The VIP box on the second floor is one-third the size of the auction venue on the first floor, but it is extremely private. The only entrance to the box is located in a special area of the clubhouse's underground car park. Vehicles are only available for guests with special invitations, and no other vehicles are allowed to approach. At the entrance to this area, there is not only a team of security personnel on duty, but guests must scan the invitation with a special password before they can go directly to the VIP box through the elevator in the area. There is a 360-degree monitoring outside the VIP box, which is monitored by security personnel, and there are also security personnel patrolling the corridor outside in real time. The only window in the room is a wide curved floor-to-ceiling window, facing the stage on the first floor, made of special tempered single-sided glass, which can be bulletproof, and can make it impossible for outsiders to peep or even notice that there is a VIP box here.

The interior decoration of the box does not adopt a graceful and luxurious design, but inherits the consistent architectural style of Ling's architecture, which is atmospheric and simple. The services in the box are readily available, from eating and drinking to entertainment to leisure, which can be said to be something that can only be imagined. Even if a guest suddenly wants to get fit, there is a mini gem bar for them to use.

At this time today, the representatives of the ten major families have gathered in this magical room. After all, the Ten Families are the real owners of the "Thanksgiving World" charity auction, and in order to avoid unnecessary intrusion by the media and some people in this environment, such a special arrangement is needed. It's just that, as time goes by, the Ten Families pay less and less attention to this charity auction, and they only send those who are not valued in the family to go through the motions every year.

And this year, the Ling family, as the host, naturally can't slack off as before, so the representative of the heir of the family, Ling Tingzhen, attended to show the importance that the Ling family attaches to this year's auction.

As in previous years, the representatives of the Ten Families began to live in separate quarters after a polite greeting, either enjoying the excellent service in the box or watching the celebrities entertain themselves, waiting only a few hours for the auction to be over and return home. But Ling Tingzhen was different, after all, as the heir to the head of the family, he was not the same as these so-called family representatives, and besides, he came today with an important task.

At this time, Ling Tingzhen held a red wine glass and paced to the floor-to-ceiling window of the box, enjoying the performance on the stage while observing the reactions of the guests from time to time. With the in-depth development of Lingxiao Group in China, many of these people in the audience will become partners or competitors of their own groups, especially those groups established by the emerging five families. But how can there be permanent partners and rivals in the mall? Ling Tingzhen only hopes that he can be comfortable in it, so that Lingxiao Group can be deeply rooted in the land of China and stand tall, which will also complete the goal of the ancestors for many years.

The red wine in Ling Tingzhen's wine glass was less and more, and he always stood in front of the window without moving, as if he was an angler standing by the river waiting for the big fish to be hooked, quietly, but with sharp aggression in his eyes. After planning for so long, just waiting for this day, Ling Tingzhen was not in a hurry at all. Every time the fish wants to hook, he becomes more patient, because only then will the basket not be empty.

"Brother Ting Zhen, long time no see." Suddenly, a voice with a foreign accent sounded in Ling Tingzhen's ears, and he was overjoyed, and said in his heart, "The big fish has finally bitten the bait." ”

Ling Tingzhen's expression was the same as always, and he turned to look at the person who spoke. This person is none other than James Roald, a candidate for the heir to one of the world's top ten families.

Like the Ling family, the Roald family was also a family that benefited from the previous two world wars and rose rapidly. Although one of the two families originated in country C and the other grew up in country A, the ancestors of the two families met in country A very early.

All this has to start with the history of the Ling family in A. At that time, country A was going through its pioneering era, and country C was still in the period of feudal empire. At that time, the Ling family had already gained a firm foothold in country C and began to see scale. However, Ling's adventurous and pioneering spirit has not stopped their development, not only expanding their business to the north and south of the country, but also establishing their own information network.

Once, a sea boat belonging to the Ling clan returned from fishing at sea and rescued a dying blonde foreign man. Fortunately, there was a doctor on board, and under his careful care, the man was able to recover his health. But because no one could understand what he said, in the end, the crew of the sea ship sent him to the Ling family's own house and asked the head of the family to dispose of it. At that time, although there were not so many foreigners in country C, because of Ling's foresight, he would often invite these foreigners to come to country C for gatherings and exchanges at home. The children of the family were required to learn the language of their country from these foreigners, so that they could understand what the man was saying.

