China executes man for poisoning gaming tycoon linked to Netflix’s ‘3 Body Problem’
Xu Yao disguised lethal pills as probiotics and also sickened several others, according to court reports.
- Chinese authorities executed former gaming executive Xu Yao on May 21 for poisoning Yoozoo Games founder Lin Qi in December 2020, a conviction the court described as 'extremely despicable'.
- The poisoning stemmed from a business dispute after Lin appointed Xu to lead Three-Body Universe in 2018 but later sidelined him when securing a Netflix deal for the science-fiction trilogy in September 2020.
- Xu disguised lethal substances as probiotic pills and gave them to Lin, who died nine days later at age 39 with a net worth of approximately $941m; the poisoning also sickened several others.
- Yoozoo confirmed the execution Tuesday, stating 'justice has ultimately been served' and expressing gratitude for 'the impartiality of the judicial process,' while one victim wrote: 'Justice comes in the end, even if it's late.'
- Lin's legacy extends through Yoozoo's control of The Three-Body Problem trilogy rights, with Netflix's 2024 adaptation becoming one of the platform's most-watched shows and crediting Lin posthumously as executive producer alongside Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and DB Weiss.
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China Executes Killer of Billionaire Gaming Mogul
China has carried out the death sentence against the former lawyer who poisoned gaming billionaire Lin Qi , whose company helped bring the sci-fi hit 3 Body Problem to Netflix. Xu Yao was executed after a Shanghai court found he laced what appeared to be probiotic pills with toxic substances in...
The rocky story of the murder of Lin Qi, a video game magnate, has reached its final chapter. China executed Xu Yao last week for killing in 2020 who was its boss: the billionaire owner of the video game company Yoozoo, and founder of The Three Body Universe, the producer who possesses the film adaptation rights of The Three Bodies Problem, the most successful science fiction trilogy of the Asian giant. Continue reading
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