Universe Infinite Canteen.

Chapter 588 The Final Battle
After Malu returned to his room, he ordered a massage service. In the evening, Qi Shanzhu came to give him another massage, which solved the problem of his right hand pain.

In addition, Qi Shanzhu also thanked Boss Ma for not plagiarizing this morning.

She had been concentrating on cooking before, and it was only after the competition that she heard from other contestants about the troubles that Millipede had caused. She copied three popular snacks at once and sold them at a discount, which led to the elimination of this year's popular contestant Choi Jun-hyun.

It is said that after the competition, Choi Jun-hyun contacted several other chefs who were also eliminated by a few votes, and complained to the organizing committee, saying that he was treated unfairly.

The God of Cooking competition is supposed to be a place for a competition of cooking skills, but Malu relied on business means to win, affecting the fairness of the competition. He also mobilized his fans to write a letter of protest to the World Culinary Federation, hoping for a rematch.

However, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Choi Jun-hyun was just trying to make up for being eliminated in the second round to avoid too much impact on Wing's business.

He himself actually knew that there was no hope for a rematch, because Malu's behavior did not violate any competition rules, so after protesting, he flew directly back to China and did not even accept post-match interviews.

Qi Shanzhu's fried fish cakes were also selling very well at the time, and Malu obviously showed mercy by not copying them.

Qi Shanzhu originally just thought that he would win if he could get through the first round, but he didn't expect to be able to get into the top seven, and he was very excited.

Before leaving, he left his home address and restaurant address to Malu.

Malu also gave Qi Shanzhu the address of the Universe Infinity Restaurant and the new villa.

The two did not discuss the possibility of taking things further, because they both knew that it was impossible for either of them to give up their careers, friends and social circles to run to a strange country and start over.

So whatever happened here should stay here and become a beautiful memory. This is the tacit understanding among adults.

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On the third day, after a rest, the millipede, regaining its spirit, swaggered into the banquet hall on the sixth floor of the hotel with its two little tails.

As soon as I stepped into the door, I immediately felt that the atmosphere here was different from the previous two days. The audience in the auditorium was more excited and active.

This is because nearly half of the seven finalists are Chinese chefs, which has never happened in previous MasterChef competitions.

In addition, the competition venue was renovated overnight, and all the extra cooking tables were removed, leaving only seven seats, arranged in a circle.

This allows players to watch their opponents' choices and progress while cooking.

In addition, there are three camera positions next to each cooking table, so that the audience at the scene and in front of the TV can fully appreciate the contestants' heroic performance while cooking.

The millipedes received the warmest welcome when they entered.

Although the Universe Infinity Restaurant has only been open for less than half a year, due to several controversial incidents and its feud with Meiping.com, it has already gained popularity that many established restaurants cannot achieve in years or even decades.

The boss Malu came to Sanya in person to participate in the God of Cooking Competition. Although many of the contestants this time also have their own restaurants, he is the only one who does not cook at home and has a different chef for his restaurant.

Everyone was generally skeptical about Malu's ability at the beginning, but after two rounds of competition, the cooking skills demonstrated by Boss Ma have completely conquered all the doubters.

He can no longer be called a dark horse. He has become a devil-like figure, bringing a sense of oppression when he appears on the scene.

Malu also waved to the audience to express his gratitude, looking relaxed.

Before the competition started, the female host conducted a brief interview with the seven contestants.

When it was Malu's turn, she asked a question that many people were curious about.

“Well, during the past two days of competition, everyone noticed that you, Chef Malu, seemed to have been cooking with your right hand, and your left hand was rarely involved.

"Especially with the topic of street food yesterday, was your left hand injured?" "No."

"Then why not?"

"Because there is no one worthy of my two hands." Malu said into the microphone.

His arrogant answer immediately caused the crowd to exclaim again.

The fighting spirit in the eyes of Sun Mei and others was also ignited by these words, and even Qi Shanzhu showed an expression that showed he didn't want to admit defeat easily.

Being the head chef of a restaurant, one would feel a little proud.

The reason why Malu said such words like a comic villain was not only to find an excuse to rationalize his own behavior, but also to increase the intensity of the other contestants.

He did not forget Lao Wang's wish and hoped that everyone could go all out and show their best in the final round.

However, it has to be said that there are too many old friends and familiar faces in this round, and Malu is also worried that everyone will be concerned about their relationships with each other and will not be able to act freely, so he simply steps in personally to add fuel to the fire.

Seeing that everyone was in high spirits, he felt a little relieved in his heart.

The female host then introduced the judges of the finals.

Like the contestants, the judging panel for the finals was also streamlined, with only four judges remaining.

They are Indian chef Gaggan Anand from gaggan restaurant, Hong Kong chef Rocky Chan, editor-in-chief of Food & Wine magazine Violette Huppert, and Japanese chef Hajime Yoneyama from HAJIME restaurant.

Sun He, president of the Asian branch of the World Culinary Federation, was originally a judge, but in order to avoid suspicion, he temporarily decided to withdraw from the final judging panel and gave his position to Rocky Chen.

In this way, all the contestants and judges are present.

The female host then opened the envelope in her hand. She glanced at the card in the envelope and couldn't help showing a look of surprise.

"Ah, the theme of this competition is quite unique.

"It is a very, very common thing on the island. Seven chefs need to use it to cook dishes, and then four judges will score them. The one with the lowest score will be eliminated in each round.

"There will be six rounds in total to decide the final champion. The top three will receive corresponding amounts of prize money, and the champion and runner-up will also be qualified to participate in the world competition to compete for the final title of God of Cooking."

The hostess paused and said, "Do you all see the timer on the table?"

After hearing her words, Malu and others looked to the right, and sure enough, there was a special timer there.

"Once the competition starts, the timer will automatically start counting. After cooking is completed, tap the timer to pause. After pausing, you cannot touch any kitchen utensils.

"The total cooking time for this round is 2 hours. It must be completed within the specified time. If it exceeds the time limit, you will be automatically judged as the loser."

Although the time was shorter than the second game, most people still breathed a sigh of relief and felt a lot more relaxed because they no longer had to cook food for 100 people.

Until one contestant asked, "2 hours, is it the cooking time for each round, or is it added together?"

"It's added together," the female host said, "which means if you want to win the championship, you have to cook six dishes in these two hours."

(End of this chapter)