Everyone's mood sank after hearing Zheng Fugui's words. With a wider scope and more participants, the competition would be tougher than ever. Even Master Chef Niu's expression has become grave. The only one who looked as confident as ever was that Zheng Sanduo, which made Ye Jiayao suspicious.
Was that assh*le really that confident with his skill or was there some conspiracy going on? Did his father somehow manage to reserve him a place in the top 10?
Zheng Fugui announced that the competition would be held around mid-October, which meant that there was still around two months left. He made it clear that every contestant would have to pay 200 coppers for the preliminary round, an additional two taels if they make it to the semi-finals and another five taels for the finals. The contestants would also have to buy and prepare the ingredients themselves.