Examples of the use of "stealing beams and changing pillars" in other aspects are not uncommon in ancient and modern times. For example, Meng Weijun of Qi was placed under house arrest by Qin, and in order to get out of the cage, a guest first stole the fox Baiqiu, which had been dedicated to the King of Qin, to bribe Yan Ji, who was favored by the King of Qin, and under his sweet words, the King of Qin agreed to release Meng Weijun back to Qi. Meng Weijun got the paperwork and hurried to Hangu Pass. In order to prevent the King of Qin from sending people to chase after and make things difficult for the customs guards, in addition to changing his name incognito and changing his name to be a merchant, he also asked a doorman with counterfeiting and digging skills to skillfully "do tricks" on the customs clearance documents, so that he unknowingly avoided the trouble of Hangu Pass. But it was midnight when it closed, and the gate was not opened until the rooster crowed. Meng Weijun was afraid that the Qin soldiers would chase him, so he was very anxious, thanks to his other guest who would learn to crow roosters, and as soon as he "crowed", the chickens all crowed. So the customs officials verified and switched, and Meng Weijun and his party galloped away. When King Qin woke up and sent troops to chase after him, it was too late, and Meng Weijun and the others were already like yellow cranes. This series of methods to pass the test is to use the strategy of "stealing beams and changing pillars".

Since 1987, drug smuggling cases have continued to appear in the UK, which has attracted the attention of the police. Based on the confessions of the prisoners, the police focused on the investigation at the customs port.

On September 22, a Colombian container ship "Tagamo" just arrived at the port of Southampton, England. Customs officers scrutinized a container and found signs that a lock had been pried. In order not to "startle the snake", they managed to transfer the people on board, and then cut the roof of the container with a gas cutting gun. What was surprising was that it contained 263 bags of ***, weighing more than 250 kilograms and worth 90 million US dollars.

In order to catch all the drug criminals, the police quietly replaced the *** in the plastic bag with the same weight of white powder. Through Interpol, it became known that the "Tagamo" was going to France, the Federal Republic of Germany, and the Dutch port of Rotterdam. The drug offenders on board first observed in the harbor and thought that "everything was normal". So he contacted the drug syndicate that received the goods. In order to be more safe, the drug offender carefully designed a plan of action to receive the goods. Think foolproof. At this time, Interpol and the British and Dutch police had already found out the whereabouts of the drug offenders. On 10 November, when eight drug offenders began to move containers, police suddenly appeared, and all the drug offenders were captured before they could draw their weapons.

In the business field, the strategy of stealing beams and changing pillars can be used not only by opponents, but also by oneself. It is to steal one's own beam, change one's own pillar, flexibly change the lineup to mobilize the main force, consciously adapt to the changes in market demand, cause the disadvantages of competitors, and take the opportunity to win.

Modern business warfare, on the surface, is a competition between commodities, but in essence it is a contest between commodity producers and management wisdom, from production to management, all of which condense the crystallization of wisdom. The key to the strategy of "stealing beams and changing pillars" lies in accommodating, collecting, and tapping useful talents from various sources, and even conspiring to design and recruit the "pillars" of competitors.

Talent is the foundation of business war. Clever entrepreneurs must not only do everything possible to "steal" and "exchange" the talents of the other party's "pillars", but also prevent their own "pillars" from being poached.