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Chapter 1417 Chu Yunfeng’s first battle

Chu Yunfeng looked out through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows. The foreigner that President Hou was referring to looked very burly. His gray beard was paired with a straight suit and a pair of black-rimmed glasses, which added to the added charm. A touch of rigor.

"Who is that person?"

As they got closer and closer, when the waiter thoughtfully helped President Hou and Chu Yunfeng open the door to the open-air restaurant, Chu Yunfeng couldn't help but ask with interest.

This man seemed very talkative, and there were many people surrounding him, but it could be seen that he did not neglect anyone, which showed that his communication skills were very good.

After walking out of the gate, I immediately felt a very different warmth. This open-air restaurant actually made soft music echo in my ears, and there are hidden lights on the floor. There is a kind of artistic conception of stars in the dark, which makes people feel to a romantic and warm experience.

"This is Hoffman, the chairman of this judging panel. He is a veteran figure. Let's go and take you to get to know him. You will inevitably have to deal with him in the future!"

Whoo~!

No wonder there are so many people around. Judging from the crowd, there are many middle-aged and young people. They should also be team members who came to compete. The team leader brought the young people over to chat.

This Olympic cooking competition was founded in Frankfurt in 1900 by former German chef Kalmaso Benz. Since then, it has been held every four years, only suspended during World War I and World War II.

The event is held every four years and has a history of 117 years. The Olympic World Culinary Competition is a top international culinary event known by chefs around the world. It is the highest-level, largest and most participating country culinary event in the world.

As Chu Yunfeng walked towards Hoffman, he recalled the relevant information about this competition, especially this competition, which paid special attention to the participation of young chefs.

"Dear Hoffman, long time no see, are you okay?"

President Hou was not far from the circle of friends. He quickly took a glass of red wine from the waiter's hand, walked forward with a quick step, and began to greet him warmly.

Chu Yunfeng naturally followed suit. He had been with Mu Qing for a long time and was very familiar with various etiquettes. Therefore, the speed of getting the red wine was only faster than President Hou, not slower.

"Oh, Mr. Hou, it's nice to see you again. Will you still be leading the team this time?"

Faced with President Hou's greetings, Hoffman gave a very enthusiastic response and gave President Hou a hug directly. This was only a response for a very good friend.

This made everyone around him feel a little weird, because from the moment everyone gathered around Hoffman, he only shook hands with everyone and did not make any hugs.

This also illustrates the problem of the distance of a relationship from the side. The rigor of the Germans is not just for fun. Every movement contains different meanings.

Seeing that Hoffman was still so enthusiastic, President Hou clinked glasses with him first, and after taking a sip of wine, he replied with a smile: "Yes, I came again with passionate team members.

But this time, all the people brought here are young people, and they are also in response to the call of the organizing committee, right? "

As if he heard something in President Hou's words, Hoffman tilted his head slightly, pursed his lips slightly and said: "Dear Hou, I think not just you, but all participating teams should understand.

This is not just for you, but in order to improve the competitiveness of young people, appropriate reforms are necessary, but this matter is indeed a bit anxious.

I have also proposed a moratorium on execution to Clemens before, but they did not adopt my suggestion, so let the young people show their full strength, they are the future of the culinary world! "

President Hou understood something from Hoffman's words. He nodded happily and said, "That's very good. The future belongs to young people. We should let young people exercise well, right?"

After finishing speaking, President Hou clinked glasses with Hoffman again. It was obvious that Hoffman also agreed with President Hou's views. The conversation between the two was not only smooth, but also very pleasant.

"Let me introduce to you a young talent. This is the captain of our Chinese team this time - Chu Yunfeng. He will lead the other nine team members to win the championship of this competition.

Xiao Chu, this is Hoffman."

After introducing both parties, Chu Yunfeng quickly greeted him in English. There was no problem with simple English, but when Hoffman replied, President Hou had to act as an interpreter.

Uh~!

My brother's English is still very poor, which is still far behind his cooking skills.
Unexpectedly, Hoffman had just shaken hands with Chu Yunfeng, and before he could say anything, someone beside him already exclaimed.

"Oh my god, this is amazing. I didn't expect it to be you?"

"Wow, Chu from China, very happy to meet you!"

"It's really you, Chu. Do you still remember me? The last time I was in the MasterChef competition in Hong Kong?"

The sudden exchange of greetings made Hoffman feel a little surprised. Even President Hou did not expect that at least half of the people around him recognized Chu Yunfeng.

