Chapter 017 Girlfriend
At around 10 o'clock that morning, the landline on Masao Ishihara's desk rang. He was affected by conditioned reflex and immediately stretched out his right hand to secretly remove the hands-free button on the landline.
On the other end of the phone, the voice of the doorman security guard came and said, "President, there is a person named Haruko Torii looking for you at the gate."
Masao Ishihara was stunned for a moment before answering: "I understand. I'll come soon."
As soon as he finished speaking, he pressed the hands-free button on the landline again. After leaving the chair, he rushed to the gate of Karuizawa Whiskey Distillery.
When Masao Ishihara saw Haruka Torii's instinct, his first reaction was to blurt out: "Why are you here?"
Haruka Tosui raised her arms, spread her left and right palms at him, and said with a smile: "I'm here to give you a surprise. Is it unexpected or not, are you happy?"
Masao Ishihara lightly lit his head and said, "It's true that I'm surprised, and I'm happy."
Haruka Tosui turned her body ninety degrees, looked at the doorman security guard, and still kept a smile and said, "Uncle, I can go in now!"
When the doorman saw that the presidents of his own winery came out to greet each other in person, he understood and said, "I am also doing business.
It is impossible that you unilaterally say that you are our president’s college classmate and girlfriend, so I have no doubt at all and will let you in directly.”
"Understand." Haruka Tosui saluted him mischievously.
She paused for a moment, then asked, "Have there anyone else who claims to be your president's girlfriend?"
"No, you are the only one." The doorman said the truth.
"It's not that your president is here that you meant to say that, right?" Haruka Torii asked tentatively.
"The old president has just passed away, and the new president has just taken over. I can take full responsibility for what I just said with my personal dignity." The doorman security guard said seriously.
"I believe in you." Haruka Torii smiled.
At the same time, Masao Ishihara had no intention of blaming the doorman security guard at his own winery, after all, the other party was also performing his job responsibilities.
He looked at Haruka Tooi and said calmly: "Let's go! Are you so worried about me? I'm absolutely relieved of you."
Haruka Tosui did not answer immediately, but not only approached him, but also reached out to him without hesitation and held his left arm. The two turned around at the same time, walking in unison towards the winery.
Haruko Torii has a lively personality and smiled and said, "This is the first time in my life that I have entered the best whiskey distillery in all RBs."
"Miss Torii, you are really good at joking. The Yamazaki Whiskey Distillation House and the Shirasu Whiskey Distillation House under your Suntory Group have long been famous.
Among the three major whiskey distillation centers in RB, you Suntory Group occupy these two seats, a veritable industry leader.
As for the last one, the Yushi Whiskey Distillation Institute, which has historical origins with your Torii family and Suntory Group, was established by Masato Takezuka.
Anyone who has a certain in-depth understanding of the development history of RB whiskey knows that Masato Takezuka, known as the father of RB whiskey, and your ancestor Nobui Nobui, once made whiskey together.
Although this whiskey was not sold well in terms of sales at that time and did not meet the tastes of RB people at that time, it also created the Yamazaki whiskey later.
As for later, the two of them had irreconcilable conflicts and conflicts over their ideals of whiskey brewing and taste, and they parted ways.
Although there was no happy ending to them, the two of them also had a sympathy. Their belief in working together to make the best whiskey was deeply influenced by RB's generations of people in later generations.
Our Karuizawa Whisky Distillation was established in 1955. So far, it has only 42 years of history. I dare not compare with the Yamazaki Whisky Distillation Institute established in 1923." Masao Ishihara said neither humble nor arrogant.
"Overy modesty is hypocrisy. The outside world doesn't know, but as an insider, I don't know yet? The route you Karuizawa Whiskey Distiller is small and small and special." Haruka Tori pointed out incisively.
"The fragrance of wine is afraid of the deep alley." Even though Masao Ishihara knows that the quality of his whiskey is excellent, RB is also a top-notch existence. Not only is it not inferior to Suntory's Yamazaki, Shirazuka, and Sonata, but it is also stronger than Yushi and Takezuka produced by Yushi whiskey distillation.
The most troublesome thing he is the peat flavor of his own whiskey. On the one hand, it is difficult for the public to accept, especially for whiskey beginners. On the other hand, it is that the advertising intensity is not enough. In addition, the price is too high, which makes it difficult for ordinary wage earners to accept.
"It's better to be afraid of the deep alley, right?" Haruka Tosui smiled and corrected him.
"What did you do from Tokyo from a distance to Karuizawa, a small countryside place?" Masao Ishihara asked casually.
"I miss you!" Haruka Torii said straight.
Sometimes, Masao Ishihara is really unbearable for her enthusiasm and liveliness. Who makes me have an introverted personality?
Seeing that he did not reply, Haruko Torii became unhappy and said, "Don't you miss me?"
"I think, think, I think, I think you, I often suffer from insomnia at night." Masao Ishihara made his debut without blurting out his mind.
"Look at how false you said. As the saying goes, not seeing each other for a day is like three autumns. We haven't met for many days. We call your phone, but it can't be reached.
Later, I learned from your best friend that you suddenly returned to your hometown. Later... I didn't catch up to see my uncle off, which was so regretful." Haruka Tosui said sadly.
"The incident happened suddenly." Masao Ishihara said seriously.
"Do you still remember how we met?" Haruka Tori asked targetedly.
"Of course I remember. On a dark and windy night, I walked into a store that specializes in whiskey. At that time, you were drinking Karuizawa whiskey there.
You, a young girl who looks less than 20 years old, actually chooses to drink peat-flavored whiskey, and the taste is not ordinary. Out of curiosity about you, I took the initiative to chat with you.
Our conversation not only surprised me to find out that you are also a college student studying at Ichibashi University, but also know whiskey very well." Masao Ishihara couldn't help laughing as he said.
Chapter completed!