"I’ve been scheduled for tomorrow at three in the afternoon," Ye Fei said. "By then, I’ll go on-site to cook and then let the judges taste and score it. After the auditions end, the scores and rankings will be announced, and the top fifty will advance and officially enter the competition."

After all, there are too many people signing up for the auditions, and it’s impossible for everyone to be grouped together for the competition.

Even if there were such a large venue, the judges don’t have that much appetite.

Even if they taste just one bite of each dish, they can’t taste that many.

Therefore, during the auditions, it’s ten people per group, cooking live on-site.

The judges score based on watching the cooking process and the final tasting.

To maintain maximum fairness, the judges will not be replaced.

After all, taste is quite a subjective matter, and different judges have different requirements and preferences for cooking.

So, once the judge list is finalized, it won’t change.

To avoid discrepancies in scores caused by changes in judges.

Ye Fei had watched previous years’ cooking competitions.

The fixed judges are usually five people.

Two of them are teachers from Changping Culinary Academy, two are renowned chefs, and the remaining one is invited from the world’s top ten chefs.

There’s no need to mention the teachers from Changping Culinary Academy; anyone from there is extremely famous.

No one can enter Changping Culinary Academy without some impressive skills.

The other two chefs are also famous chefs specializing in different cuisines in the country, each with their signature dish.

As for the world-class chef, there’s no need to say more.

The five judges strive to each have expertise in a specific culinary field.

For example, someone may be proficient in Chinese cuisine, someone proficient in Japanese cuisine, someone proficient in French cuisine, etc.

The gathering of five judges allows for maximum coverage of their respective expertise areas.

However, there can’t be too many judges.

Too many people make it troublesome for contestants to prepare dishes.

The judging time gets longer, making it inconvenient in every aspect.

Five people are already quite a lot.

As the competition reaches the later, more fiercely competitive stages.

To boost viewership, celebrities will be invited as guest appearances. They will express their opinions but will not participate in scoring, merely increasing the competition’s attention. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Since the Changping Culinary Competition is hosted by Changping Group, it’s not only about selecting talented culinary individuals but also generating profit for Changping Group.

Therefore, the competition’s viewership ratings, online click rates, and advertising revenue are all considerations for Changping Group.

Apart from inviting celebrities, some competition formats need to catch people’s eyes.

Thus, the Changping Culinary Competition has long since ceased to be a simple culinary competition and has become more like a real-life show.

The difference is that the cooking competition has no scripts; advancement relies purely on personal true skills, with no predetermined outcomes.

"You’re going to the auditions tomorrow; what about Xiao Mo?" Zhao Gushen asked her.

"I’ve already talked to Xiao Yun," Ye Fei remembered that Zhao Gushen might not know who Li Xiaoyun was, so she explained, "She’s Xiao Mo’s godmother. I’ll have Xiao Yun help take care of him tomorrow."

"She and Xiao Mo are both insisting on accompanying me to the competition. Spectators aren’t allowed during the auditions, but she and Xiao Mo insist on waiting outside for me to come out," Ye Fei said.

However, this way, there’s no need to worry about Ye Xiaomo being home alone.

The little guy is just too quick on his feet; what if he ends up running out on his own?