage the situation, he was powerless to reverse the tide.

Seeing that Chef Dong's score had reached 589 points, ranking third among all players, Luo Luo, who was ranked fifth, suddenly changed her expression.

With only four chairs available, it meant she was about to be eliminated.

Viewers in the live stream also noticed that the top four are now Sichuan-Chongqing Ice and Fire Chef, Li Zhian, Dong Jiaqi, and Wang Qingrui.

At this moment, the number of chefs and contestants is completely unbalanced.
Suddenly, the debate over whether the "Chuanyu Ice and Fire Chef" was the crown prince resurfaced, and the live stream chat was filled with heated arguments.

"Control Room"

The mysterious woman was furious when she saw the final score. She never expected that, despite deliberately making the test questions more favorable to Luo Luo and having one and a half insiders among the judges, Luo Luo was going to be eliminated!
At that moment, she was completely unable to accept the result. After gradually calming down, she gave an instruction to her assistant.

"Arrange a room for me, and then invite Chef Dong to talk to me about a collaboration."

(End of this chapter)