Lin Qi was born in Wenzhou, Zhejiang in China, 1981. Ever since he was little, he had a burning passion for video games and pursued his studies on Computer Information Management (CMI) at Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications.

When asked about his college life, Lin Qi stated that, “During my four years in college, I ate lunch in a box for two years and spent half the time staring at the computer.” After his graduation in 2004, he worked as a software engineer for Zhejiang Telecom then moved on as a partner for an advertising agency.

Lin Qi launched Yoozoo Games in 2009 during the peak of online gaming platforms. The company has launched several games that have been a non-stop hit to their Chinese customers.

One of their most popular games were Game of Thrones: Winter Is Coming, which was an online multiplayer and real-life strategy game based on the HBO television series “Game Of Thrones.” Due to the company’s over-growing success in the gaming industry, Yoozoo has expanded into film production.

Lin Qi was a major fan of the best-selling novel, “The Three-Body Problem”, and had big plans to bring his favorite sci-fi book to all televisions in China, and possibly the world. He had dreams of making the series a global sensation, up high in the ranks with “Star Wars” and “Game Of Thrones.”

However, this would all change in December of 2020, when Lin Qi was fatally poisoned by Xu Yao, Yoozoo’s senior executive, over an argument they had about the future of “The Three-Body Problem’s” adaptation. Allegedly, Xu Yao described Lin Qi as “an arrogant person” who never took anyone else’s opinion but his own.

This angered Xu Yao as he helped Lin land the Netflix deal in early 2020, causing Xu Yao to, reportedly, acquire lethal substances and disguise them as probiotic pills, in which he gave to Lin Qi. In other reports, he poisoned all of the beverages (with the use of methylmercury chloride) in the Yoozoo office, leading to most people who attended the party, to fall sick. All of them survived.

Lin’s sudden death shocked all of China and sparked widespread speculation. Chinese authorities didn’t share much details towards the case against Xu, who murdered one of the richest men in all of China. The case of Lin Qi took four years to uncover but finally, on March 22nd of 2024, the Shanghai First Intermediate People’s Court found Xu Yao guilty of murder and sentenced him to the death penalty.

Rapper Macklemore has released a song entitled “Hind’s Hall” in support of pro-Palestine protests. In an Instagram post, he announced that the song will be released to streaming services soon. Once it is up, all proceeds will go to UNRWA.

Macklemore, whose real name is Bejamin Haggerty, is best known for his hit song “Thrift Shop.” He has a history of being outspoken in favor of the Palestinian cause, and gave a speech in Washington DC during the November 4th pro-Palestinian demonstration.

In the song, Macklemore asks “What is threatening about divesting and wanting peace?” He also repeated the famous lyric “Fuck Tha Police,” and called for an end to police violence against protestors.

Macklemore also tore into Biden, accusing him of being responsible for what he believes is an ongoing genocide. “The blood is on your hands, Biden, we can see it all / And fuck no, I’m not voting for you in the fall.”

Watch the full Instagram Reel below:

In a recent interview with GB News host Nigel Farage, Former President Trump said that Prince Harry could be deported from the United States. Trump said that the former royal should not receive special treatment when the country considers his visa application.

Prince Harry moved to the United States with his wife Meghan Markle following his departure from official royal duties in June 2020. This involved applying for a visa to reside in the United States.

Applications for a visa to the United States ask if the applicant has ever done a selection of illegal drugs. Doing such drugs can often result in the denial of an American visa.

This has led conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation to sue the Department of Homeland Security over access to Prince Harry’s immigration records. Prince Harry has a history of doing illegal drugs, as revealed in his memoir ‘Spare,’ including cocaine and shrooms.

The Former President warned that if it comes out that Prince Harry lied about his history of drug usage on his visa documents, the government will have to take “appropriate action.” This action could include removing the former royal from the United States, and returning him to his home country of the United Kingdom.

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