Chapter 553: The Champion Part 1

He had only hoped that the five judges were just increasing the hype to get more ratings, and he had desperately prayed that they were deliberately exaggerating, and they would not necessarily give out high scores. He didn’t expect them to give out full marks collectively. 

This is no longer a problem of getting a higher score then Su Jing as it is impossible to surpass it.

“Haha, as expected, Brother Jing is great.” Qin Xulan said excitedly.

“Haha, now that’s how you play with people and just get everything while you’re at it.” Zhou Lan laughed.

“My brother won.” Su Ya chuckled.

“I am afraid that in terms of cooking, no one can overpower him.” Wang Yan was feeling helpless, she had originally wanted to watch Su Jing getting defeated just once but that wish would just remain a dream.

“A’Jing is great.” Dong Xun couldn’t help but praise Su Jing out loud. Wang Siya, Shi Qing and others were also happy.

All the other Chefs and the audiences are aware that the Champion seems to have already appeared. He is the first one to complete his dish and he got full score for that and now the Judges had also given out full marks to Su Jing. His cooking method was gorgeous and beautiful so audience won’t be giving out a low score, right? 

Several Chefs on the scene almost threw down their pots to admit defeat, but they were getting sponsored, and they couldn’t lose their credibility as Master Chef, so they could only bite the bullet and continue their work.

Of course, there are some chefs who refuse to admit defeat as they believed that no one can say what will happen until the very end. As long as they finish it quickly and let the judges give them a score close to full marks, and then the audience vote, if their score exceed that of Su Jing’s cut then they may be able to turn defeat into victory.

“Dear viewers at the scene and those who are watching us in front of their TV, Su Jing’s voting channel is now open, and it will end in ten minutes. If you support him, the audience in front of the TV can send a text message for Su Jing to…” The Female Host introduced. 

The audience at the scene and those sitting in front of their TV began to vote one after another. The audience at the scene used voting machines, and the audience in front of the TV sent out text messages. Everyone’s voting channel was fixed to open for ten minutes after the Judges Scores.

The remaining thirty-three Chefs have also prepared their dishes one after another. Most of the Judges’ scores were not high, some were pitifully low, but there are also those with scores close to full marks and the atmosphere becomes tense. 

Finally, the thirty-four Chefs were all done, and the Judges finished their scoring.

Of course, this is a live broadcast, and it is time-limited. Towards the end of the program, even if someone fails to do a good job, they will have to finish it quickly, otherwise, they will score zero. 

All the 34 Chefs before the time-line ended and they all got high or low scores from the judges. Only Su Jing has a full score. However, there are four Chefs who has gotten up to more than 90 points from the Judges. 

Three of them completed their dishes after Su Jung and there points didn’t got deducted by a lot so as long as the audience vote for them more than Su Jing then it is possible for them to overtake Su Jing’s score. 

Of course, strictly speaking, those who scored between seventy and eighty points may also be able to overtake them. After all, the audience voted for thirty points, but those chances are slim.

The audience vote scoring rule is that the person who voted for the first place is scored with full marks, and the others are scored in proportion to the number of votes. For example, the first place has 1,000 votes, and the second place has 900 votes. It is ninety points, and then it is counted in the total score according to the ratio of 30%.

“There is still a chance. That kid’s sensational cooking method may be unacceptable to many viewers.” Cao Xing narrowed his eyes and his breathing quickened and he looked nervous. He did not give up hope because his Chef is one of the four people who has a chance to overtake Su Jing.

“Well, the audience voting channels have all been closed, and now the overall total score rankings have been released.” The Male Host said aloud when he had an extra list in his hand.

“The ranking list is out, I don’t know who will be the champion, I am so nervous.”

“Are you stupid, Su Jing’s overall score and Judges score are all full marks. He is definitely the first.”

“That’s not necessarily true. There are three other Chefs whose overall scores and the judges’ scores are not low. It is possible for them to overtake Su Jing.”

“Yes, 30% of the audience vote, which is a very variable number.”

“It doesn’t matter what you think, I voted for Su Jing anyway.”

“I voted for Masterchef Zhang in our province. That Su Jing cooking is gorgeous but it has an ass in it.”

The audience at the scene and the people in front of the TV were all talking about it. Shi Qing, Wang Siya, Dong Xun, Zhu Jianhua, Peng Ming, and others became nervous, for fear of an accident where Su Jing would not even be able to enter the Top 3.

“Next, I am going to announce the third place first. The one who won third place in this season’s “Good Chef China” finale is…” The Male Host said this, deliberately pausing while the live background music became nervous heartbeats, three seconds later, the Male Host continued, “The lerson form XX Province, it is the Masterchef Liu and he has a total score of 71 points. Congratulations to Liu Masterchef.”

There was applause from the audience, and many people were feeling a little strange.

“What’s going on, how can the third-place score only seventy-one points?”

“There are four overall scores and judges’ ratings, all of which are above ninety percent. Is it because the audience votes were all low?”

“That’s not possible, the audience is not blind.”

“…The runner-up in the finale of this season’s “Good Chef China” is…” The Female Host announced and she also paused, and the happy upbeat sound was again replaced with nervous heartbeats. 

This method is not clever and has been used badly. After repeated attempts, the audience became nervous, and the Female Host continued, “It’s Masterchef Zhang from XX Province, he has a total score of 74 points. Congratulations to Masterchef Zhang.”