Actually, the cost of tickets for a few dozen people was negligible for both the zoo and Suming.
The reason Suming had staged such a display to intimidate the other party was, on the one hand, to establish a tough image through television, sending a message that even a small zoo was not to be trifled with, to prevent any Tom, Dick, or Harry from stirring up future trouble. On the other hand, a hardline leader tends to be more popular, and it also helped to generate public interest for both the zoo and himself. After all, the development of the zoo still relied on visitors. In recent years, the 'fan economy' had emerged, and if the zoo could garner a subset of diehard fans, it would be greatly beneficial for the future.
Furthermore, now that things had escalated to this point, with all pretense of cordiality gone and true intentions revealed, there was no need to save face for anyone anymore; if they were going to act, they needed to do it thoroughly!
