Do you remember the poisoner and murderer Xu Yao?
He has finally been executed.
In Liu Cixin's science fiction novel "The Three-Body Problem,"
The Dark Forest Law is full of suspicion.
However, the business wars surrounding this top IP in reality are even more brutal.
Yoozoo Network's founder, Lin Qi, was a tech billionaire.
In 2018,
Lin Qi spent hundreds of millions of yuan to acquire the global full rights to "The Three-Body Problem,"
And established the Three-Body Universe company.
To clarify the complex legal details,
He brought in Xu Yao, who has a legal background, to serve as CEO of Three-Body Universe.
Xu Yao helped Lin Qi take on the task of reclaiming the rights,
And successfully facilitated a partnership with Hollywood,
Leading to collaboration with Netflix.
However, with the company's restructuring,
Xu Yao gradually became marginalized and also took a pay cut.
This disparity made Xu Yao harbor hatred.
He set up a drug manufacturing lab in Shanghai,
Bought various poisons on the dark web,
And conducted experiments on cats and dogs.
By the end of 2020,
Xu Yao mixed deadly poisons into Pu'er tea and cold medicine,
Hand-delivering them to Lin Qi himself.
Terrifyingly,
He also poisoned four other colleagues with whom he had work conflicts.
On Christmas Day, Lin Qi succumbed to the poisoning and passed away at just 39 years old.
He never saw Netflix's "The Three-Body Problem" become a global hit,
Nor did he witness the rise of Chinese sci-fi films and TV shows.
His life was forever frozen in the winter when he acquired the rights.
Recently, Xu Yao was executed,
Bringing this tragedy to an end.
Lin Qi exchanged his life for the global development of the "Three-Body" IP,
While Xu Yao, in the most foolish way,
Forever nailed himself to the shameful pillar of Chinese business and criminal history.