Chinese Authorities Execute Man for Murder of Gaming Tycoon Lin Qi

Beijing. Chinese authorities have executed a person on charges of murdering famous gaming businessman Lin Qi.

The person who received the death penalty is former lawyer Su Yao, who was found guilty by the court in 2024. According to China's local media, this incident occurred in 2020. Su was accused of murdering Lin by poisoning. It is said that this incident happened after their business dispute escalated.

Lin was the founder of China's gaming company Yuzhou Games. He played an important role in connecting the company to a major project related to Netflix, which later became the globally popular series 'Three-Body Problem'. According to court details, Su fed Lin a poisonous substance disguised as a probiotic tablet. Following this, Lin fell ill in December 2020. Several others also fell ill in this poisoning incident. He died nine days later during treatment at the hospital, at the age of 39.

Su was arrested by the police in 2020 itself, and the court sentenced him to death in 2024. According to the latest report, his death penalty was carried out on May 21. Lin's death had shocked not only China's gaming industry but also the international entertainment sector. He was one of the heads of the company developing games based on the famous Game of Thrones theme.

His company held the film rights to the world-famous science-fiction series Remembrance of Earth's Past, which Netflix later adapted into a television series. After Su's death penalty was confirmed, Lin's company responded by saying that justice has finally been served. Colleagues of Lin said that his death caused great damage to the industry.