Chapter 320: The Chef God Competition Begins 

Just now, Liu Qinglu received a phone call.

To better align with the theme of the Magic Kingdom and create an immersive magical atmosphere and cultural concept, the relevant institutions of the Magic Kingdom have appointed a large international hotel to settle in Zaomen.

"What a pity,"

"If it were Chen Jianhai, he would have surely created a particularly beautiful magic hotel..."

Liu Qinglu felt a slight pang of melancholy for some reason.

The next moment, she pushed the thought out of her mind, checked the restaurant's setup, and then turned to leave.

Deep into the night at the Lang'ai Hotel dining area,

Thirteen Lang'ai warriors sat solemnly around the dining room.

"Tomorrow is the Chef God Competition."

"This is our first time participating. We don't know the format or scoring mechanism, so don't panic or get nervous. Just follow our usual cooperation and show our professional skills."

Xu Bo's voice was calm, but his eyes seemed to blaze with a fierce fire, igniting the passion in everyone present.

They had been waiting for this day for a long time,

So long that they had honed their skills from bronze to gold. If they didn't compete soon, they might reach diamond level!

"Bai Pan, your task tomorrow might be the heaviest, so be prepared."

Xu Bo carefully instructed Bai Pan, "According to the usual format of the Chef God Competition, we may not follow existing recipes but instead cook dishes on the spot."

"Presenting the dishes to the judges at the end, achieving better integration of ingredients and innovative, aesthetic presentations, will rely on you."

Bai Pan nodded seriously, "Don't worry, Brother Qiao."

He was originally skilled in art, having a keen sense for the color, structure, and arrangement of ingredients. This task was definitely no problem for him.

Xu Bo nodded, his gaze sweeping over everyone present.

For fresh seafood, there were sashimi specialists; for sauce preparation and meat handling, there were braisers and steak chefs;

In terms of cooking, there were stir-fry specialists, and for soups, there was Tang Tou,

Other logistical support included knife experts, plate clearers, vegetable pickers, and the most powerful order taker in history,

For desserts, there were bakers and Chocolate...

All in all, it was a mature and well-rounded chef team.

Looking at Chocolate, Xu Bo suddenly asked,

"Have you ever participated in such competitions before?"

Chocolate nervously replied in a low voice, "I used to participate in local chocolate dessert competitions in the Dandelion Queen Town abroad and won the Golden Dandelion Award."

Even now, Chocolate still couldn't believe that on her second day at work, she was told to join everyone in the competition.

She was really nervous...

What if she screwed up?

Although she repeatedly expressed her concern about dragging the team down and wanted to withdraw.

Who knew that Xu Bo and the others still trusted her and pulled her in to join the competition.

Chocolate was really touched.

Xu Bo smiled, "Don't be nervous. It's our first time competing too, you're much better than us."

"By the way, I haven't had the chance to ask you, how did you make that rainbow chocolate? Did you add food coloring?"

Chocolate shook her head, "No, there are no added colorings or other additives. The colors are from the chocolate itself."

From the chocolate itself?

Everyone looked at Chocolate in surprise.

They had seen black, brown, and white chocolate, but never rainbow chocolate.

Chocolate explained, "Just like shells, soap bubbles, and many insect wings, under certain angles of sunlight, they all show the same iridescent colors. Chocolate is the same."

"The surface of chocolate changes color with light and angles, showing structural colors,"

"After tempering the chocolate, it's poured into a special 3D mold. The seemingly smooth mold actually has a spiral pattern inside,"

"When white light hits the tempered chocolate surface, it disperses into different color lights, creating different colors on the chocolate surface through diffraction."

"That's how the rainbow effect is achieved."

"Oh..."

Everyone showed a look of sudden realization.

That chocolate rose, to put it nicely, was iridescent.

To put it not so nicely, it looked like a fly's big eyes, and eating it felt like it might be poisonous.

Everyone had eaten that chocolate rose. If they didn't get a clear answer, they would still feel uneasy.

Xu Bo nodded, "Very good, for future dessert innovations, communicate more with the bakers."

"Mm-hmm!" Chocolate nodded happily.

As the happy times flew by.

Finally, today marked the last day of the Beer Festival.

According to incomplete statistics, the consumption brought by this Nanjiang Beer Festival totaled more than tens of millions of yuan, with each tent earning an average of over a million.

Driven by the Beer Festival, surrounding consumption, dining, shopping, transportation, and tourism income in Nanjiang City also surged.