They had just finished shaking hands with Hoffman, and immediately one after another stretched out their hands, saying that Chu Yunfeng didn't understand, but the enthusiasm on other people's faces could not be faked.

President Hou had to start translating immediately, and Chu Yunfeng suddenly realized that many of these people were members of the God of Cooking competition in Hong Kong.

But there were so many people that time, honestly how could I remember it?

But his performance must be too dazzling, which is why so many people remember him.

After finally shaking hands with everyone, Hoffman found the opportunity to ask President Hou for confirmation: "It seems that your captain is not low in influence?"

This is also a good opportunity for Hoffman to get to know Chu Yunfeng in depth and give him a good impression, so after President Hou translated Hoffman's words, Chu Yunfeng immediately knew what to do.

So Chu Yunfeng immediately said humbly: "Last time I participated in the Master of Chef Competition in Hong Kong, I happened to compete with everyone, so we formed a fate!"

Chu Yunfeng would not start off by saying that he had won three championships and directly won a Grand Slam. This would naturally drop him in the foot.

So these words made Hoffman even more curious. If they were just participating in the competition together, how could so many people be interested in Chu Yunfeng?

In this case, there should be only one explanation!

Sure enough, as soon as Hoffman's curiosity was aroused, President Hou immediately took care of it and revealed Chu Yunfeng's "great achievements".

Of course, he said it very tactfully, and most of them still asked Chu Yunfeng to encourage him. Hoffman naturally understood this kind of implicitness of the Chinese, and he only needed to hear the actual results.

"Chu, I didn't expect you to be so good at cooking at such a young age, so I'm really looking forward to the performance of your Chinese team!"

As for the contact with Hoffman, it was over here and had achieved very satisfactory results, so President Hou exchanged a few pleasantries and left with Chu Yunfeng.

Whoo~!

After leaving, Chu Yunfeng took a long breath. It was obvious that he was still a little uncomfortable. At this time, there were still many people who had not come over. President Hou took Chu Yunfeng directly to the terrace. , let’s talk about something serious first!

"He performed very well just now. This Hoffman must be one of the judges. There is no harm in having a good impression, but it is impossible to bias him.

The German's rigor is no joke, but as long as he can maintain a fair attitude, it is best for us. "

Chairman Hou's words made Chu Yunfeng nod with approval: "Yes, but the remaining nine of the ten judges still need to draw lots tomorrow. I'm worried that there will be something fishy?"

Regarding Chu Yunfeng's worries and questions, President Hou said with some helplessness: "The lottery itself is a good system, just to avoid revealing the list of judges early and worrying about being bribed.

But this time the competition is very different for us. It is related to the face of the Chinese culinary community. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a decisive battle.

Think about it if one of the opponent's judges is drawn and deliberately gives you a low score at the critical moment, hehe, it's not like they can't do such a shameless thing.

Therefore, tomorrow's draw is also very important, but with Hoffman here, the other party does not dare to be too presumptuous. If a biased ruling is made, the judges will make an internal assessment.

Even the organizing committee will approve it. As long as we appeal, their conspiracy may not succeed. "

Chu Yunfeng would not leave his fate in the hands of others. He was well aware of the unlimited limits of his opponents, but he was not unprepared for tomorrow's draw.

Ma Fu is also one of the candidates, and there are two French Michelin three-star chefs who are also one of the candidates. As long as one of the three of them is admitted, there can be some checks and balances.

"Minister Wang and the others are here, let's go, let's go over and have dinner!"

After patting the thoughtful Chu Yunfeng, President Hou and Chu Yunfeng had just taken two steps when they saw a group of people walking towards the inner hall uniformly.

The group of people walked in an orderly manner, and the leader seemed very polite. When he saw someone in front of him, he bowed his head slightly to indicate, and the smile on his face never broke.

Fake it!

This is a hypocritical face. Needless to say, you know who is coming.

But what surprised Chu Yunfeng was that although Yamada Shoichi was first in line, after entering the open-air restaurant, the two people behind him immediately saluted him respectfully.

Then they started walking in the direction of Hoffman. Afterwards, the two of them exchanged pleasantries with Hoffman and immediately introduced Yamada Shoichi to Hoffman.

Chu Yunfeng frowned and immediately asked President Hou: "Who are those two people?"

"The short one is the chairman of their culinary association, and the tall one is the chairman of the council of one of their departments. Every time they compete, they lead the team.

