My wife name is Erina Nakiri

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"Won't you reconsider?" Eguchi Sugi was still a bit unwilling. "This is an opportunity to build your reputation. You still lack a certain level of recognition, don't you? Start with some small talent shows, and I believe you'll quickly establish yourself in the culinary world."

Renz couldn't possibly be unaware of the importance of recognition. To a certain extent, recognition is linked to income. Whether it's positive recognition or infamy across the entire internet, it's still recognition, and it can generate economic value.

Haven't you seen how many popular internet celebrities in China, despite having a bad reputation, learn to market themselves and embrace self-deprecation, transforming into symbols of prodigals who have returned, gaining public adoration? This short-term gain is indeed considerable.

But the problem is, Renz doesn't need this kind of infamy. He's a father now, and he needs to consider his reputation, both present and future, and think about Erina. He can participate in food talent shows. However, he absolutely cannot lower his standards. Besides, Renz can gain fame through more direct means. Wouldn't participating in The-Blue World Young Chef Selection be a better option?

If Renz's memory serves him right, there are two ways for young chefs to become famous. One is The-Blue Culinary Competition, which is the World Young Chef Selection, and the other is a food show called Underground Chef.

The former was originally established by his mother-in-law, the previous God's Tongue, Mana Nakiri. It later expanded with a new competition system, taken over by the European Culinary Alliance, which then developed two series of competitions: The-Blue World Young Chef Selection and The-Blue Culinary Global Championship.

The-Blue World Young Chef Selection requires chefs under 35 years old to participate. Those who win the top three positions in this competition automatically qualify for the biennial The-Blue Culinary Global Championship. Additionally, the winner of The-Blue World Young Chef Selection will be crowned "Rookie King of the Culinary World."

Many young chefs have achieved fame and made a name for themselves here. Even more formidable chefs have achieved a "two-jump" leap: winning the The-Blue World Young Chef Selection in their first year, and then, while a new batch of young chefs was still challenging the World Young Chef Selection, going on to win the The-Blue Culinary Global Championship in their second year.

The eligibility to participate in The-Blue World Young Chef Selection is determined by direct invitations to chefs ranked in the top ten globally and by qualifications granted to major culinary schools. For example, Totsuki Academy has three such qualifications.

This series of competitions has legitimate judges, legitimate critics, and a total prize pool of 800,000 USD, with the individual champion's prize money being 300,000 USD. In terms of both level and prestige, isn't it far superior to those culinary shows run by trashy TV stations?

Moreover, the European Culinary Alliance also has a legendary "reward mechanism": the Grand Slam Bonus. Winning the European Invitational Regional Championship, The-Blue World Young Chef Selection, and The-Blue Culinary Global Championship—the champions of these three events receive an additional 3 million USD Grand Slam bonus, an extra reward unilaterally provided by the European Culinary Alliance.

Due to the rules of the The-Blue World Young Chef Selection, it is mandatory for chefs under 35 to participate. If a chef over 35 can win the "UK World Championship," they can also trigger the Grand Slam reward mechanism.

However, due to the extreme difficulty, no one has achieved it to date. After all, competitions have their surprises. Sometimes, if the given theme is unfavorable, or if one encounters a dish they're not skilled at while their opponent happens to excel at it and is in top form, it's easy to lose the match.

Those who compete at this level are all highly-ranked chefs from various regions. So, wouldn't it be better for Renz to compete in such competitions? By crushing these opponents, he could not only gain ample prestige but also earn money for his wife and children's milk formula, and the value would be high, recognized everywhere. Why would Renz give up this clear path?

Even if he were to participate in a food show, Renz would only be willing to join the "Underground Chef" program. The reason is simple: this show was also founded by his mother-in-law, Mana Nakiri. It is said that in the past two years, the young chefs in The-Blue World Young Chef Selection performed terribly, and Mana Nakiri believed that chefs trained by professional institutions had lost the innate soul of cooking.

She voluntarily relinquished the hosting rights for The-Blue World Young Chef Selection, and then the series was acquired by the European Culinary Alliance through bidding. However, even so, Mana Nakiri is still active in these competitions as a judge, hoping for a new talent to emerge that would catch her eye.

The first season of "Underground Chef" was launched under the guise of finding civilian chefs, attracting a large number of famous self-taught chefs from the "underground" to compete. Compared to chefs trained by institutions, the dishes made by underground chefs were not only diverse but also incredibly skilled.

The champion personally selected by Mana Nakiri in the first season gained immense renown within less than a year, winning three or four competition championships and runner-up titles. These are all excellent paths to fame. And, without exception, all of them became famous under the endorsement of Mana Nakiri's God's Tongue.

Renz, being someone with foresight, definitely knows how to become famous. He suddenly thought of something: actually... he doesn't even need to compete or participate in shows to become famous. As long as Renz marries Erina, the entire culinary world would be shaken.

The only issue is figuring out how to overcome the difficulties involved in marrying Erina. At the very least, he needs the Old Man to confidently entrust his granddaughter to him, and not only that, but for the Old Man to confidently allow Erina to marry him, not for Renz to be adopted into the family.

Just these two requirements mean Renz must be exceptionally outstanding. If he's not outstanding enough, why would the Old Man confidently entrust Erina to Renz?

At the adjacent table, Rindo Kobayashi encountered an unexpected situation. This friendly match had a large number of evaluation teams present, and those who had infiltrated were all looking for commercial collaborations. Rindo Kobayashi was invited.

Rindo Kobayashi was startled. "What kind of show is this?"

"I apologize for the interruption, but we are from Tokyo TV. I am Takahashi Shinji, the associate director for this food program. From our observations, your cooking style is very suitable for our show. Our preliminary plan is to call this show 'Midnight Chef'," Takahashi Shinji took out a rough proposal to show his sincerity. "Our show is a talent show, but the funding is very limited, so your salary per episode might be a bit low," Takahashi Shinji said somewhat awkwardly.

Mana Nakiri's value was simply too high. Inviting her to be a judge for this show cost a lot of money. Even so, Mana Nakiri still had to "bring capital" to the team, reducing part of her fees, otherwise they couldn't afford her. Recently, Tokyo TV desperately needed shows that could achieve high ratings and performance, and this time, they placed their bets on food, which is closer to daily life. As a result, inviting judges almost crippled the production team's budget.

Therefore, inviting famous, high-quality contestants was also difficult, so they could only find people from students and the public. These people usually didn't demand high salaries.

However, it was quite tragic. When they approached Eishi Tsukasa earlier, he declined to participate due to being "too lazy." Several others flatly rejected the offer, finding the pay too low. The show had a long duration, extensive content, required a lot of energy for filming, and the pay was still low. Tokyo TV wasn't primarily a food program station, so their name didn't seem to hold much sway. Takahashi Shinji was very frustrated.

"Is it a food talent show?" Rindo Kobayashi pondered. Tokyo TV was indeed not primarily a food program station, but the word "Tokyo" in their name still drew attention.

"Who are the judges?" Rindo Kobayashi asked directly. Her view, to some extent, coincided with Renz's. A competition was fine. A talent show was fine too. But there absolutely had to be judges qualified to comment on others.

"This... I can't say before the show airs," Takahashi Shinji shook his head with a bitter smile. "But, rest assured, the judges are definitely qualified to comment."

"Give me a hint, tell me some details," Rindo Kobayashi asked with a smile. "If you don't tell me, it'll be hard for me to agree."

"I absolutely, absolutely cannot reveal it," Takahashi Shinji said word by word. "Unless... you can guarantee not to reveal it before the show's recording begins."

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