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"Mr. Chen, I've finished my investigation, and things are very strange."

Two days later, in the afternoon, Lao Zhou hurried into Chen Jun's office, his face showing a hint of confusion and seriousness.

This kind of thing is no secret in the local business circle, so the investigation did not encounter any obstacles.

He placed several documents on his desk: "The company that poached Hu Qian offered her an annual salary three times the industry standard, promised her a certain percentage of shares, signed a five-year contract, and included extremely high penalty clauses for breach of contract."

Just as Lao Zhou had expected, the conditions offered by the other party were astronomical, with a sense of disregard for cost.

"Three times the annual salary?" Chen Jun subconsciously repeated the number, wondering if he had misheard.

Such an exorbitant premium is enough to explain why Hu Qian would not hesitate to give up further talks with Xita.

Such a temptation would be hard for anyone to resist.

But the core question that's lingering in Chen Jun's mind now is—why?

Why would the other party be willing to pay such an unreasonable price?

Although Hu Qian is a rare high-level talent, she is not unique or indispensable.

Such aggressive poaching has deviated from normal business logic.

"Take a look at this one." Old Zhou had clearly figured out the underlying logic, and he pointed to another report on the table.

Chen Jun picked up the document and quickly glanced at it, his face immediately showing a look of sudden realization.

The company that poached the employee is officially called "Yunmi Cultural Tourism Investment Co., Ltd.", and its actual controlling shareholder is the younger brother of Wang Wang's wife.

The company's business itself is mediocre, and it mainly relies on undertaking some government relations and hotel management projects to maintain operations.

This high-profile involvement in the recruitment process was clearly not motivated by purely business needs, but rather by Wang Wang leveraging this kinship relationship to mobilize resources for a precise attack on Xita.

In this way, all the doubts can be explained.

It's obvious that while the resort is keeping a close eye on the farm stays, the other party is also watching their every move.

The situation is now clear: the other party intends to delay or even disrupt the progress of the activity center project by using this "hurt the enemy a thousand, but lose eight hundred of your own" tactic.

This time, taking advantage of the fact that his relative's company was short-staffed, he conveniently tripped up Hita.

"This time, it seems the agritourism business is coming for a full-scale war." Chen Jun immediately understood everything. "I originally thought their attention was mainly focused on the resort's existing business, but I didn't expect them to forcibly intervene in even new projects that haven't started yet. It seems they've really been pushed to the limit."

Upon closer examination, this makes sense. Since the other side has decided to expand the competitive front, they cannot afford to engage in only small-scale skirmishes in certain areas.

They will definitely use every means to make Hita feel "uncomfortable".

"Their use of these tactics to poach talent clearly shows their intention to compete with us to the very end. However, in a sense, we don't seem to have lost anything; at least we were forced to cut our losses before we even made any investment."

Old Zhou analyzed it from another perspective.

"If they can snatch Hu Qian this time, they might use even more ruthless methods next time."

Chen Jun was well aware of this. Although the other party could not offer such extravagant contracts every time, they had countless ways to cause trouble for the activity center's recruitment work.

"According to my intelligence, Hu Qian and Yun Mi haven't officially signed a contract yet. What should we do next?" Lao Zhou asked.

"Hita certainly won't use more leverage to snatch people; it's pointless. Although their move was disgusting, they will also pay a heavy price for it."

Chen Jun calmly analyzed.

Although he doesn't have the habit of swallowing his anger, in this matter, choosing to compete by raising the price would undoubtedly be extremely foolish.

Not only will they have to bear huge costs that they shouldn't have to pay, but they will also expose Shita's weakness of being determined to get the position to the agritainment business, thus falling into the price war trap set by the other party.

Therefore, Chen Jun had absolutely no intention of engaging in economic bargaining with the other party.

But since the other party had stabbed him, it seemed inappropriate to do nothing.

After a moment's hesitation, Chen Jun's lips curled into a meaningful smile: "We don't need the person, but we can raise Hu Qian's value. Since they're willing to pull this trick of paying inflated prices to recruit people, three times the price isn't enough..."

"How exactly... should we do it?" Old Zhou asked, his face showing curiosity.

Chen Jun waved for the other person to come closer, then lowered his voice and said, "We don't need to make direct contact with Hu Qian. That would be too obvious and could easily backfire."

"To remain completely uninvolved, we can only do so through third parties or seemingly casual channels. For example, we can release a few key pieces of information to local headhunters and senior figures in the cultural and tourism industry."

"Firstly, it creates a false sense of competition. In vague terms, it mentions that in addition to Yunmi, industrial capital from outside the province has also expressed strong interest in Ms. Hu Qian, valuing her unique ability in building a high-end service system."

"Note that the information must be vague and should not name names, leaving room for the other party to guess."

"Secondly, it points out potential risks. Through an industry analysis tone, it implies that although Yunmi has made a generous investment this time, it is questionable whether the company's fundamentals can support such high investment in the long term."

"When these words reach the ears of Hu Qian and her advisory team, they will surely sow the seeds of doubt."

"The purpose of this combination of measures is not to make us bid, but to redefine the transaction standard and make Hu Qian realize that her own value may far exceed three times the annual salary that Yunmi is currently offering."

"Only in this way will she take the initiative to fight for more favorable conditions."

"Once the negotiations reach a stalemate, or if Yunmi hesitates because the cost is too high, our goal will be achieved."

After Chen Jun finished explaining his intricate plan, Old Zhou was stunned for a moment before a look of sudden realization appeared on his face. He couldn't help but feel that the young man in front of him was incredibly shrewd in business.

This skillful use of indirect attacks is truly masterful.

"Specific implementation measures..."

Old Zhou seemed to understand, but couldn't quite grasp the details of the execution.

"Regarding the second point, please compile an objective analysis of Yunmi's recent business performance as soon as possible and pass it on to one or two industry self-media outlets through informal channels."

"As for creating the illusion of competition, I'll have Sister Sun handle that."

"Once the market reaches a consensus, what Viomi considers a sure thing will become expensive and difficult to achieve. At that point, they will either have to pay a price far exceeding their expectations, or they will have to give up."

"Regardless of the outcome, we must make them pay a higher price for this malicious poaching, or even cause internal conflicts within them as a result."

After saying all this, Old Zhou nodded, completely understanding.