Chapter 922: 922

Everyone in the car sank into silence . Little Guo was silently arranging the information in the document with a serious look while Little Wang was silently driving .

As for Director Gu, he had his eyes shut, thinking about something unknown .

After a while, Director Gu opened his eyes and spoke, “Little Guo, make a written record of our trip . I want it in detail . ”

“Ok,” Little Guo nodded and started preparing the folder and pen .

As for Director Gu, he was preparing to plan this event perfectly . As for the camera team on the car ahead of them, they were seriously discussing about their coming task .

The people from another province might be coming, they might not appear in front of the camera and might even come unannounced .

One ought to know that in the recent two years, the government officials of all ranks had been requested to keep a low profile . And thus, it was natural that they would not show themselves in a competition like this that was more of a marketing event .

Compared to these people that were being all cautious, the members of the evaluation committee were much more relaxed . They started gathering at the agreed-upon location .

Both Zhou Shijie and Lee Yanyi had already arrived at the meeting room, both arriving at nearly the same time .

After exchanging pleasantries, they did not even have the chance to talk before the door was knocked .

Knock . Knock . After the door was knocked, a middle-aged man in a blue suit walked in . He had a pair of glasses on, giving him a refined and scholarly look .

This person was precisely the chief editor of Food Discovery Dog, Hu Yue .

“Chief Editor Hu is here . Please have a seat,” Zhou Shijie said with a smile .

“Nice to meet you, chairman . You’re here as well, Mr Lee? It is quite hard to meet you in person,” Hu Yue first exchanged greetings with Zhou Shijie before looking at Lee Yanyi in astonishment .

“Um, here to take a look at the newly nominated restaurants,” Lee Yanyi said without bothering to hide his intentions .

“So you mean you’re here for those two restaurants?” Hu Yue asked while sitting down .

That’s right . Of the 10 nominated restaurants, only two were newly nominated ones . One was Yuan Zhou’s Master Chef Restaurant and the other was a new faction of Sichuan Cuisine that had gotten very popular recently, the Chengdu Cuisine Restaurant . It was rumored that the head chef had returned from overseas .

The head chef of Chengdu Cuisine Restaurant was 36 years old and he was a very creative person as he had fused the traditional Sichuan Cuisine with Western Cuisine, creating a new cuisine that was very gorgeous and pretty .

“Only one, Master Chef Restaurant,” Lee Yanyi said .

“And Chairman Zhou is also here for the Master Chef Restaurant?” Hu Yue asked .

“You can’t say that . I am also checking out the other restaurants as well,” Zhou Shijie said with a modest smile .

“Everyone knows you are very protective of that kid . You’re almost treating him like your own child,” Lee Yanyi exposed Zhou Shijie as he could not stand his crafty way of talking .

“Haha, seems like this Master Chef Restaurant does not have its reputation for no reason,” Hu Yue said with a laugh .

“You have never been there before?” Lee Yanyi looked at Hu Yue with an odd gaze .

As the chief editor of the largest culinary magazine in Sichuan, he had never visited Yuan Zhou’s restaurant . He was truly outdated .

“I’m waiting for you to first give that restaurant your review,” Hu Yue did not give the real reason and instead tossed the ball over to Lee Yanyi’s court .

“I have been eating there a lot . What, should I give a review so there will be more people there fighting over seats with me?” Lee Yanyi replied, looking at Hu Yue with an “I’m not stupid” look .

“Haha, Mr Lee is a very humorous person,” Hu Yue replied with a laugh .

“Chief Editor Hu, you have really never been there?” Zhou Shijie asked when he recalled that Yuan Zhou had indeed never been featured in his magazine .

“Yes . He has been busy with the special column on Sichuan Cuisine and has been at it for half a year . So he did not have the time to visit other places . ”

Instead of Hu Yue, Zhang Yan, the chairman of Sichuan Cuisine Alliance was the one who answered . He was the last to arrive .

