Chapter 494: Absurd Poisoning Case
[Since 2019, Youzu's revenue has begun to show a sharp downward trend. As of March 2020, the company's profit has fallen by more than 70% year-on-year. At the same time, Lin Qi, the largest shareholder of Youzu, has seen his shares drop from 34% to 24%, cashing out more than 2 billion. ]
[At the same time, the Three-Body Universe, the most important weight in Youzu's hands, has not been smooth in IP development. CEO Xu Yao, who has a legal background, has no experience in the adaptation and development of entertainment IPs, and has repeatedly failed in various attempts. ]
[The decline in revenue and the rush to cash out have made Lin Qi increasingly dissatisfied with Xu Yao, and he often curses at him in front of everyone at company meetings. At the same time, Lin Qi also denied his previous promise, stripped Xu Yao of his control over the Three-Body Universe, and canceled all the promised 20 million annual salary plus options. ]
[For various reasons, Xu Yao hated Lin Qi and developed a revenge mentality. As a highly intelligent criminal, he chose to poison. In order to avoid early investigation, he referred to a large number of criminal investigation TV dramas and documentaries, rented a special drug manufacturing site in Qingpu, Shanghu, and established an import and export company. He purchased a large amount of poison through the dark web and overseas channels, and conducted experiments on cats and dogs. 】
【As early as half a year ago, Xu Yao had already begun to poison in secret, hoping to poison Lin Qi through chronic poisoning. The latter also showed symptoms of discomfort many times, but never took it to heart. 】
【This time, Xu Yao gave Lin Qi a bottle of "probiotics" nutritional supplements mixed with compound poison pills, and urged him to take it through his secretary. He hoped to prolong Lin Qi's poisoning time and reduce the degree of suspicion through a situation similar to "Russian roulette". 】
【On the day of the incident, Lin Qi showed symptoms of discomfort a few hours after taking the "probiotics", and then went into shock. After being sent to the hospital for examination, it was confirmed that he was poisoned by tetrodotoxin. After two days of rescue in the ICU, he was transferred to a higher-level hospital and finally died after ten days of continuous rescue. 】
【Like Lin Qi, the poisoning also included Zhao Ji, the vice president of Youzu, and Lin Qi's secretary. Both were found to have mercury levels in their bodies that exceeded the standard by nearly ten times. They are currently receiving treatment and are not in danger of life. 】
【Xu Yao was summoned by the police as a "major suspect" on the third day after the incident and is currently under detention for investigation...】
Looking at the information on the screen of his mobile phone, Meng Bai sighed.
The case had just happened not long ago, and the police were still investigating the case, and no external information had been released for the time being. The information in his hand was compiled by the "External Relations Department" of Arc Light based on "rumors" from the Internet and internal staff of Youzu.
However, although it was "rumors", since Li Mu and others dared to send it, it meant that the information was basically accurate, and at most there were some discrepancies in some details.
It's just...
"Absurd! It's too ridiculous!" Meng Bai couldn't help but secretly complain in his heart.
From his perspective as an outsider, the whole thing was full of bizarre absurdity.
As for Xu Yao, not to mention that he was a legal practitioner with an annual salary of tens of millions, the first method he thought of when encountering something was poisoning. The point is, you can call it "every wrong has its perpetrator" for poisoning Lin Qi, but what about poisoning another vice president and a colleague? The
same goes for Lin Qi. From the sudden incident when Meng Bai first met, it can be seen that he and Xu Yao have almost torn their faces. However, he was able to eat the "pills" sent by the other party without any doubt even though he knew that there was a major conflict between the two parties.
Even though he had been poisoned once before, he still didn't care and eventually died here.
To be honest, if this kind of plot was written in the script, the audience would definitely scold him as an idiot, but it happened so openly in reality.
What kind of script is being written? Write a script, logic doesn't exist!
"Ah-"
"What's wrong, boss?"
Hearing his sigh, Hua Yan, who was sitting in the co-pilot seat, turned around and asked.
"Nothing, I just suddenly feel that the whole world is full of absurdity." Meng Bai said, "How long will it take to get there?"
"Soon, it's just ahead."
They were on their way to the funeral home in the suburbs. Today was Lin Qi's memorial service. Meng Bai, as a partner of Youzu, was also invited and flew directly from Tokyo to Shanghai.
There were many people coming to Lin Qi's memorial service, but most of them were partners like Meng Bai and Youzu staff, and his family.
Hua Yan wrote her name in the registration book at the door, then followed the boss in a black suit into the room and placed the bouquet in her hand on the mourning hall.
Meng Bai looked at the black and white photo in the middle of the mourning hall. Even though he was still complaining in his heart when he came just now, he could only sigh at this moment.
Good or bad; smart or stupid, in the end, all rivers will return to the sea.
After standing silently for a while, he made way and walked towards the middle-aged woman standing beside him with a sad face.
"Mrs. Lin, I am sorry."
Meng Bai bowed slightly and said. Although they didn't know each other, the only person who could stand here in this occasion with a child beside her could be Lin Qi's "widow".
The woman looked at Meng Bai, with some doubts in her slightly red eyes: "Thank you, I wonder if you are..."
"Meng Bai from Arclight Films, I have cooperated with Mr. Lin before."
"Ah!" Mrs. Lin suddenly realized, "It turns out to be Mr. Meng, thank you for taking the time to come. I often heard my husband Lin mention you before. He told me that the most correct decision he made on "The Three-Body Problem" in recent years was to cooperate with Arclight."
