"Does keeping my face hidden somehow add to my cooking skills, making the judges score me higher?" Ye Fei sneered, "Since it doesn’t, how does it affect you whether I show my face or what name I use to participate?"

"Is it hindering your culinary performance or lowering your scores?" Ye Fei asked coldly.

"What’s happening here?" A staff member came over, hearing the arguments, "The competition is about to start, get ready quickly."

The staff member looked and immediately exclaimed, "Why is someone still not made up? Hurry up! It’s about to start. The judges are already prepared, do you want them to wait for you?"

Shi Jiumei glanced around and said, "We just want to know, why can Fei Xiaomo participate with a mask and even use her pseudonym?"

"Yeah, why is she different from us?" Someone else chimed in.

"Exactly." Ding Ruyun added, "Previously during the audition stage, she was wearing a mask, but at that time, the judges didn’t mind anyway."

Fu Jiaxu sneered, "Probably because it wasn’t broadcast live then, and it was just the auditions, who knew if she would advance. The judges probably didn’t bother to fuss over it. If she got eliminated, spending time on this dispute would be pointless, wouldn’t it?"

Shi Jiumei then said, "So, you can’t be sure if Fei Xiaomo really got the competition’s permission?"

Ding Ruyun nodded with a nervous look.

Her timid appearance easily triggered protective instincts from the other male contestants.

They felt it was quite unfortunate for Ding Ruyun to be grouped with Ye Fei.

"That’s right." Fu Jiaxu said straightforwardly.

Shi Jiumei then took the opportunity to ask the staff member, "Fei Xiaomo claims she has applied with the competition and got permission. She can compete with a mask, without showing her real name."

Shi Jiumei rolled her eyes at Ye Fei again and asked the staff member, "I want to know, is it true?"

The staff member paused, seeing Ye Fei’s name tag with Fei Xiaomo written on it, looking like it wasn’t her real name.

But since the name tag was made like this for her, probably the organizers didn’t see a problem with it.

As for wearing a mask, she was just a staff member and didn’t know the specifics.

The staff member said, "I don’t know."

"Haven’t you heard about someone so exceptional that they can break the rules?" Shi Jiumei mocked.

The staff member frowned and looked at Ye Fei.

In fact, Zhao Gushen had directly notified the organizers.

But Zhao Gushen contacted the higher-ups of the organizers.

The higher-ups agreed and just informed the five judges and some key personnel, thinking it wasn’t a big issue.

As for the grassroots staff doing miscellaneous tasks, they truly didn’t think they needed to be informed.

Moreover, they hadn’t anticipated anyone targeting Ye Fei like this.

"The program is broadcast live, requires showing faces, it’s impossible to make exceptions." The staff member said, "We haven’t received any related notifications."

"I indeed got permission." Ye Fei said in a deep voice, "You can verify with your superiors."

Ye Fei also thought the staff might not be aware.

"But the live broadcast is about to start, there’s no time for verification." The staff member was somewhat impatient because they were really in a rush.