After the two of them had a meeting, they had to wait for the next meeting.

"I heard from Manager He that you are coming to our store to challenge us?" After approaching Xia Tian, ​​the man looked at Xia Tian in surprise, as if he did not quite believe that such a young man would dare to challenge him.

He Yunting immediately introduced Xia Tian: "This is Chef Liu, the executive chef of our restaurant."

Xia Tian nodded: "Yes, I heard that your food is very famous in the local area, so I want to come and discuss it."

Seeing that Xia Tian looked serious and didn't seem to be deliberately making trouble, Chef Liu frowned and asked: "I think you look quite young. How many years have you been learning cooking? Which cuisine did you learn and who did you learn from?"

Xia Tian smiled and shook his head: "I am not a professional chef, but I have several masters. But they once told me not to mention their names when I go out."

"Haha, are you kidding me? Do you think you are Monkey King? When you went down the mountain, your master guessed that you would get into trouble and specifically told you not to tell his name, right?" Chef Liu was directly amused by Xia Tian's words, and he didn't believe a word of Xia Tian's words.

In his opinion, this guy probably just watched a few food-related TV dramas or second-year animations. He felt that he was very talented and was already a master in the culinary world, so he ran here excitedly to challenge the master and wanted to prove his talent and ability. Otherwise, if he had studied cooking seriously, how could he not even report his master?

He has been in the chef world for more than 20 years, and he has never heard of a master who would tell his apprentice not to report his name after going out. After all, as a chef, if no one knows him, it would be a failure.

Xia Tian didn't take Liu Chu's attitude to heart, and asked directly: "These are not important. Since it is a cooking competition, it must be a test of the hands. Just tell me, do you accept this PK or not?"

Looking at Xia Tian's confident look, Liu Chu also had the idea of ​​teasing him.

He immediately asked with a smile: "How do you PK?"

Xia Tian: "It's very simple. We both use the same ingredients and make three dishes each. Finally, we put them together for everyone to taste. Whoever's dish gets the most praise and good reviews will win."

Chef Liu nodded: "Well, the competition method is quite fair. I can take on this PK on behalf of our hotel."

"But since you are here to challenge us, both of us must have some prizes, right? Otherwise, there will be people like you coming to challenge us every day, and we won't have any business."

Xia Tian did not refute, but agreed: "Well! Your request is very reasonable, and I agree. Tell me, what prize do you want."

Seeing Xia Tian agree so readily, Chef Liu unconsciously looked up to Xia Tian a little. Regardless of how good this young man's cooking skills are, at least this temperament and courage are definitely one of the best.

He pondered for a moment before speaking: "Although you said you were here to challenge us, you didn't formally invite us, nor did you declare that we must do something if we lose. To be precise, it's more about learning from each other, so I'll just symbolically propose a condition. If you lose in the end, you will stay in our kitchen to do odd jobs for a week, and you won't get paid!"

"Xia Tian, ​​you must be careful! I'm worried that I'll starve to death at home after you come back from doing odd jobs for a week." Qiu Mengyun was the first to be unwilling to hear that Xia Tian would have to work for free for a week after losing. She pulled Xia Tian's sleeve and said with some concern.

Xia Tian patted the back of her hand and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I won't lose. Besides, even if I lose, it doesn't matter. I will stay in the hotel kitchen all day to do odd jobs. Do you still have to worry about being hungry?"

Chef Liu also saw the relationship between Xia Tian and Qiu Mengyun, and said generously: "Don't worry, although there is no salary, we will definitely not abuse you. Not only can you have enough food every day, but you can also allow you to pack a portion for your girlfriend every meal."

Hearing him say this, Xia Tian couldn't help but look up to Chef Liu.

Although this person seemed a little difficult to get along with when he first came. But after getting to know him, he found that Chef Liu was actually quite decent. Not only did he distinguish between gratitude and resentment, but he also had a very good pattern in his behavior and work.

Xia Tian smiled and said: "Since you don't let my girlfriend go hungry, if you lose later, I will allow you to ask me for advice on two dishes."

"Okay, okay! So confident, huh? Then let me see your strength, just don't be unable to cut vegetables in a while." This time, Chef Liu was really angry with Xia Tian's words.

