Daddy, Come Home For Dinner!

Chapter 1104: Chapter 1104: Surge in Strength

"You don’t have a specific understanding of Changping Academy’s strength, but I do. If you don’t believe me, you can ask Gu Xian, he’s the principal of Changping Academy and knows it even better than I do," Zhao Gushen said as he pulled out his phone to ask Zhao Guoxian.

Ye Fei quickly stopped him, "You already know a lot, no need to ask Gu Xian."

It’s just to avoid making it seem like she’s showing off.

"Though the contestants in the Changping Competition might not be the strongest in the academy, they’re definitely among the top tier. And Tian Pengpo’s strength is enough to rank in the top ten within all of Changping Academy."

"Changping Academy hasn’t held back any strong students from competing. Though selections are only made within the first three grades, the competition is still intense," Zhao Gushen explained. "The chosen students might not all be within the academy’s overall top ten in strength, but at least Tian Pengpo is definitely there. The candidates in second and third place can also compete."

"You’re on par with Tian Pengpo in strength, and he is definitely top ten in Changping. Thus, by comparing with him, you can’t miss the top ten either," Zhao Gushen stated.

"The contestants you face from Changping Academy are actually top students even within the academy," Zhao Gushen explained.

Ye Fei would absolutely not intentionally lose a match to manipulate her rank.

As long as she’s competing, she will give it her all.

"Let’s just go with the flow then," Ye Fei shrugged. "If I happen to get into the top ten, I’ll go to Gaul with the team. If my strength doesn’t reach the top ten, then I’ll defend the title."

"Actually, just being in the top ten doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll be in the main team," Zhao Gushen said. "As you just analyzed, defending the title is also important, allowing fewer badges to be earned by other countries’ teams."

"Even a single badge difference can cause a huge shift in rankings. If we can consistently prevent strong teams from earning badges, it greatly helps us," Zhao Gushen said.

"Therefore, when selecting members, the best-performing contestants won’t be blindly placed in the main team. The arrangement for defending team members also needs a reasonable balance."

Since it’s a competition, all sorts of unforeseen circumstances that are beyond human control may occur.

Even during the competition itself.

Besides unexpected external situations, there might also be issues with the contestants’ performances.

A contestant might have great strength but fail to perform well in the competition.

In Zhao Gushen’s view, truly strong contestants should have stable performances to be considered competent.

A poor performance in competition means their strength is insufficient.

But if such an unexpected situation arises, and a contestant unexpectedly drops out of the top ten and enters the defending team...

If this occurs, it would actually be quite suitable.

"When the time comes, Gu Xian will collaborate with Changping’s teachers to devise a plan," Zhao Gushen said.

"What if the selected contestants don’t want to join the defending team?" Ye Fei asked.

"We definitely won’t force them, respecting their wishes," Zhao Gushen said. "We won’t just inform them they need to defend the title. We’ll ask first if they’re willing. During selection, several alternatives are picked, and asked one by one."

"There will always be someone willing," Zhao Gushen said. "In general, this is the case. Of course, if no one is willing, then we have to give up and proceed according to rank, letting the subsequent contestants become defending team members."

"But generally, Changping’s contestants have a strong sense of team spirit. They aren’t obsessed with personal fame. To them, it’s first about strength, then team achievements, and personal fame comes last."

"Because at Changping, they never lack opportunities for fame. Changping has already provided various opportunities from the start. Ever since they entered Changping, they’ve been under the spotlight," Zhao Gushen explained.

"Thus, when team spirit is required, they don’t care at all about personal fame development," Zhao Gushen said. "Of course, this only applies to Changping students. The International Cooking Competition’s national preliminary rounds are open to the public, so many chefs from outside the academy participate."

"However, each time, the slots ultimately won are still taken by Changping students. It’s not that the judges are biased, but rather that the external chefs’ skills indeed lag behind Changping students," Zhao Gushen said with a hint of pride.

After all, these outstanding students were cultivated by Changping.

It’s hard not to be proud.

"So the official team each time is actually composed of Changping students, and if there’s an occasional contestant from outside Changping, it means they’re highly excellent. Basically, they’re here to gain fame. We won’t require outsiders to stay in the defending team."

"They’ve already accomplished a lot by winning the competition and joining us. We only negotiate with Changping students," Zhao Gushen said.

Ye Fei nodded and said, "If that’s the case, if it’s suitable at the time, I can join the defending team."

"Alright," Zhao Gushen nodded, agreeing with Ye Fei.

How could he not agree to his wife’s request?

Plus, having someone as skilled as Ye Fei on the defending team would surely greatly enhance their strength.

It’s undoubtedly a win-win situation.

And there’s no need to ask the Changping students anymore.

While it’s for team spirit that Changping students choose to stay, given a chance to compete outside, they’d likely prefer the latter.

Ye Fei’s choice undoubtedly offers more options to other contestants.

Moreover, Ye Fei’s choice is entirely voluntary.

It spares a lot of trouble.

"By the way, if someone wants to study at Changping Academy, what are the requirements?" Ye Fei asked.

"Do you want to study at Changping?" Zhao Gushen asked.

Ye Fei nodded, "Although I studied under my master for three years, I still want to experience Changping."

Zhao Gushen had heard of it from Ye Fei.

Zhao Gushen didn’t originally know that Ye Fei’s master turned out to be Master Zhu Changzhi.

Zhu Changzhi is a famously renowned chef in Hua Country.

It’s not an exaggeration to say he’s a towering figure.

Zhu Changzhi’s ancestors were also Imperial Chefs.

Like the Ye Family.

Being an Imperial Chef doesn’t mean monopolizing the emperor’s kitchen and passing it down directly through generations.

Naturally, different family legacies exist, serving different emperors, and their Imperial Chefs vary.

The Ye Family is one.

The Zhu Family is another.

Those true core skills, Zhu Changzhi can only pass down to Zhu’s family.

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