Since today is the competition, the road in front of Bandung Square has been blocked and a warning cordon has been set up at the edge of the competition area.
The square and the road are full of small tents.
Each tent has a number on it, corresponding to the location of different contestants. Under the tent are various cooking utensils for cooking, including pots and pans.
The staff shuttled around the tent and finally checked the kitchen utensils and sponsor logos.
Onlookers stood outside the cordon, holding mobile phones and discussing the event animatedly. Participants could enter the competition venue directly after verifying their identities.
Seeing this spectacular scene, Jiang Xiaofan couldn't help but feel a little excited. It was his first time to participate in a gourmet cooking competition, and the experience of being in the scene was completely different from watching it on his mobile phone.
Jiang Xiaofan prepared the ingredients and kitchen utensils and entered the venue with Liu Xiaowan and Huang Mao.
He had already asked Wei Xuan to sign up, and he only needed to check his ID card. When they walked to the inspection office, the staff stopped Liu Xiaowan and Huang Mao: "He can go in, but you two can't."
Huang Mao's eyes widened: "You dare to stop me?"
Seeing Huang Mao's fierce look, the staff couldn't help being frightened, and quickly explained: "It is stipulated that only contestants can enter, and those accompanying them must wait outside."
"Then why can he bring people in?" Jiang Xiaofan asked, pointing to the fat man in front of him. There was a voluptuous beauty next to the fat man, who was obviously his entourage.
Seemingly hearing Jiang Xiaofan's question, the fat man turned around and sneered: "My uncle is a staff member here and got me a guest ticket so that I can visit the game up close. Do you have such a relationship?"
Only then did Jiang Xiaofan realize that he needed a guest ticket to enter the venue to watch the game.
At this time, the fat man saw Liu Xiaowan next to him. A flash of surprise flashed in his big mung bean eyes, and he said with a lewd expression: "Beauty, you have no future with him. You can't even enter the competition venue. Why don't you go in with me, brother?"
How about it?"
Liu Xiaowan's eyes turned cold, and a dart appeared between her fingers.
"Do not impulse."
When Jiang Xiaofan saw this, he quickly stopped her. This aunt was trying to kill someone.
He was just about to clean up the fat man in front of him when the cell phone in his pocket rang.
I took it out and found that it was Wei Xuan calling. After the call was answered, her urgent voice came: "Xiaofan, where are you?"
"It's at the west inspection gate, and I'm about to go in." Jiang Xiaofan was slightly moved. He remembered that Wei Xuan had said that he wanted to be a judge, but he didn't expect that he would still care about him when he was so busy.
"I'm also in the west. Just wait a moment and I'll come find you right away." After saying that, Wei Xuan hung up the phone.
The fat man rolled his eyes and said to Jiang Xiaofan: "Boy, you can't bring her in. Why don't you let me add her on WeChat and I can help you bring her in?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the enchanting beauty next to the fat man said angrily: "What do you mean? Are you trying to flirt with other women in front of my face?"
The fat man quickly smiled and said, "I'm sorry, honey, I'm just teasing that old hater. You are the most beautiful in my eyes."
The enchanting beauty's face softened slightly: "Humph, if this happens again in the future, we will break up."
After saying this, she glanced at Liu Xiaowan with her peripheral vision, a look of deep jealousy in her eyes. Regardless of her appearance or figure, she was not worthy of carrying Liu Xiaowan's shoes.
The thought of her boyfriend being fascinated by him made her feel resentful.
She knew that her boyfriend was a bit of a playboy, but if Liu Xiaowan wasn't so beautiful and didn't hang out in front of her boyfriend's eyes, how could her boyfriend be fascinated?
With good looks and a hot figure, she must be a vixen!
Thinking of this, the charming woman took the fat man's arm and said, "Let's go, husband, don't pay attention to them. A bumpkin can't even enter the game site."
"Who are you calling a bumpkin?"
Following a cold voice, Wei Xuan walked to the inspection office with long legs.
The fat man was stunned when he saw Wei Xuan, how could she be such a top beauty?
"Beauty, are you asking me a question?" the fat man asked with saliva on his face.
Wei Xuan looked at the fat man coldly: "Are you a contestant? I will remember you."
"Who are you, beauty? I have a girlfriend. There's no point in remembering me -"
The fat man choked before he finished speaking. He stared at the judge card in Wei Xuan's neck and asked in a trembling voice: "You, are you the judge of the competition?"
"That's right. No. 47, Heishui County, you should show off your cooking skills in the preliminaries, because you may not have a chance to enter the finals." Wei Xuan said with deep meaning.
"It's over."
The fat man's legs went weak, and he only had one thought in his mind: he had offended someone he shouldn't have offended this time.
He looked at Jiang Xiaofan, who was dressed in ordinary clothes, and wondered how such a country bumpkin could know the judges of the gourmet cooking competition.
Walking into the competition site, Wei Xuan glanced at Liu Xiaowan, smiled at Jiang Xiaofan and said, "This beauty is a bit unfamiliar."
For some reason, she felt a little sour in her heart when she saw a different woman beside Jiang Xiaofan.
Jiang Xiaofan smiled dryly and said: "This is the captain of the security company, who came to Jinyang City to help me look after the restaurant."
Wei Xuan was stunned for a moment: "Have you found a restaurant branch in Jinyang City?"
Speaking of Wei Xuan being one of the shareholders, Jiang Xiaofan said a little embarrassedly: "You said you wanted to be a judge in the gourmet cooking competition, so we didn't bother you and prepared to give you a surprise after the competition."
"Thank you for your hard work. When the time comes, we will calculate the total cost and I will transfer the funds to you." Wei Xuan said with a smile.
Jiang Xiaofan smiled and said, "We are not in a hurry for funds. The main reason is that the restaurant here lacks chefs. Do you know anyone there? I think we will open the business immediately after the competition and take advantage of the momentum."
Wei Xuan frowned and said, "If you're good at cooking... I'll look for it in the next two days. Let me know before opening, and I'll promote it on the short video platform."
"Okay, let's form a group then."
Jiang Xiaofan felt a little excited. With Wei Xuan's appeal as a million-dollar food internet celebrity, and the top three in the gourmet cooking competition, the restaurant branch would be prosperous even if it didn't happen.
"Okay, you can go and participate in the competition. I've sent you the guest ticket location on WeChat, and I'm going to the judges' table now." After saying that, Wei Xuan left in a hurry.
Watching Wei Xuan leave, Liu Xiaowan pretended to be casual and asked, "Who is she? She seems to be very close to you."
Jiang Xiaofan said truthfully: "She is a food celebrity, a judge of this competition, and one of the shareholders of the Jinyang restaurant branch."
"You are so blessed." Liu Xiaowan said with a half-smile.
Jiang Xiaofan suddenly broke into a cold sweat, it was terrible for a woman to be jealous.
After finding his seat in the spectator seats, Jiang Xiaofan waited for the game to officially begin.
He already understood the rules clearly. The gourmet cooking competition is divided into preliminary rounds and finals.
The preliminaries adopt a system similar to running water seats, with counties as the unit to participate in the competition. There are 12 counties in Jinyang City, and the top ten in each county advance to the finals.
I don’t know if it’s because of poverty, but Qingyuan County was placed last, which means they have to wait a few more hours.