Dragon Blood Divine Son-in-law
Chapter 664: Behind the Scenes

Chapter 664: Chapter 664: Behind the Scenes

At this moment, outside the partition where the judges were seated, a middle-aged man was fiddling with his mobile phone.

But no one noticed that the screen of his phone displayed live surveillance footage from inside Chen Xuan’s partition!

This middle-aged man was named Liang Junjie, a well-known professor in the health and wellness industry of Yan Country, and was also the most influential among the nine judges in this competition.

However, just last night, Liang Junjie had been bribed by Wan Jinxin, with the sole purpose of completely eliminating Chen Xuan from the competition!

Through the surveillance screen, Liang Junjie could see everything inside the partition, which would make it easier for him to identify Chen Xuan’s work later on to target him.

Yet, when Liang Junjie saw the appearance of Chen Xuan’s work, he was instantly stunned.

"This is..."

After being surprised for a few seconds, a sneer of contempt appeared on Liang Junjie’s face.

It seemed he had already concluded that Chen Xuan’s work was not worth mentioning at all.

Such a mediocre piece of work, yet they needed him to manipulate the outcome, was really using a sledgehammer to crack a nut!

Afterward, Liang Junjie turned off the surveillance app on his phone, put the device into his pocket, and paid no more attention to it.

An hour later, the preparation time for all works ended, and the final judging officially began!

All partition doors opened at the same time, and the ten contestants walked out of their respective partitions.

All their works had been collected in advance via a conveyor belt.

As the contestants appeared, the venue immediately buzzed with people’s voices.

All eyes were focused on the ten contestants.

"All right, the works of all contestants have been completed. Now, I invite the panel of judges to score each work in turn!"

"Next, please present the first work!"

At the host’s command, a lady in a cheongsam pushed a cart out leisurely.

The moment the work was unveiled, a rich scent of meat suddenly filled the hall.

In front of everyone, there was a Peking duck.

"Eight Treasures Duck!" someone recognized the dish in front of them at a glance.

Eight Treasures Duck is a famous dish, but clearly, the one presented was not so simple.

The nine judges approached the serving cart, each sampling a bite.

"Not bad, this Eight Treasures Duck contains medicinal ingredients like angelica, ginseng, and deer antler, which have a very high health nourishing effect!"

The judges gave this work a considerable appraisal.

In the end, the comprehensive score for this Eight Treasures Duck reached 8.2!

For an ordinary contestant, this score was already very high, but this was, after all, the finals, and such a score was still lacking if one hoped to compete for the gold or silver medals.

After that, several other works were also unveiled in turn.

The scores for these works were basically around eight points, with the highest being only 9.1.

As this score was announced, the crowd in the stands immediately became extremely lively.

A nine-point work was already considered very rare.

It’s worth noting that in the last Medicinal Food Competition, this score could have won the gold medal!

For a while, everyone was guessing if this work might be the champion work of this competition.

Even the owner of this dish, one of the contestants, showed a proud expression on his face after hearing the score for his work, seemingly convinced that the gold medal was already within his grasp, and began to celebrate prematurely in his heart.

However, it didn’t take long for this contestant’s beautiful dream to be completely shattered.

"Mixed Flavor Shrimp and Chicken Ball!"

As the dish was unveiled, all nine judges showed looks of surprise and delight on their faces.

"This Mixed Flavor Shrimp and Chicken Ball is a gourmet dish from the ancient Manchu and Han Imperial Feast, known for its difficulty!"

"To achieve such a level of finesse, one would need decades of experience!"

"It’s not just difficult, it’s something that ordinary people wouldn’t dare try frivolously, otherwise, they would only make a fool of themselves and court popularity."

"The last time I saw the Mixed Flavor Shrimp and Chicken Ball was several decades ago at the Chef God competition; it was Elder Master Meng of Meng Family Restaurant who made it then. And now, after so many years, I didn’t expect to see it again!"

"To see it once is a fortune, truly a fortune indeed!!"

The judges began with a round of frenzied praise.

Upon hearing these words, Meng Yunde, seated among the contestants, also revealed a smug look on his face.

In fact, this Mixed Flavor Shrimp and Chicken Ball was Meng Yunde’s entry!

Decades ago, it was with this very Mixed Flavor Shrimp and Chicken Ball that Elder Master Meng won the title at the Chef God competition.

And now, Meng Yunde also hoped to win the gold medal in this Medicinal Food competition with the Mixed Flavor Shrimp and Chicken Ball!

The idea of father and son winning awards with the same dish seemed somewhat contemptible to some, but what did that matter? As long as he could win the gold medal in the competition, all other idle talk was negligible to Meng Yunde!

Liang Junjie took a bite and was the first to give his opinion, "Good! Very good!"

"The taste of this Mixed Flavor Shrimp and Chicken Ball is definitely not inferior to that of Elder Master Meng!"

"Moreover, the ball has been modified with health and wellness in mind. It includes no less than thirty kinds of herbs!"

"It not only retains the deliciousness of the food but also has significant health benefits. This dish is nothing short of a masterpiece!!"

Liang Junjie lavishly praised the dish.

In reality, the Mixed Flavor Shrimp and Chicken Ball was naturally not as perfect as Liang Junjie described. The other judges felt this after tasting it themselves.

To them, both the craftsmanship and the taste of the Mixed Flavor Shrimp and Chicken Ball were somewhat lacking compared to Elder Master Meng’s version.

Especially after the addition of those health-promoting herbs, the overall taste of the Mixed Flavor Shrimp and Chicken Ball suffered greatly, giving off an impression of gilding the lily, forcibly trying to incorporate health benefits.

If it were up to them, this dish would barely earn a bit more than eight points at most.

However, now that Liang Junjie, a figure of such importance, had already spoken and even referred to the dish as a masterpiece, a tone had been set for the dish.

Anyone who dared to criticize this dish or rate it too low would be going against Liang Junjie!

And that wasn’t something these judges were willing to do.

"Professor Liang is right; this Mixed Flavor Shrimp and Chicken Ball is indeed a rare delicacy in the world!"

One judge was the first to agree.

"Exactly, exactly! It can be called perfect!"

The other judges also joined in praising the dish one after another.

Liang Junjie looked pleased, very satisfied with the judges’ agreement.

"All right, let’s start scoring this dish now!"

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