“Chairman Zhang has arrived? Come, have a seat,” Hu Yue stood up and greeted him . After all, they had been working together for half a year .

The newcomer was Zhang Yan and he wore the traditional Tang attire . He was a thin old man with a goatee and white hair . He might look older than Zhou Shijie, but in truth, he was two years younger than Zhou Shijie .

And due to the age difference, Zhou Shijie was the first of the two to become popular in the cooking industry .

Zhang Yan once mentioned that his father giving him the name with three flames was a kind of fate, linking his life with the world of cooking . And in truth, he was indeed very talented when it came to flame control . But on other aspects of cooking, he was not as talented as Zhou Shijie1 .

Back then, both he and Zhou Shijie had participated in the election for the Chef’s Association chairman and he had ultimately been defeated by Zhou Shijie . Because of that, he started working hard to improve his skills, yet three years later, he was defeated yet again . After two defeats, it was natural that he disliked Zhou Shijie .

And what he hated most was when people spoke of talent . After all, when he was young, he was evaluated as not being as talented as Zhou Shijie .

And thus, the moment he entered, his words were aimed at Zhou Shijie, a start of their rivalry again .

“No wonder I see you in the magazine everyday,” Zhou Shijie remarked expressionlessly .

“There’s no helping it . The continuation and growth of Sichuan Cuisine still relies on us who focuses on Sichuan Cuisine,” Zhang Yan said .

“But when it comes to cooking, what matters most is making delicious food,” Lee Yanyi said .

“But the event today is in order to select a Sichuan Cuisine’s Exemplary Restaurant . Chairman Zhou, the restaurant you nominated seems to be better in Jin’ling Cuisine instead?” Zhang Yan asked, revealing his hostility towards Zhou Shijie .

“Comrade Zhang, you are outdated in your information . This Yuan Zhou is an authentic chef of the Chengdu School of Sichuan Cuisine . The dishes he cooks are delicious and the ingredients he uses are authentic . He has also been dabbling in Chongqing School of Sichuan Cuisine . The lad is very energetic and learns fast,” Zhou Shijie said with a wide smile .

Although Zhou Shijie was smiling, he was indirectly belittling Zhang Yan, causing Zhang Yan to be furious .

“I heard this Chef Yuan is only 20 years old . It is not good for a young man to keep getting sidetracked with so many cuisines . He should focus on building a firm foundation,” Zhang Yan held his temper in and remarked with a deep tone .

“To be precise, Yuan Zhou is 25 years old,” Zhou Shijie corrected .

This time, before Zhang Yan could reply, Lee Yanyi spoke .

“What’s the point of talking about it? We will know after eating there,” Lee Yanyi was getting impatient with the two’s bickering .

“Yes, Mr Lee is right . We will only know after trying it . I wonder if the filming crew is already there,” Hu Yue said .

“That’s right . Comrade Zhang, you will know talent truly exists after you try the food there . This Little Yuan is born to be a chef,” Zhou Shijie said with a smile .

With that, Zhang Yan’s hatred was totally directed towards Yuan Zhou . That’s right . He was now hating Yuan Zhou . After all, he had already been hating on Zhou Shijie for a very long time . Another round of bickering wouldn’t change much . Instead, it was Yuan Zhou and Yuan Zhou’s talent that was now a source of his hatred .

“It has not been proven by science that there is such a thing as talent . It is too early for you to be saying something like that,” Zhang Yan replied with a snort .

Zhou Shijie still cared about his image . And thus, when he saw Zhang Yan on the verge of turning crazy from anger, he decided to be the bigger man and smiled instead of saying anything .

Hu Yue breathed out in relief when he saw that .

The bickering of the two made things difficult for Hu Yue . After all, he worked for a culinary magazine and needed to be on good terms with everyone . On the other hand, Lee Yanyi did not seem to care . He was sitting there waiting for the filming crew .

“Good morning, masters . ” Just as Hu Yue and Lee Yanyi were wondering about the whereabouts of the filming crew, they arrived .