Chapter 5 · Close-Quarters Stratagems
反客為主
Fǎn kè wéi zhǔ
Turn the Guest into the Host
反客為主
reverse · guest · become · host
Enter as the guest, make yourself useful and then indispensable, then quietly take over the house.
今 Today
A consultant is hired for a "small advisory role." They learn every system, become the person everyone asks, get pulled into the key decisions — and within a year they're effectively running the department that hired them.
反 When it backfires
Guests who grab for the host's chair get noticed. Move too fast and the real owner remembers it's their house — and shows you the door you came in through.