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China executes Xu Yao for 2020 murder of Lin Qi, 'Three-Body Problem' rights holder

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Guillermo Abril

4d ago· 6 min readesNews

Summary

China executed Xu Yao for the 2020 murder of Lin Qi, a billionaire video game magnate and founder of Yoozoo Games and The Three Body Universe, which holds the rights to the acclaimed sci-fi trilogy "The Three-Body Problem." Xu Yao, a former executive at the company, poisoned Lin Qi. The execution occurred in 2024, coinciding with the global Netflix premiere of the series adaptation. The article details the bizarre and dramatic story behind the murder, the legal proceedings, and the cultural significance of the intellectual property involved.

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La rocambolesca historia del asesinato de Lin Qi, magnate de los videojuegos, ha llegado a su capítulo final.
El ajusticiado fue condenado en 2024, coincidiendo ―en una inverosímil sincronía― con el estreno mundial en Netflix de la serie basada en la saga.
El magnate, dueño de los derechos de la serie de Netflix, fue envenenado en 2020 por un directivo de su empresa
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El magnate, dueño de los derechos de la serie de Netflix, fue envenenado en 2020 por un directivo de su empresa

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