Three-body problem producer Lin Qi succumbed after consuming poison

Earlier this month, Lin Qi, founder of Chinese gaming giant Yuzu and co-creator of Netflix has an upcoming adaptation of Sixin Liu The three-body problemInvestigations into a hospital’s reporting symptoms led doctors and police to believe they had been intentionally poisoned by a coworker.

As police began investigating the suspect, Qi remained in the hospital, and it was unclear whether he would recover, but things have now taken a much deeper turn.

according to this Hollywood reporterQi, 39, died for the first time yesterday on December 17 after coming back to the hospital with symptoms that were attributed to the intake of poisoned tea. While Shanghai police did not initially provide much identifying information about the suspect other than his surname and the fact that he did work Qi in Yoozoo, South China Morning Post The suspect’s identity as Yao Xu, another film executive recently responsible for overseeing Yoozoo’s Three-Body Universe, the entity within the company. Tied project Three bodies Intellectual property.

The suspect is currently being held by local authorities in an investigation into Qi’s toxicity and death.

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