Perhaps in the eyes of outsiders, Xia Tian was very generous. Not only did he not mention any harsh conditions, he also promised to help them with two dishes after winning.

But what does this mean? Doesn't this mean that Xia Tian already thinks he will win?

He thinks that a professional chef who has been in the industry for more than 20 years can't be his opponent? Moreover, the gap is so big that he would be willing to ask him for advice.

So in Chef Liu's view, this is not Xia Tian's generosity, it is clear that this guy deliberately said this to disgust him.

Xia Tian certainly knew why the other party was angry, but he didn't explain anything.

He knew very well that in this world, facts are the most convincing. No matter how much he said now, the other party would definitely not believe it. It would be more direct to let the dishes speak later.

"Chef Liu, I wonder what dishes you are going to cook so I can go out and buy ingredients." Xia Tian seemed to be impatient to start the PK and asked.

Chef Liu shook his head and said, "No, just use the ingredients from our kitchen. Although you are here to challenge us, our Yuanzun Hotel is not so stingy, and we can still pay for the ingredients."

Xia Tian said with embarrassment, "Isn't this bad? It seems like I am deliberately taking advantage of you."

Chef Liu: "There's nothing wrong with it. We don't allow ingredients from outside to enter here, so you can only use our ingredients. You also said that both sides use the same ingredients, which is also to better ensure the fairness of the competition!"

Xia Tian nodded: "Okay, then do as you say. Just tell me how much money you have to pay, and I will transfer the money for the ingredients to you."

"No, just consider it as your wages for staying in the store to do odd jobs for a week." Chef Liu also stubbornly refused Xia Tian to pay.

"Then I don't know when it is convenient for you, when can we start?" Xia Tian didn't continue to worry about the issue of ingredients.

Chef Liu was also very straightforward and immediately decided: "It's not convenient or inconvenient. I can take you to the kitchen now and we will start right away."

Xia Tian asked in surprise: "Don't you need to discuss this matter with the boss?"

Chef Liu said confidently: "No, I have the final say on the kitchen matters."

After that, he took a step and walked straight towards the back kitchen.

He Yunting, who deliberately lagged behind a few steps, came to Xia Tian and whispered: "Xia Tian, ​​are you sure? It is said that this Chef Liu is very powerful. In order to invite him here, our hotel boss even gave away the hotel shares."

After listening to He Yunting's introduction, Xia Tian's eyes were more relaxed.

"I didn't expect that a random shop I found would actually have quite a background. But it's good that way. It's much easier for him to have shares, so that he won't lose his job if I defeat him. After all, we have no grudges. If I really cause him to lose his job because of such a small matter, I will feel bad."

Seeing that Xia Tian was still laughing and looking nonchalant, Qiu Mengyun said unhappily: "It's time, and you still have the leisure to worry about others. You should take care of yourself first."

Not only did Qiu Mengyun think that Xia Tian was a little too confident, but even the fans in the live broadcast room felt that Xia Tian was a little too arrogant.

: Damn, Xia Tian has no knowledge of the culinary world, right? He even dared to come and step on Master Liu's place?

: Haha, this guy is really good at choosing. He actually found a shop where Master Liu is in charge. This time he is really dead and there is no chance of rescue.

: Damn, what's going on? Is this chef Liu very powerful in the chef world? Is there anyone who is really good at cooking? Come out and explain!

: You are not from the culinary world, let alone food lovers. Otherwise, you would have heard of Master Liu Zhenxing. His mentor is a master of Sichuan cuisine, a master who can often cook for leaders and foreign guests. Master Liu himself is also very famous in the chef world. Although he studied Sichuan cuisine, he is proficient in Sichuan, Hunan, Shandong and Guangdong cuisines, and is considered a leader of the young generation of chefs.

: Nima! Is this true? Is Xia Tian so unlucky that he just found a random restaurant and met such a great chef?

: Aren’t they all five-star hotels? Is there a big gap between these chefs?

: You know nothing, five stars is just the upper limit of this hotel, not the upper limit of Chef Liu.

: I won’t say anything, and I will mourn for Xia Tian for three seconds

clock. For the next week, this live broadcast room was useless, and I could only watch Xia Tian doing odd jobs in the kitchen.

: I finally understood why Xia Tian acted so confident. I guess he knew he was going to lose, so he pretended to be very confident, not wanting to lose both himself and the battle.

