Burning Passion

CHAPTER 70: WHAT IS YOUR NAME?

THEO'S POV

The next day, his digital alarm clock awakened him.

Today is a lunch meeting at Lavaux District with the Reynolds Winery House. The vineyard has been doing business with the LSDC for decades and Nina assigned him to take care of all the matters.

Glancing at the clock, it was 7 a.m. He woke up early in the morning even if he informs his employees they have a lunch meeting in the countryside, so he won't go to the office later.

Today, he wants to work out and throw some punches at his small gym, located underground in this building.

Theo throws punches at the punching bag for 20 minutes. Not feeling satisfied, he began kicking the bag with both of his knees and feet. Next is the exercises the Martial Arts his body has been familiar with. Although he does not remember how he learns it, he let his body move and perform the movement.

After one hour of doing these exercises, he took a warm shower and fixed a quick breakfast for himself. Theo heaves a deep sighed and murmurs to himself.

'How tiring to eat alone.'

Maybe he would consider what Phil suggested. But he can't force himself to be just any girl.

"Master, I'm sorry if I took long to come back."

"No worries." He replied.

Seated in his living room, he patiently waited for Roland's arrival. Anyway, his assistant is not late, he was just early.

They took a train to Lavaux Region, to Geneva, Switzerland.

From there, they rented a car toward the Reynolds Vineyard.

Throughout their trip, he's been noticing how Roland was happy. It might be something happens last night.

"Mind sharing the wonderful news?"

"Ah, my girlfriend is pregnant."

"Oh. Congratulations."

"Thank you, Master."

"What was your plan now?"

"We're planning to get married, and—" Roland paused and weigh something necessary to mention or not.

"Normally you would live together."

"Yes, master. But I—"

"Don't worry about me. You can come to work early, right?"

"Thank you, Master!"

Ah, everyone is getting married and having a family now.

Theo fell on his thoughts and his assistant seemed to read what's on his mind.

"Um, I'm sorry to mention this, Master. But countless women want to steal your attention. And what I noticed this whole time, you never have an interest to date or, you know."

He understood what Roland meant to say. He's not into one-night-stand.

"Also, I am sure you are not that kind of gender… I mean your sexual orientation." Roland was hesitant to say the word.

Theo glared at his assistant, who scratched his head.

"Don't think bad of what I said, master. You never showed you are interested in men. People assume as they never see you into a relationship."

What the heck? Theo just rolled his eyes and looked outside the window. No one knows anyway. The reason no woman got his attention because of one woman who has it already.

However, he didn't know where is she and where he can find her. When he got a chance to drives around the entire Europe, he tried to look for her, but he failed to find her.

And that is why he looks forward to her visiting his dreams instead.

No one knew about his secret but himself why no woman can stir his interest.

"We've arrived, Master."

Theo steps out of the car and immediately, the Vineyard administrator meets him on the patio of the house.

"Welcome, Mr. Shang."

"Thank you, Mr. Langley."

"Please, come in."

Mr. Langley guided them inside the villa and invited toward the study room. Waste no time, Mr. Langley began.

"Mr. Zhang, thank you very much for clearing out your appointments to meet us."

"Don't bother, Mr. Langley, I also came here to hand over our new orders."

"Regarding that, Mr. Shang. There was an accident yesterday. The volumes of your orders will affect this. So I want to propose another product. I assure you, this is not out in the market yet. So it was more likely, if the LS bought its Royalty, you have the signature of this brand."

Theo processes everything Mr. Langley has explained.

"Now, I will take the sample."

Left alone, Theo and Roland talk about this matter. If the orders don't meet, it was a big delay in the distribution and even afflicted the target consumers.

"What are you planning to do now, Master Shang? Do we have to make it to another winery house?"

"I will see if Mr. Langley's proposal is worth a try."

Coming back to the library, Mr. Langley brought a wine bottle without a label. There is three wine glass in the table and he pours the liquor.

"Please, have a try, Mr. Shang."

Theo takes the glass and brought it toward his nose and breath on it. "Why it looks like champagne, Mr. Langley?" curious about its appearance, it doubted that the liquor is a wine.

"But it tastes sweet, master!"

Theo glance at Roland before he sips on his glass. "It tastes wine."

"And it has 10% alcohol."

Theo and Roland looked at each other. It was Roland who commented further.

"But it cannot taste the alcohol at all. This can be a lady's drink."

"Although it has a higher percentage of alcohol, we cannot completely taste it. Those who cannot enjoy the bittersweet, this will be perfect for them. It is completely sweet, also good to pair with meals. I suggest, Mr. Shang, the best promotion to this wine is to get the women's attention."

"I agree, Master Shang. The market we could target in this one are those women hesitant to drink as sensible of its taste. And the crystal color of the liquor is one thing like magical."

MAGICAL…

A flash of ideas now flooded to his head.

"Mr. Langley, the Royalties you were talking about?" Theo asked afterward.

"Now, let's talk about that, Mr. Shang."

They continued discussing the new product over lunch, further to their contracts.

"Thank you for a wonderful lunch, Mr. Langley."

"My pleasure, Mr. Shang. I look forward to continues working with you."

Mr. Langley and Theo shake hands, then Roland before they go to their rented car.

"What do you think, Master Shang?"

"Tell everyone not to go home, yet. We will have an immediate meeting when we arrive at the office."

"Oh, okay." Roland takes out his phone and sends a message to the Receptionist of their office, his girlfriend Margarette to relay an important message to the entire team.

"We should start making plans for the promotion."

"But we haven't consulted the Chairman yet. Would she allow us to delay the distribution for the next month?"

"She has enough until then. And, I will convince her to launch a new product."

"Let's work on the concept before we head France." A lot of concepts he had in mind.

"I think I have the perfect idea for the ads. Let us take the settings to the vineyard. There is a man. He's walking in the vineyard. Then he found this girl. He follows her, but the woman disappears. What he found is the wine! So, I think it is unnecessary to show the woman's face."

"Hm? Why is that?"

"To leave mysterious feels? I guess I have to draw a woman's face to put into the label. The woman he saw in the vineyard, is the one on the label."

"Looks a brilliant concept, Master!" Roland complimented, which he keeps glancing at his master.

"What?"

"Ah, I just thought you are doing your job because it was what you need to do as a contribution to your family. Now I could see, you have a passion for it, actually."

He chuckled before he replied to his assistant. "Is that what you think?"

"It was because I never saw you this enthusiast since the LS office put up here in Switzerland."

"Hmm…"

Roland drops his mouth. It shocks him seeing his master smiled. Rare for him see the boss tear his mouth with a genuine smile like he's truly happy like when he visited the Karson family, but never when related to his job.

"Anyway, Master Shang. About the new product, you already had an idea for the name? Do you think, it should be a female's name?"

"Yes, it should be a female's name," he agreed.

Theo looks outside the car window and fell to his own thought. Honestly, he wants her to be the woman of this wine.

And speaking of name… he does not know of her name yet, so he wonders.

'What is your name?'