Zhang Tianyu and Zhang Zhongguo were dead.
Zhang Tianyu was slain by a hitman hired by a shareholder of the Tianyu Group, and Zhang Zhongguo committed suicide by jumping off a building the next day.
Upon learning this, Lin Yun sighed slightly.
People die in the pursuit of wealth, birds perish in the pursuit of food.
The shareholders of the Tianyu Group were even more ruthless than he thought.
Though, as a result, he grew more cautious of those possessing great wealth.
None of the people capable of amassing such wealth were simple.
From now on, he had to be even more careful when taking actions.
Lin Yun immediately instructed his bodyguards to keep an extra eye on Xia Qingqing's safety these days.
The bodyguards newly hired by Lin Yun were not only strong, but several of them were also armed.
Firearms were generally not something private bodyguards could possess.
This evidenced the vast capabilities of the Gold Sword Security Company.
Lin Yun was taken aback when he found out.
However, these kind of bodyguards did not come cheap. Ordinary bodyguards cost a hundred thousand a month, while those of higher ranks came with a significantly higher price tag; two hundred thousand, three hundred thousand, or even half a million a month.
Because high-ranking bodyguards with firearm licenses were hard to come by.
Additionally, there were some bodyguards who possessed the Flying Sword Skill.
This 'Flying Sword' was not the one found in cultivation novels, but rather a weapon similar to a flying dagger.
This was a unique martial art of the Golden Sword Sect.
Martial artists tended to be even more formidable than ordinary people.
So from then on, the price of Qingyun Supreme was no longer casually discounted. The price of 11.88 million was approximately the market price for this medicinal wine. No more discount would be given, except for the wine tasting exceptionally good and him selling it slightly cheaper.
Lin Yun also placed a spending restriction on Qingyun Supreme, with it only being available for purchase by customers who had spent 50 million at Qingyun Restaurant or Qingyun Hotel, or had recharged a hundred million credits. Moreover, a single customer could only buy three bottles a month.
This was something Lin Yun set up following the Gold Sword Security Company's method of implementing customer levels.
Although Lin Yun wanted to sell a large quantity of Qingyun Supreme, he had no choice but to set it up this way.
At the same time, Qingyun Hotel and Qingyun Restaurant introduced a membership system. Becoming a regular member required a one-time expenditure of 500 thousand or a recharge of 1 million to receive a 5% discount. And spending a million or recharging 5 million could upgrade to an Iron Card membership, which came with a 10% discount. Higher-level memberships were not yet available.
Additionally, these discounts did not apply to Qingyun Supreme.
Qingyun Supreme wasn't exempt from discounts entirely. To get a 5% discount on a ten-bottle monthly limit, one had to recharge 10 billion. And to get a 10% discount on buying 20 bottles each month, one had to recharge 30 billion.
The implementation of such policies not only facilitated the development of Qingyun Restaurant and Qingyun Hotel but also highlighted the value of Qingyun Supreme.
At the same time, Lin Yun used his super-brain and his computer skills to block out information about his home background online. To do so, he specifically purchased some advanced computer technology, costing him 30 Spirit Crystals.
This way, unless there were any surprises, it wouldn't be easy for anyone to look into his family background anymore.
As expected, after the policies implemented by Qingyun Restaurant and Qingyun Hotel were announced, they caused quite a stir in Shen City. Qingyun Restaurant became the top among top-tier restaurants.
Spending 500 thousand or a million in a single meal, or recharging a million or 5 million didn't count for much. Other top-tier restaurants also had similar systems, and some even set higher thresholds.
The crucial point lied in the 10 million-plus bottle of wine. It astonishingly required a minimum spend of 50 million or recharging 100 million for it to be purchasable. Not only was there no discount offered, but there was also a limit on a number of bottles you could buy.
If you wanted a discount and to buy more, there were only two thresholds: one was recharging 10 billion and the other was recharging 30 billion. Only someone with a screw loose would buy wine that way.
Many believed that Qingyun Supreme was probably just a publicity stunt by Qingyun Restaurant.
Truth be told, Qingyun Restaurant's strategy wasn't a bad one. While they didn't know if there were people silly enough to buy Qingyun Supreme in such a manner, they had made a name for themselves and elevated Qingyun Supreme to a revered status.
More wealthy individuals were now aware of Qingyun Restaurant and Qingyun Supreme.
However, Qingyun Supreme also had the quality to back its revered status. Not a single customer who had a sip of the Qingyun Supreme said it didn't taste good. All they could say was that a bottle cost over a million, a price too steep for the common folk to afford.