Living in the Hong Kong Film World

Chapter 470 Judges
Oriental Mandarin Hotel is one of the established hotels in Xianggang. It has held numerous large-scale events. The staff have rich experience in events and everything is going on in an orderly manner.

The hotel manager personally watched the scene, and he personally planned the layout of the hall.

Because it was a cooking competition, he moved two stoves up according to the standards for recruiting chefs in the kitchen and catering department.

Feinan found him. After learning that he was one of the three judges who came today, the manager hurriedly called his subordinates and took Feinan to the judges lounge.

The lounge is on the outside of the hall, and a middle-aged woman is already in the lounge.

When Feinan came in, she was flipping through a fashion magazine.

She was dressed in fashion, a female professional attire, wearing black-rimmed glasses, with a strong intellectual atmosphere.

"Are you also the judge of this competition?"

Seeing him coming in, the middle-aged woman smiled and asked.

"Yes! Didn't ask for advice?"

Feinan stepped forward and reached out his hand.

Raising her hand and shaking him lightly, the middle-aged woman introduced herself: "My name is Xue Jiayan, and I am also the judge of this competition."

Xue Jiayan?This name sounds familiar, but Feinan forgot where he heard it, and his attention was more focused on her gender.

What the hell is a female judge?Fei Nan clearly remembered that the judges of the full banquet were three men.

After a little thought, Feinan judged that it should be caused by the butterfly effect caused by his own appearance.

"My name is Feinan, you can call me Anan."

Feinan sat down on the empty seat beside him.

"Then you can also call my sister Yan, it sounds younger."

Xue Jiayan looked at him with a smile: "I have also participated in the judging of many food competitions, and this is the first time I have seen a judge as young as you."

"I just have a picky mouth and know how to eat. I'm definitely not as professional as Sister Jiayan." Feinan smiled and humbled himself.

"Me too! I'm notorious for not knowing how to cook, but only knowing how to eat."

Xue Jiayan put the magazine on the dressing table, turned to Feinan, and faced him: "It's the most difficult thing for people with picky mouths like us. It's very troublesome to eat. If it's not delicious, you won't have an appetite. If you can't eat it, it's delicious. If you eat too much, you will get tired, so you want to eat fresh, and it is the hardest thing to serve!"

What she said was interesting, and Feinan felt quite the same.

Although the state of the emperor's tongue made him appreciate food to the extreme, it also made him lose simple happiness.

It’s hard for him to be interested in those simple and light meals that can barely swallow his stomach. If it weren’t for the map function and the expert of starvation, he would have to spend a lot of effort and suffer a lot to find a way to satisfy food and clothing.

Xue Jiayan is very talkative, and she is especially proficient in food. When talking about all kinds of food from all over the world, she knows everything about it and talks endlessly.

There was still some time before the start of the competition, so Feinan simply chatted with her, and really learned a lot of food knowledge that he didn't know before.

"Take bear's paws as an example! Everyone thinks that bear's paws are only eaten by Chinese people. In fact, all over the world, in areas with relatively high dimensions, there is a habit of eating bear's paws."

"Not to mention the smoked bear paws in Russia, the taste is average, but the iron grilled bear paws in Germany are still very good."

"I went to eastern Germany a few years ago and ate it in a restaurant in Frankfurt. The recipe is a bit similar to ours, but the ingredients are different."

"They first steamed the bear's paws with mulled red wine until they were rotten, and then cut the skin into iron grills, half of which were stuffed with meat stuffing, served with lemon juice, and paired with pure German dark beer, it had a special flavor."

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dong dong!

Feinan was listening to Xue Jiayan explaining how to make bear's paws abroad, when he suddenly heard a knock on the door, and then saw a short, fat old man about five or sixty years old with white beard and hair, pushing the door and coming in.

Seeing him, the smile on Xue Jiayan's face faded a little, but she still stood up to greet him: "Mr. Tao, it really is you."

"Xue Jiayan, it really is you again."

The short and fat man snorted, obviously he didn't like Xue Jiayan very much either.

Afterwards, he glanced at Feinan, frowned and asked, "Who is he?"

"Hello, Mr. Tao, my name is Fei Nan, and I am one of the judges for the Man-Han banquet competition." Fei Nan stepped forward and introduced himself.

"Judges?"

He looked at Feinan carefully, and was a little disappointed: "These caterers are getting more and more outrageous, please ask the judges to hire someone more reliable! What's the point of inviting a child over?"

Feinan narrowed his eyes slightly, but did not speak.

"What you said is wrong. The law doesn't stipulate that only old people can be judges?"

Xue Jiayan refuted Fei Nan on his behalf.

"Where am I wrong?"

The chunky old man said seriously: "This is not a review of fast food, not to fill your stomach. This is a Man-Han banquet competition. What you eat is the accumulation of 5000 years of Chinese catering culture, and what you comment on is the cultural heritage behind the banquet. We represent several people from all over the world. The national identity of tens of thousands of Chinese, let a child be a judge, how many years has he had food? Do you have that background?"

"You're judging people by their cover."

Xue Jiayan was very dissatisfied.

"Whatever you say."

The short and fat old man didn't say any more, just walked to the side alone, found an empty seat and sat down.

"Don't pay attention to him, he is just a stubborn old man."

Xue Jiayan pulled Fei Nan to the side, and said in a low voice, "His name is Tao Zhen, and he is the general counsel of the Hunan-Hong Kong Catering Industry Alliance. He relies on his little power all day long. No one can understand him. Let's ignore him."

Feinan smiled, but still didn't speak.

The rules for recommending judges in this competition are that both parties recommend a judge, and then a third party finds a judge to form a jury.

Man Han Lou recommended Fei Nan, and Huang Rong recommended Tao Zhen.

After waiting for nearly two hours, the game finally started.

The hotel personnel came to notify the venue. Tao Zhen left the lounge first, and Fei Nan and Xue Jiayan also went to the venue.

In addition to the two participating parties in this competition, there are also many chefs from the Hunan-Hong Kong Catering Industry Alliance. There are about 50 people, all of whom are seated in the audience seats in the hall.

Seeing Tao Zhen entering the arena first, they stood up and applauded to welcome the judges.

Cameras have been set up around the hall. The camera fat guy is carrying a camera and standing behind the judges' seat. His camera is a free view.

Seeing the judges entering the arena, Le Huizhen quickly picked up the microphone, ready to start the live broadcast.

"Welcome everyone to watch the special program "City View D". I am the host Le Huizhen, and I am broadcasting live for you."

"My current position is on the top floor of the Oriental Mandarin Hotel in Central. Today, the catering industry in Xiang and Hong Kong will usher in a special competition."

"There are two excellent chefs who will use the dishes from the Man-Han Banquet, which is known as the pinnacle of Chinese food skills, to compete to decide who is the strongest chef."

"The two sides of the game have signed a betting contract and placed a bet before the game. The bet includes 5000 million Hong Kong dollars and a restaurant, and the winner can take all."

"Who will be able to win the competition? Please focus on the special live broadcast of "City View D", and don't walk away!"

"The competition is about to start. The contestants from both sides are already in place, and the judges have also entered and seated. They...huh?"

Le Huizhen turned around and was about to interview the judges, but she saw Fei Nan went straight to the right side of the judges' seat and took a seat.

What the hell?Is that bastard here to be a judge?

(End of this chapter)