Chapter 149 Giving Too Much

After the high-intensity emergency training, Lin Cao took Yu Hong, who was dangling in half a bucket of water, to the audition site for the Master of Chef Competition in Jinhai City.

After Zhu Tingwan's painstaking teachings and almost rote memorization of the cooking process, Yu Hong finally managed to master a few home-cooked dishes.

So the two of them went to the crowded audition site.

Although food variety shows have declined, there are still many people who come to watch the show or want to show off their skills in front of the public.

Even if many people successfully pass the audition, they will not choose to pay money to appear in variety shows, just for fun.

Therefore, many times during the audition stage, many outstanding talents will appear that make people shine.

But when it comes to the variety show stage, there will actually be more people fishing in troubled waters.

Yu Hong and Lin Cao arrived at the audition site and found that there were already many people waiting in line. They took the number plate and looked down. The serial number was actually 202. It would be their turn for a long time.

Judging from the scene, the auditions were divided into five groups.

Each group has three judges who decide whether the audition contestants will go or stay.

Of course, in addition to the five groups of judges with good food appreciation skills, the program team also creatively selected some guests from passers-by. Although they cannot directly influence the selection results, they can also make up for the lack of immersion in food variety shows to a certain extent. The problem.

As for how many of these viewers are invited by the program team, then God knows.

But the problem is that it’s only player No. 60’s turn now, and it will take a long time to get to No. 202.

After all, cooking is not about singing, and it can be over in a few minutes.

The requirements for the audition stage of "MasterChef Competition" are relatively loose. You only need to make a dish that satisfies at least one judge within an hour to complete the promotion.

Enter the next round of auditions.

There are five judging panels in total, but not every contestant will spend a full hour competing, so on average one person takes up to 10 minutes.

It will be their turn in about two hours...

"Let's wait." Lin Cao glanced at the selection site and found that the filming had already begun.

The videos of the audition stage can be used as behind-the-scenes or episode 0 to warm up the variety show in advance.

Yu Hong nodded: "Okay..."

As soon as he finished speaking, several messages suddenly popped up on his phone, including WeChat, text messages, and the "MasterChef" contestant app almost simultaneously.

"Contestant No. 202, Mr. Yu Hong, please go to the judging panel No. 3 and wait!"

"Ah?" Yu Hong was stunned for a moment, and quickly handed the phone to Lin Cao who was standing aside, "Brother Lin, it said that I will be the next contestant!"

Why so fast?

Didn’t you see them all in order before?

Lin Cao was also a little weird, but after confirming that the news was true, he didn't bother to think too much and took Yu Hong to the No. 3 judging panel to wait.

Of course, the two of them didn't know that they could jump in line directly. All the credit lies with a certain shady boss who secretly made some kind of secret deal with the show team in the company.

During the audition stage, Yang Ruoqian had already contacted the program team, asking them to pay special attention to a contestant named Yu Hong, and gave him the green light to go all the way to the finals of the audition stage.

The program team was also very happy and asked for a fixed price of 200,000 yuan.

Of course, Yang Ruoqian was not satisfied with the price, so he asked for a series of special benefits, such as being able to jump in line after waiting in line to get the number, and being able to deliberately set the clock slowly if the cooking time exceeded, and other black box operations.

After all, if Yu Hong's cooking speed slowed down due to his nervousness and he failed to cook the dishes on time and was eliminated, Yang Ruoqian would be dumbfounded.

After appearing in variety shows, there were more places to spend money.

After thirty minutes of bargaining, the two parties reached a deal to deliver Yu Hongshang's program at a fixed price of 350,000 yuan.

At this time, in front of the No. 3 judging panel.

"Contestant No. 202 is invited to appear!"

Yu Hong suddenly became nervous, and hurriedly walked forward and bowed to the judges: "Hello everyone, I am Yu Hong, the No. 202 contestant. I usually like to cook some home-cooked dishes. I am here to participate in the audition today. I hope to bring you some inspiration. Have some surprises.”

Most of the judges for the auditions are invited from the Internet and major restaurants.

The people responsible for selecting Yu Hong are an Internet celebrity food blogger with millions of fans, a chef from a well-known restaurant and a contestant who participated in the previous "MasterChef Competition".

The three judges nodded slightly.

Today they had tasted more than a dozen dishes from amateur chefs, eight of which were inedible.

It's hard to swallow, not unpalatable.

Among the remaining mediocre dishes, they intuitively selected a few that were barely passable and sent them invitations to the next stage of auditions.

Being a judge like this is simply mental torture...

"So, what are you going to cook for us today?" the food blogger asked.

Yu Hong recalled Master Zhu's teachings in his mind, took a deep breath, and replied: "I'm going to make a home-cooked dish today, steamed pork with rice flour!"

