Chapter 642: Chapter 642: Why have you only just arrived?
She hadn’t told Adrian Zhekova either.
Because the top 10 contestants of the Pingla Competition had already been decided, and as Wesley Gordon had said before, the 2nd to 6th place contestants in the final competition would receive the qualification to participate in the International Culinary Competition.
The first place winner would directly get a spot on the official team.
In other words, the participants in the International Culinary Competition, and one of the official team members, would be chosen from these 10 contestants.
Therefore, a banquet was held in Belfard.
Although only the top 6 contestants would eventually get the qualification to participate in the International Culinary Competition, it was already very rare for the current top 10 contestants to be so talented.
It was hard to guarantee that someone among them would not stand out and defeat the official members.
Or participate in the competition for official members and eventually become an official member.
Anyway, those who made it to the top 10 were all elites.
This banquet also served as a disguised reward for the top 10 contestants, presenting them with awards and prize money.
Originally, the officials of the competition had said that the winner would receive a prize of 1 million.
And there would be a spot in the International Culinary Competition.
These were the visible rewards, while there were also invisible rewards, such as the fact that the winner would definitely receive more attention and have a greater reputation.
On their resume, it would also look more impressive, offering a chance to work in higher-end restaurants or open their own restaurant and create their own brand.
Because the fame was already well-established and a good foundation was laid, the road ahead would be much easier.
The winner of the Pingla Culinary Competition itself was a great brand, and these were all invisible rewards.
As for the top 10 contestants, they were very well-regarded every year.
It just so happened that this year coincided with the International Culinary Competition also being held, making the top 6 students even more well-regarded.
If it were in previous years, the top 10 contestants would already be outstanding.
As Cindy Clarke got out of the car and approached the entrance, the staff of the restaurant also recognized her.
After all, on the occasion of Charlotte York and Walter Wells’ wedding last time, Adrian Zhekova had also taken the opportunity to show off their marriage.
Bertrand York specially instructed the staff to recognize Cindy Clarke in the future.
That would be Mrs. Zhekova.
So the staff at the restaurant really couldn’t pretend not to recognize Cindy Clarke even if they wanted to.
The manager hurried over to greet her, and Cindy Clarke asked about the banquet hall where the event was being held.
The manager said, “I’ll take you there.”
So Cindy Clarke followed the manager, and just after walking for a while, someone called her, “Cindy Clarke!”
Cindy Clarke turned around and saw Cynthia Florine, Jasmine Hudson, and Gladys Joy.
Yelin Brown was eliminated from the top 10 in the previous round, so she didn’t come this time.
Cindy Clarke stopped and waited for the three of them to come over, smiling and asking, “Did you three come together? Where are the others?”
Gladys Joy said, “The three of us went for a beauty treatment, makeup, and manicure, so we came a bit late. The men don’t have so much to groom for, so they arrived early.”
So Cindy Clarke went into the banquet hall with them.
Quite a few city leaders attended this time, as well as people from the broadcasting, culture, and catering industries, including some entrepreneurs and investors.
When Parker Honi and the others saw Cindy Clarke and the others coming in, they greeted them, “Why are you just arriving now?”
Cynthia Florine said, “We didn’t arrive late, it’s good to be on time. Have the others arrived yet?”
“I don’t know how many people they invited, but according to the experience passed down by other contestants in previous years, I guess they’ve all arrived.”
Aside from the nine people from Pingla Academy, the other people present did not know that Cindy Clarke was now Adrian Zhekova’s wife.
The leaders, entrepreneurs, and investors were all talking to each other. Although the awards were being presented to them tonight, the real focus of the evening was not on them.
Rather, it was about these leaders and entrepreneurs, investors using tonight’s opportunity to get to know each other, and expand new markets and business dealings.
Parker Honi and the others didn’t even bother to find waitstaff to guide them. They came a little earlier.