After some discussion.


    Xu Le finally decided to sign up for the culinarypetition.


    It was not that he wanted topete for fame, but the 300,000 prize money for the first ce was too tempting.


    Coincidentally, Xu Le was in need of money.


    300,000 yuan was enough for him to rent a 100-square-meter shop on this street.


    After registering, Xu Le heard the system''s voice.


    "Detected that the host has signed up for the culinarypetition. Reward: 200 Gourmet points."


    "Congrattions to the host for unlocking the new missiona€"[Coming In First]."


    "Mission Details: Win first ce in the culinarypetition."


    "Mission Reward: Exquisite renovation of the shop!"


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    When Xu Le heard the system''s voice, his eyes shone with surprise.


    He had actually unlocked a mission by participating in thepetition.


    The reward for the mission was even the renovation of the shop.


    In other words, as long as he got first ce in thispetition, he would be able to use this 300,000 yuan to rent a big shop. Furthermore, he wouldn''t even need to pay for the renovations himself. The system would cover everything.


    What was there to hesitate about?


    After asking Zhang Tong the time and location of thepetition, Xu Le realized that thepetition would be held the next day.


    Normally speaking, the registration period for the culinarypetition had long passed.


    However, with Zhang Tong''s request and Xu Le''s high poprity recently, he sessfully added his name to the contestant list.


    Xu Le sent a notice of absence on his social media ount.


    ''As I am participating in a culinarypetition, the food stall will be closed for a day.''


    It was only after browsing the Inte that he realized how valuable and popr thispetition was.


    The Shanghai Food Exhibition had been held for the 12th year. It had a huge influence in the entire East China region, and even in the whole of China.


    This was especially true for the culinarypetition that was held before the food exhibition. Chefs from all over the world would be invited to participate in thepetition, and there would be live broadcasts on three tforms: Douyu, Huya, and Bilibili.


    Last year''s culinarypetition had attracted more than five million viewers, and it was frighteningly popr.


    Therefore, when theizens found out that Xu Le was going to participate in the culinarypetition, they all cheered for him.


    "Little Master Chef, I believe in you! You''ll definitely win!"


    "I went to eat a bowl of Oil Doused Noodles yesterday. It was really delicious."


    "This is the most authentic Sichuan cuisine I''ve ever eaten in Shanghai. It''s definitely the best. I hope the little Master Chef can win."


    "Little Master Chef, you can do it! You''re no worse than those chefs! We''ll support you!"


    Other than thoseizens who were cheering Xu Le.


    There were also reviewers who had a certain level of attainment in the food industry who wrote an article and conducted a rational analysis.


    "Up until now, Xu Le has only cooked a few dishes like Oil Doused Noodles and Kung Pao Chicken. Furthermore, they are all Sichuan dishes. I think Xu Le might be from an aristocratic family known for Sichuan cuisine."


    "However, this culinarypetition is about cooking based on requested dishes. Moreover, the requests are likely to be difficult dishes. Judging from Xu Le''s age, it won''t be easy for him to master so many high-level dishesa€|"


    Xu Le smiled after reading the article.


    He didn''t know many dishes.


    But these dishesa€| he had them in the system space!


    Even if the production team only announced the name of the dishes an hour before thepetition.


    Xu Le could also enter the system space to train for half a month under the 365-times slower time flow.


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    Hence, Xu Le had absolute confidence in this culinarypetition.


    No one could stop him from getting the 300,000 yuan prize money and the renovation of the shop that was rewarded by the system!


    …


    The next afternoon.


    Xu Le arrived at the Shanghai Eastern Sports Center in a private car.


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    The 12th Shanghai Gourmet Exhibition would be held that night.


    The special segment before the opening ceremony was this culinarypetition that attracted the attention of countless people.


    Because of Xu Le''s participation, the poprity of thispetition on the Inte was much higher than the previous years.


    Even before thepetition started, the number of live viewers had already exceeded four million.


    3 p.m. in the afternoon.


    The Shanghai Eastern Sports Center was already fully seated. Everyone was waiting for thepetition to begin.


    Soon, the host went on stage to announce the start of the culinarypetition.


    The culinarypetition was divided into several segments.


    The first segment tested one''s skills.


    The dish that was picked was stir-fried shredded potatoes.


    Don''t look down on this simple dish.


    Although stir-fried shredded potatoes was simple, but the simpler the dish, the greater the knowledge it required, and the more it could be used to judge whether the chef''s skills were up to standard.


    Many people said that the stir-fried potatoes was a dish about skills.


    One could immediately tell if a chef was skilled enough when they cooked a te of shredded potatoes.


    The dish stir-fried shredded potatoes mainly depended on two aspects.


    The first aspect was cutting skills. The potato shreds had to be of equal thickness, and each strand should be the same size as a matchstick.


    If it was too thick, it would turn into potato strips and eating them would affect the texture.


    If it was too thin, the shreds would break easily and would not be inplete pieces when stir-fried.


    The second aspect was the fire control. The shredded potatoes that were stir-fried had to be white and tender, crispy and refreshing.


    If the fire wasn''t hot enough, the potatoes would thicken and taste like wax.


    If the heat was too strong, the potatoes would be too soft and easily broken. Furthermore, the texture would be like mashed potatoes, losing its vor.


    Therefore, in this cooking contest, the first segment tested the chef''s cuttings skills and control over the fire.


    There was still half an hour before thepetition officially began.


    The contestants were invited onto the stage one by one. They sat in a row and listened to the host''s introduction and announcements.


    Xu Le took this opportunity to enter the system space.


    Let''s start practicing!