[BL] The Film Emperor's Daily Live Cooking Broadcast

24-Skipping Three Ranks - Part 3

"Are you sure?" The head examiner revealed a hesitant expression. "The four-star chef assessment is not as simple as you think."

Not to mention that you needed to use no less than twenty different ingredients to make at least ten dishes, but the truly difficult point about this assessment was that the judges wouldn't be people from the Chefs' Association but the numerous billions of imperial citizens.

From three-star to four-star could be described as a qualitative leap. Four-star chefs held a special significance for the Empire. So, in order to ensure absolute fairness and impartiality, the four-star chef assessment was directly conducted through live broadcast on the Chefs' Association's website. The judging would be done by the audience, and only after receiving more than half of the votes could you be considered successful. Even if some chefs would want to cheat, they wouldn't have enough financial resources to buy the votes of hundreds of millions of viewers.

It was also for this reason that chefs of four or more stars were so scarce. After all, it was difficult to cater to all tastes. It wasn't so simple to obtain the votes of half of the viewers.

"That's right, there are 20 kinds of ingredients, and no less than ten dishes. I don't know how long it would take to draw up a menu, but an application also has to be submitted to the association to publicize the broadcast. It is now already four o'clock, you certainly don't have enough time to prepare. It's definitely too late, so go back and prepare for a few more days, then come back at the appointed time." The other two examiners were also quick to dissuade him.

The ingredients of the four-star assessment were no longer randomly drawn, but were prepared by the chefs of the association. Twenty ingredients, ten dishes or more. It was almost the same as a banquet. Just formulating the menu was already a considerable project. It already took such a long time just to prepare, not to mention the actual cooking, and then the tasting by the audience. With just a few hours left, how much preparation could Ruan Tang do?

Although the four-star chef's assessment method was unusual, unlike the assessment for three-star chefs and below, there was no need for a unified registration and assessment of all candidates. There was also no fixed time requirement. However there was also a provision. Once a candidate has failed the assessment it would be at least three more months before he could try again. After all, orchestrating this assessment, required the efforts of a great number of people. It was much easier said than done.

Within a day, he had gone straight from a one-star chef to a three-star chef. It was enough to stupefy any who hear. They have tasted the dishes Ruan Tang had personally made. They clearly understood his strength and potential. They were even more amazed by his ability to innovate. They also believed in the president's evaluation of Ruan Tang. This young man could become the next five-star chef, it was almost a foregone conclusion. But it was precisely because of this that they did not want to see him impulsively rushing to participate in the assessment.

The viewers nowadays were no longer so easily deceived. Many have already tasted a variety of foods from live broadcasts and various star-rated restaurants. They have become more critical of the taste and more difficult to please. In the last few years, there has been no precedent for a successful assessment on the first try.

If he suffered a setback in front of all these imperial viewers, they were afraid that it would cast a big shadow over this young man. At that time, no one could say whether he would be able to recover from it. If this would be the case, it would truly be a loss for the empire.

"Give me an hour of preparation time. That would be enough." Ruan Tang said with a smile. Although he was polite and courteous, but the confidence and seriousness in the words couldn't be mistaken.