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Netflix Series Co-Producer Dies in Shanghai After Drinking Poisoned Tea

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Lin Qi’s company was allegedly beset by internal strife.

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The founder of a Chinese entertainment company who was co-producing a Netflix series has died after drinking poisoned tea amid a corporate dispute. Lin Qi, 32, the CEO of Yoozoo Interactive, was reportedly in stable condition two days ago but died in the hospital on Friday. Bloomberg News says a suspect—reportedly an executive at Yoozoo—has been detained. Lin’s company owned the rights to a sci-fi book collection, The Three-Body Problem, and was developing it into a series for Netflix.

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