Under the leadership of Chef Liu, Xia Tian and his companions came to the back kitchen of Yuanzun Hotel without any obstacles.

It must be said that the back kitchen of a five-star hotel is magnificent. Not only is the venue large, but there are also many people working inside. There are dozens of people working inside at this moment.

After entering the kitchen, Chef Liu clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention.

"Brothers, stop for a moment."

"Someone is here to challenge us today. Everyone, please be more alert and let them know what it means to hit a wall."

"And they just said that if we lose, they will not only have no requirements, but also be willing to teach us two dishes for free. Do you want such a learning opportunity?"

"No!" As soon as Chef Liu finished speaking, a loud and neat answer came from the kitchen.

"Since you don't want it, then show your strength and let the other party stay in the kitchen to do odd jobs for us for free for a week. Do you have confidence?"

"Yes!"

"Confident!"

Seeing that everyone was full of fighting spirit, they were like chicken blood.

Chef Liu nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, continue with your work now. When I officially start the competition later, those who are not busy can come and watch and learn."

After giving instructions to the people below, Chef Liu turned to Xia Tian who was following behind him and asked: "How is it, young man, are you still as confident as before?"

Xia Tian smiled and said: "Is there any difference between now and before? We are competing in cooking skills, not tug-of-war. It's not who has more people and louder voices who can win."

"Hahaha! Okay, I like your confidence and calmness. If the dishes you cook later are barely okay, I can consider taking you as my apprentice." Seeing that Xia Tian was still as confident as ever, Chef Liu began to admire him a little.

Xia Tian shook his head: "I also hope that after the PK, you can still say such confident words."

The place where the two of them talked was right in front of Xie Jinglong.

Xie Jinglong was not busy at the moment. He looked at Xia Tian, ​​who was standing there arguing with the executive chef Liu Zhenxing, and looked at his girlfriend He Yunting with a confused look on his face.

"Yunting, what's going on? Why did Xia Tian and Meng Yun come here? Are they also here to apply for the job?"

He Yunting came up to Xie Jinglong and whispered to him the whole story.

"Fuck, what did you say? Xia Tian is the one who came to challenge the boss?"

He Yunting nodded: "Yeah, do you think he's crazy?"

Xie Jinglong: "No, I think he's starving and wants to come here to work and eat."

Chef Liu seemed to have gotten used to Xia Tian's almost arrogant self-confidence, and smiled: "You decide what dishes to think of and what ingredients to choose!"

Xia Tian shook his head: "No, I proposed PK, and it stands to reason that the ingredients should be decided by you."

Chef Liu did not refuse, and said directly: "Then let's decide on the most common daily foods, chicken, duck, and fish!"

Xia Tian nodded: "No problem."

As soon as Chef Liu finished speaking, someone immediately brought the ingredients over and placed them on two chopping boards.

Xia Tian did not delay at all, and immediately started to process and prepare the ingredients after getting them.

Chef Liu did not start directly, but turned around and shouted: "Master Wang, Master Li, come here."

After the two came closer, Chef Liu said: "One of you is good at cooking fish and the other is good at cooking duck, so this time you two will cook one dish each!"

The two nodded at the same time: "Don't worry, boss, we will definitely show our best skills to let this kid see what real cooking is."

They knew very well that although they were good at cooking fish and duck, they were still a little behind Liu Zhenxing.

The boss must not want to bully others too much, so he sent them here. Since the boss believes in them, he must not let the boss down.

Soon both sides finished cooking the first dish. Master Wang cooked steamed fish, while Xia Tian cooked squirrel mandarin fish.

When looking at the bright and beautiful squirrel mandarin fish in front of Xia Tian, ​​even Chef Liu, who has always been picky, couldn't help but secretly give a thumbs up in his heart.

Although he claimed that he was proficient in Sichuan, Hunan, Shandong and Cantonese cuisines, he actually knew in his heart that his strength in other cuisines was still weaker than that in Sichuan cuisine.

At least from the appearance of this dish, he couldn't make it as perfect as Xia Tian.

Xie Jinglong, who was standing aside and watching the excitement, couldn't help but admire when he saw the dishes in front of Xia Tian: "This kid has some strength, and his first move is a national banquet dish."

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