In 2020, a former executive in China, Xu Yao, was sentenced to death for the murder of Lin Qi, the founder of the high-profile gaming company Yoozoo, as reported by chinese media.
Xu Yao poisoned the food of company founder Lin Qi during a professional dispute. The Shanghai First Intermediate People’s Court reported this incident.
Yoozoo, the company in question, holds the film rights to the acclaimed Chinese science fiction trilogy known as “The Three-Body Problem”.
Yoozoo granted Netflix the exclusive right to produce an adaptation of the captivating Chinese science fiction trilogy. Notably, Lin Qi, the visionary behind Yoozoo, was named the executive producer for the series.
Ex Executive Sentenced To Death For Netflix Producer's Murder: Report
A former executive in China has been sentenced to death for murdering the founder of a high-profile gaming company in 2020, the China media reported.
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This ambitious project is being brought to life by the acclaimed creators of “Game of Thrones”, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss.
The company behind “Game of Thrones: Winter Is Coming,” created an officially licensed browser game based on the iconic television series “Game of Thrones”. In collaboration with HBO and Warner Bros.
Interactive Entertainment, Yoozoo meticulously recreated the vast and intricate world of Westeros within this massive-scale multiplayer game. Players can explore the Seven Kingdoms, complete with major landmarks and castles from the epic TV series.
According to the court statement, Xu Yao, poisoned the food of Lin Qi in December 2020 due to a dispute over the company’s management. Tragically, Lin, who was 39 years old, succumbed to the poisoning about 10 days later.
Xu’s actions also left four other individuals seriously ill, although they did not lose their lives. These events unfolded within the company’s office during the months of September to December 2020.
According to a report by Caixin, Lin Qi, the founder of a high-profile gaming company, was allegedly administered a cocktail of up to five different poisons.
Yao, meticulously set up his own laboratory in Shanghai to test these poisons, ensuring their effectiveness against Lin.
Initially, Lin’s condition was deemed stable, but tragically, he succumbed to the poisoning nine days later, despite receiving 40 liters of blood transfusions.
The untimely demise of the 39-year-old founder deeply shook China’s technology and gaming communities . According to officials, the chilling murder was primarily motivated by professional jealousy.
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