As the final program of the last day, the Chef God Competition among 45 five-star hotels in Nanjiang City directly attracted everyone's attention!

Early in the morning, before the tent gates opened, dozens of media outlets and reporters were already waiting outside with their equipment, ready for a lively live broadcast.

On Huanhai Road,

Chen Jianhai, Xu Bo, and Xiao Lang walked in the front, followed by 12 Lang'ai warriors.

The sunlight paved the road in gold, the wind brought blessings from the waves, and the songs of seagulls echoed in the air.

Today was Xu Bo's big day to achieve fame and realize his dream,

Xiao Lang didn't even make money, handing over the barbecue stand to Feng Di, and personally came to cheer for his good brother.

Entering the tent through the hotel's exclusive passage, they changed into their work uniforms.

Xu Bo and the other 12 employees stood nervously in the work area, waiting for the competition to begin.

"Dear leaders, distinguished guests, and beloved audience! Welcome!"

"This is the site of the Nanjiang Beer Festival, Nanjiang City's Coconut Umbrella Hotel Industry Association Chef God Competition. Thank you for coming!"

The female host's voice and enthusiastic applause echoed.

"The winning chef of this Chef God Competition will not only be featured in the Glamorous Gourmet Magazine, showcase their talent at the Annual Glamorous Gourmet Festival, and receive the top chef title of Nanjiang Hotel,"

"But also win a prize of 250,000 yuan sponsored by Nanjiang City Shuibo Swimming Ring Industrial Company!"

Chen Jianhai's expression instantly froze.

He trembled as he asked Xiao Lang, "Which company did she say? I didn't hear clearly."

Xiao Lang swallowed, "Bro, she said Shuibo Swimming Ring Company."

While the two were whispering, the female host's sweet voice came again:

"Now, let me introduce the judges for this competition, they are:"

"Owner of Nanjiang City Shuibo Swimming Ring Industrial Company, Mr. Xu Batier,"

"Owner of Nanjiang City Little God of Wealth Beer Industry, Mr. Huang Baichuan,"

"Owner of Nanjiang City Broad Seafood Company, Mr. Wang Nie,"

"Secretary-General of Shell Intermediate Hotel Industry Association, Mr. Tong Tongsheng..."

A bolt from the blue!

Chen Jianhai felt his head buzzing.

It's over!

How did Xu Bo's father come here!

He quickly turned his gaze to Xu Bo, whose face was pale and looked terribly distressed, obviously panicking.

Xiao Lang anxiously asked, "Bro, what should we do! If Uncle Xu sees Da Bo, he will definitely break his legs."

"Don't panic, let me assess the situation first." Chen Jianhai mustered up the courage and peeked outside.

He saw Xu Batier sitting at the judges' table, chatting cheerfully with Huang Baichuan on the left.

Without his son around to bother him, Xu Batier seemed in a good mood,

He looked younger, and his muscles had grown even more explosive compared to the last time they met.

Even though Huang Baichuan was also a fitness-loving young man,

Sitting next to Xu Batier, he seemed like a weak little quail, completely out of place.

Just the trapezius muscles bulging under Xu Batier's shirt made Chen Jianhai's eyelids twitch.

Gritting his teeth, Chen Jianhai rushed to the kitchen workbench,

"Da Bo, we are not competing in this competition. It's still not too late to leave."

Xu Bo looked blankly at Chen Jianhai, "Leave?"

Chen Jianhai nodded, anxiously saying, "Leave!"

"Your dad still thinks you're studying abroad. If he finds out you're secretly working as a chef here, he'll kill you."

"While your dad hasn't seen you yet, I'll take you out the back."

Xu Bo panicked, "What about the competition?"

"Forget about it!" Chen Jianhai rushed into the kitchen workbench, your life is more important than the competition!

Without a second thought, he grabbed Xu Bo's arm and tried to pull him out.

This was outright deceit.

Parents spent money sending you abroad for education, with high hopes.

But you abandoned your studies and became a chef in a local hotel?

What parents could tolerate that?

At the least, they'd disown you.

Taking advantage of everyone's attention on the host and no one noticing them, it was the perfect time to sneak away.

"Boss, what's happening?"

"The competition is about to start, where are you going?"

Seeing something wrong, Steak and Braiser quickly came forward to ask.

"Just do your best in today's competition, I don't require you to place, participation is what matters."

Chen Jianhai had no time to explain, he had just taken a few steps when a strong resistance pulled him back.

Anxiously turning back, he saw Xu Bo shaking off his hand, standing still.

"Go! There's still time!"