Tā tiāntiān gěi xiǎo gōngsī shīyā, jiǎnzhí shì bámiáozhùzhǎng.
He pressures the small company every day — he's literally yanking the seedlings out of the ground.
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From 《孟子·公孙丑上》: a man from Song, frustrated his crops weren't growing fast enough, pulled each sprout up a bit. He went home boasting he'd 'helped them grow' — and the next day they were all dead.
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Picture yanking up seedlings to make them taller. They're 'taller' for a moment, then they wilt. Perfect cautionary image.