But this time, some clues were revealed! "

This is indeed very curious. These two people obviously seem to have a much higher social status than Yamada Shoichi, but why are they so respectful to Yamada?

Chu Yunfeng guessed that the Yamada family should be responsible for this dispute of interests. Everyone was waiting for him to lead the team to divide it up, so he was the main one. This should not be difficult to understand.

I have to say that it is very interesting to use square tables in German restaurants. When there are many people, these tables can be put together, so the Chinese side immediately formed two long tables.

However, before the meal, President Hou has already explained the dining etiquette to everyone. When dining here, you cannot stand up and raise a glass to celebrate like you do in China.

If the sound is too loud, it will cause noise, and speaking loudly will offend the people around you, so everyone is not used to it when eating. When using the knife and fork, try to be gentle as much as possible, but it still feels a bit awkward.

Chu Yunfeng finished eating quickly. After saying hello to everyone, he pulled Peng Yue, who had not finished eating, away.

This made Peng Yue seem speechless. Brother, I'm just one bite away. Why don't you let me eat it well?
However, being pulled away by Chu Yunfeng in such a hurry must be something important, so he quickly used the fork that he had not yet put down, and accurately hit the piece of steak on the dinner plate.

He raised his hand and stuffed it into his mouth, then quickly threw the fork away. When he turned around, he found Chu Yunfeng pulling him to a handsome guy.

"Hurry, help translate!"

After a long time, it was Chu Yunfeng who came over to say hello?

Chu Yunfeng exchanged business cards with the other party, and it was through Hu Yue's translation that he found out that the other party was the captain of the Italian team - Christopher!

Then Chu Yunfeng started to chat with people and exchanged many business cards one by one. Finally, Peng Yue finally understood Chu Yunfeng's plan.

Sweden captain: Latif!
Norway captain: Alvesson!

Slovenia captain: Handanovic!
These were all the people who had just greeted Chu Yunfeng. It was obvious that if these people could come forward to talk to Hoffman, they would most likely be the captain.

And Hoffman's appearance will definitely make everyone flock to him. From the people who just showed up one after another, we know that the news of Hoffman's appearance has spread like wildfire, and everyone will come first to make themselves familiar.

There is no harm in getting to know more people, and these people have familiar experiences with him. As the captain of the Chinese team, Chu Yunfeng naturally needs to develop some contacts.

The pleasantries were endless. Many people at Hoffman's place had already obtained information about Chu Yunfeng, and naturally they also knew that he had won the Hong Kong MasterChef Grand Slam.

And these people who can become captains are naturally the elites among the elites, and they must have a need for communication and understanding of people with good cooking skills.

When everyone saw Chu Yunfeng taking the initiative to communicate, the open-air restaurant gradually began to form a small explosive point with Chu Yunfeng as the center.

The number of people who came to get to know each other began to increase, and gradually Peng Yue felt more and more pressure, because he could only speak English, and some people who only knew their own language made him feel powerless.

There was a translator in the accompanying team, but at the moment he was helping Minister Wang and the others communicate, so when words in German, Italian and Spanish came out one after another, Peng Yue suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.
Just when Peng Yue could no longer bear it anymore, he suddenly saw a figure appear at the door, and he felt his whole body suddenly relax. The savior was here!
So he quickly apologized and hurried forward to pick up this beautiful woman who had just walked in. Who else could it be? Of course it was Mu Qing.

These European languages ​​are not a piece of cake for Mu Qing, Chu Yunfeng and Mu Qing looked at each other, and when they saw so many people around him, they were surprised and happy.

When Mu Qing quickly communicated with Chu Yunfeng with the most professional posture and language, everyone sincerely praised Chu Yunfeng for having such a virtuous wife.

This also made everyone's impression of Chu Yunfeng more profound, and Chu Yunfeng became a popular figure in the entire restaurant.

The members of the Chinese team naturally saw Chu Yunfeng's long-sleeved dance, and their morale was of course very high. It was obvious that Chu Yunfeng was giving the opponent a wink. This was the first shot to start the battle!

Therefore, compared to the dull island country, the dining table looked so deserted and desolate. This made Saburo Fujiwara's eyes very melancholy, but he couldn't think of any good solutions.

He lost miserably in terms of momentum, and his master was not sociable. Ahem, it should be said that he didn't bother to be sociable at all, because in his eyes, he looked down on everyone present.

uh~?

I guess Chu Yunfeng is an exception?
But to Saburo Fujiwara's surprise, Masaichi Yamada suddenly stood up.
(End of this chapter)