Through this man's self-report, the Ling family learned that on the way back from country A to country B, the boat he was on was suddenly overturned by a storm, and he was lucky to hold a plank, and he didn't know how long he drifted on the sea before he was rescued by Ling's ship. It was also through this man that the Ling family learned about the existence of country A for the first time, and also knew that country B was continuously sending people to country A to pioneer. The head of the Ling family also thought about this. Finally, after a year of careful preparation, the Ling family sent a clansman, under the leadership of the head of the family, loaded with advanced tools and talents, with the help of the guidance of the person from country B, to board the sea ship bound for country A.

After three months of ups and downs, Ling's ship finally docked at the port of country A. At this time, due to the sparse population and low productivity of country A, it just gave the Ling family who came here with advanced technology and talents the opportunity to show their strength.

However, the Ling clan did not rush to develop, but conducted a precise investigation around its location, and only started after sorting out the personal connections. This is all the business experience accumulated by the ancestors, and although it is now in a different place, it is equally effective. Therefore, the Ling clan did not have friction or unnecessary competition with the people of Country B, who also came here to open up, or the locals who were not of the same kind. Rather, with the help of their friendliness, each shows that it can develop.

Unlike the animal husbandry that country B or the locals are good at, the Ling family is more good at agriculture. Although the climate here is different from that of country C, the Ling clan quickly grasped the law of climate change, and also learned lessons from repeated failures, and continued to improve, and finally formed a large-scale cultivation of grain, vegetables and fruits in the vast land of country A, and because of its excellent quality, it was very popular in the local area. However, the Ling clan was not satisfied, but made persistent efforts, learned animal husbandry techniques from the locals, and started their own animal husbandry industry. In this way, after a generation's efforts, the Ling family became a powerful and wealthy family here.

With the development of productive forces and technological innovation, more and more people from country B and locals have transformed from handicraft workshops to establish new industries. The Ling clan naturally couldn't be left behind, so they also made preparations. With the advantage of raw materials, they soon formed a one-stop business model of production, processing and sales. However, in the past, transportation was not only slow but also had a small capacity, so it was destined to build factories in the raw material production areas and transport them to various places by horse-drawn wagons for sale. To this end, Ling's began to invest in its new raw material production areas and supporting factories in various places, built post stations and became a fleet of horses, and asked special people to design the most economical route to ensure that each carriage was not empty, thus building Ling's transportation network, which is also Ling's information channel, and perfectly expanded Ling's information network to country A.

With the development of industry, the people of country B and the locals began to pay attention to the wasteland in the west of country A. Because of its mountainous terrain, it was overlooked by everyone at the time of the initial development. It wasn't until geologists discovered coal and oil, the most needed energy in the industrial age, that a new wave of development to the west was triggered.

The Ling clan was also the Roald family that became strong at this time. At that time, the Roald family had already made a name for themselves in the west and occupied a mineral area. Although the Ling family tried to show kindness and friendship to them after arriving in the west, after all, resources were limited and on a first-come, first-served basis, and the Roald family did not want to have an additional Ling family as the denominator to divide these resources. Since the other party opened the stance, then the Ling clan was not afraid, the two sides launched an open and secret battle, and their exploration team successively arrived at a mountain col that was rumored to be rich in coal mines for exploration.

The area of this col is limited, and the two teams went around for two or three days before finally meeting. The captain of the Roald family's exploration team is the youngest son of the head of his family, and he has been arrogant since he was a child, and he has always wanted to teach the Ling family a lesson, but unfortunately he didn't have the opportunity. At this time, he was the first to rush out and call the formation, if the Ling clan didn't dare to respond, he would have to get out of this area.

Although the leader of the Ling clan is only a woman, he is also a figure of the aunt and grandmother in the family, how can he be frightened by this hairy boy who looks a few years older than himself. So he immediately came out to respond. In this way, the two parties agreed to find the coal mine within 24 hours with the help of one person, and the winning side could mine the coal mine, while the losing side had to withdraw unconditionally.

The result of this confrontation was, of course, ultimately ended in the defeat of the Roald family, but this competition inadvertently deepened the understanding between the Ling family and the Roald family. The leader of the Ling clan found that the youngest son of the head of the Roald family was not so arrogant in the game, but was very cautious and wise, but in the end, he lacked a little luck to get a head start. And the youngest son of the Roald family also discovered that the leader of the Ling family was not only smart but also brave, and it was she who acted in time to save herself from almost falling off the cliff. In this way, the two young people turned from bitter enemies to friends, and even had a little spark of love. However, this spark did not usher in a romantic ending, because the Roald family forbade foreign marriage, so the two could only stop at friends.