Several judges nodded: "List all the ingredients you need, and then get ready to start."

What Zhu Tingwan teaches is a simple and error-free method that can cope with auditions.

Yu Hong is not professional in terms of his knife skills when handling ingredients or his method of pickling ingredients, but he is methodical and has clear and clear steps.

After all, Yu Hong started making this dish almost as soon as he arrived at the company, and he could repeat the whole process even with his eyes closed.

Looking at the busy Yu Hong, several judges on the stage also quietly communicated.

"He must be a novice in the kitchen. It seems that he is not very proficient in using many kitchen utensils."

"But there's still no problem with the cooking method. I should have learned it urgently before participating in the competition."

"Even if this dish can pass this audition, it will probably be in the first round of the subsequent competitions... The tests later will all be about overall strength."

"..."

Fifty-five minutes later, a steamed pork vermicelli that looked both colorful and fragrant was ready.

Yu Hongting confidently brought the plate to the judging table.

The three judges took a look at the color of the dishes, and their uneasiness suddenly eased a little.

Just now, the three of them were forced to eat sour green bacon, which left a very serious psychological shadow.

At least this dish doesn’t look bad…

The three of them picked up their bowls and chopsticks, picked up a small piece of meat, put it in their mouths, chewed it, and tasted it.

The seasoning was pretty good, but the heat was not well controlled and the meat was a little tougher, making the pork belly a little greasy.

A little less water was added, causing the rice noodles on the surface to be a little too dry.

The potatoes underneath were not soft enough.

After several judges tasted it, they looked at each other - this dish is of that kind, mediocre, not much outstanding, but the shortcomings are not fatal.

It's not delicious, but it's not unpalatable either.

To sum it up, it’s a good thing or a bad thing.

Just when the three judges were hesitating, a familiar voice suddenly came from their headphones - the person in charge of the program team.

"What do the teachers think of this contestant's cooking?"

The judges' eyes flashed with astonishment. This was the first time they heard the program team directly care about a certain contestant.

When Yu Hong jumped in line, they thought there might be a system error.

But now it seems that things are not that simple.

The judge thought about the words and said, "It's pretty good."

"Then give this young man a chance?" Another voice came from the earphones.

"..."

really.

It turned out to be a related account.

After all, the judges had to rely on this variety show to attract traffic to their own accounts or restaurants and gain popularity. Although they were unhappy, they still did not refute the organizers' opinions.

"Congratulations, contestant Yu Hong, for successfully qualifying for the provincial auditions. This is your invitation letter."

"Congratulations, I will keep up the good work in the next games."

"congratulations."

Yu Hong, who had no idea what was going on, was pleasantly surprised. He stepped forward and accepted the invitation solemnly.

"Thank you to the judges, thank you for giving me this opportunity!"

The judges were all a little speechless - it was just a formality, why should it be so ceremonial?

Lin Cao, who was on the side, stepped forward, patted Yu Hong on the shoulder, and said with satisfaction: "Yes, we won the first battle. But we can't relax. The subsequent games will be more difficult every game. We must not let down Mr. Yang's trust." ,do you know?"

"I got it, Brother Lin!"

…

On the last day of the month, the second round of auditions begins.

After several days of devilish training, Yu Hong handed his signature braised pork to the judges in charge of the second round of auditions, and anxiously awaited the trial.

"It feels a little sweet, what do you think?"

"The mastery of heat is pretty good, but I feel like his basic skills are average. He probably specializes in this dish and came here for the audition."

"It's just average. I don't think it's good or great. I personally feel it's just passable."

"I feel like if I pass, I will be eliminated in the next round."

"Yes, the last round of auditions is a national audition, which is a two-by-two PK competition system."

Several judges were discussing when a voice suddenly came from the earphones.

"Zizzi..."

"Teachers, this guy is good. Give this guy a chance."

The judges were speechless. After a few seconds, they shook their heads and handed the final audition invitation to the nervous Yu Hong.

"……OK."

…

Kuaiguang Company, President's Office.

"Mr. Yang, congratulations! Yu Hong has successfully entered the national finals of the audition!"

Yang Ruoqian received the good news from Lin Cao on his mobile phone.

Yu Hong passed two tests in a row and successfully advanced to the audition finals. As long as he passed the audition, he would be able to appear in variety shows and TV, and initially enter the public's field of vision.

"Nonsense, I spent money all the way, up and down, it would be really ridiculous if I still can't pass the audition."

This kind of show has no way for the audience to judge, but isn't it just the judges who have the final say?

However, Yang Ruoqian, who had paid all the benefits to the program team in advance, didn't care too much about it.

Because today is the first settlement day of version 2.0 system!

"Hurry home and see how much money I can make in the first quarter!"