When a CEO's mindset meets bronze ware and KPI reviews clash with feudal lords, this clash spanning three thousand years is more thrilling than any workplace drama you watch! This book cracks open history's mystery box with internet buzzwords, from Pangu's creation of the world as a “seed-round funding deal” to the Xinhai Revolution as the “delisting of an empire.” Across seven chapters, it spills the secrets behind our ancestors' wildest moves:
Watch the Duke of Zhou use ritual and music to pull off an IPO and corner the Zhou market, while Shang Yang, the Warring States-era HR manager, uses KPIs to force Qin into prosperity;
See Cao Cao livestream his talent hunt, and Wu Zetian stage a reality show about seizing control of the board;
Savor how Wang Anshi's reforms set off a Song dynasty P2P financial crisis, while Zhang Juzheng drives Ming officials mad with Excel spreadsheets...
Every chapter is a hit case study: emperors and ministers become business geniuses, reforms and wars turn into corporate battlefields, and even the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove getting high becomes a recipe for going viral! Open this book and you'll get:
✓ A guide to the schemes and shadow wars of ancient top-tier star CEOs
✓ Political tactics the Twenty-Four Histories never recorded
✓ Cutting-edge historical management tricks you can put to use right away
✓ Hilarious new ways to enjoy the court's latest gossip
This book is perfect for three kinds of readers: workers who want to impress their bosses with historical anecdotes, history bloggers hoping to write a hit, and anyone who thinks history textbooks are boring. Open this book, unlock the wisdom of the ancients, and watch our ancestors use their wild schemes to shape history!
