Announced with great fanfare by Netflix, The three-body problem -premiered in Argentina last Thursday- is not alone a hit in its early days of streaming, but it has already stirred other waters. The Chinese judicial authorities Xu Yao was sentenced to death for the murder of Lin Qi, president of video game company Yoozoo Games and producer of the series.
Xu Yao, former director of Yoozoo, was declared guilty of poisoning Lin Qi between December 14 and 15, 2020, resulting in his death. He was arrested on December 18 of the same year. And now, as soon as the series has seen the light (and seems to be a public phenomenon), he was involved in the judicial and international scandal.
Shanghai Intermediate People’s Court He had already sentenced him to six years in prison for endangering public safety by attempting to poison other work colleagues.according to the news site Yicai.
The court found that Xu’s crime was particularly serious because “premeditation, the use of poison, the despicable motive (work disagreements) and the serious consequences” (death and several poisonings).
Xu Yao after receiving the sentence.Xu and Lin had conflicts over business management issues, their salary, and Yao’s position in the company.according to the ruling.
According to the investigation, Xu Yao poisoned Lin’s food in his office and attempted to poison other colleagues as well, between September and December 2020, managing to poison four people.
The story behind the Asian giant
Lin founded Yoozoo in 2009 and acquired the film rights to the popular science fiction novel The Three-Body Problem in 2014.praised by public figures such as Barack Obama or Mark Zuckerberg.
Lin Qi, producer of the series that will surely lead the Netflix most-watched list in its first week.In February 2020, Yoozoo has announced a deal with Netflix for that platform to produce a seriesthat is, in English (as the original language) based on the trilogy The three-body problem.
The businessman ranked 870th on the list of China’s richest people prepared by the magazine Hurunwith assets estimated at 6.8 billion yuan (1,041 million dollars850 million euros).
Yoozoo, the company created by Lin Qi in Shanghai.About the series
On the day of the premiere, Thursday 21st, the reports of Social networks Yoozoo criticized the lack of special effects in the series and the absence of famous passages in the novel.
For now it consists of a season of eight episodes. With a clear sci-fi edge, bears the seal of David Benioff and DB Weiss, the creative minds behind Game of Thrones.
The production, which tells the story of five friends who make surprising discoveries, is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Chinese author Liu Cixin, and now – with the recent decision of the Chinese Court – added a new voice to the debate.
Fountain: EFE
Source: Clarin