"Mrs. Lin, you're polite."
Meng Bai nodded slightly, glanced at the woman in front of him, and then looked at the children of different ages who were surrounding her and looked confused. After thinking for a while, he took out a business card from his pocket and handed it over.
"Although Mr. Lin and I don't have much contact, we have a pleasant cooperation. Mrs. Lin, if you need any help in the future, you can contact me."
Mrs. Lin was stunned for a moment, then seemed to think of something, and solemnly accepted the business card: "Thank you, Mr. Meng!"
As the boss of Youzu, Lin Qi was in his prime and certainly would not have thought that he would die suddenly, so naturally he did not leave a will.
According to the inheritance law, the Youzu shares under his name will be inherited equally by his three children. Because the children are still minors and do not have full civil capacity, they are temporarily held by Mrs. Lin, the guardian.
In other words, from the moment Lin Qi died, Mrs. Lin became the new person in charge of Youzu.
This is a huge asset, but it could also be a huge trouble. The specific situation depends on her ability.
After a few simple condolences, Meng Bai left the mourning hall with his assistant. Just as he was about to leave, he was stopped.
The visitor was a vice president of Youzu. The boss had passed away, and the second-in-command was in the hospital. He was temporarily in charge of the company's operations.
He didn't have anything else to say, but just told that although his boss was gone, the cooperation between companies was not affected, and the preparations for the "Three-Body" web drama were proceeding normally.
Meng Bai naturally had no objection to this, but he felt that the news about the development of "Three-Body" could be announced to the public after a while, so as not to make people think that it was taking advantage of the popularity at this time and causing public dissatisfaction.
Leaving the funeral home, Hua Yan said as she walked out: "I really didn't expect that someone who was still alive not long ago would be gone in the blink of an eye."
"Death is like this, there is no warning, it comes in an instant. So since ancient times, no matter how heroic, they will rush to immortality." Meng Bai said.
"I think that Mrs. Lin is quite sad."
"You think you're just like your paper husband, changing three people a month, and you don't feel bad if any of them are gone."
"That's not what I mean." Hua Yan said embarrassedly, "I just feel that with Mr. Lin's behavior, their relationship should not be very deep."
Maybe the impression left when they first met was too deep, she always felt that Lin Qi was the kind of man who spent his time drinking and caring about his wife.
"After all, we have lived together for so many years, there will always be feelings."
"That's right."
Hua Yan nodded, and after a while she said, "Boss, when we were talking to Youzu about the comprehensive development cooperation of "The Three-Body Problem", Mr. Lin was always hesitant. Now that he is gone, do we have a chance..."
She didn't finish her words, but everyone understood that what she meant was to say whether we should take this opportunity to find a way to get the "Three-Body Universe".
Meng Bai didn't say anything. After a long time, he said in a distant tone: "Hua Hua, sometimes you don't have to grasp the so-called 'good time' so accurately. On the contrary, if you wait patiently, you may get an unexpected surprise."
"Hmm..."
Hua Yan touched her head and felt that this sounded a bit confusing.
But she didn't ask much. Anyway, the boss must be better than herself. Just do what he says. Why waste your brain cells?
——Lin
Qi's side was dead, and Xu Yao, as a "suspect", was also controlled by the police.
This "high IQ murderer" obviously believed too much in the imagination of those suspense and reasoning writers, and knew nothing about the development of modern criminal investigation technology. It didn't even take 24 hours before and after, and he was basically locked in as the murderer.
However, Xu Yao seemed to have been prepared for this. He never admitted it. He also prepared a mental diagnosis certificate in advance to prove that he had a mental illness, and hired a group of strong lawyers to defend himself.
Of course, these methods are actually not very useful. For such a case of public concern, the official resources are almost unlimited. No matter how much he resists, the trial will only take a little longer at best.
Neither Youzu nor Lin Qi are famous names. It's just that this matter is too story-like, and it happened to be close to New Year's Day, so everyone had nothing to do, so it suddenly became a topic of conversation among the majority of people.
[Fake business war: business mediation, high-end wits, macro-control, strategic attack. Real business war: poisoning, snatching official seals, and watering the opponent's fortune tree. ]
[Is this Youzu the company that bought the copyright of "The Three-Body Problem"? Boss Lin, as a "wall-facer", has been covering up "The Three-Body Problem" for so many years, and finally waited for his "wall-breaker". ]
[The boss doesn't know whether the manager can do the job, and the manager doesn't know whether the boss will fulfill his promise. All the results depend on who "pulls the trigger" first. This is the "dark forest" of the capital system. ]
[I don't care whether these capitalists are dead or alive, I just want to know what they will do if they don't have "The Three-Body Problem"? 】
【Don't worry, Youzu is relying on "The Three-Body Problem" to hold the fort, they won't give up. Wasn't there news a while ago that they were planning to make a film and television adaptation? 】
【Let's not do it, didn't they say that the movie they made for "The Three-Body Problem" was a mess? They are still thinking about making a TV series. 】
【They will definitely not do it themselves after learning the lesson, I heard that they asked Arc Light to cooperate this time. 】
【Fuck! Is it true? If Arc Light is going to shoot it, I'm kind of looking forward to it! 】
【Indeed, with President Meng, at least the plot is guaranteed. If Guo Fan can be brought in to direct, that would be awesome! 】
【Forget about Director Guo, "The Wandering Earth 2" hasn't been finished yet. But it doesn't matter, with President Meng, it's enough. Youzu might as well just give the entire copyright to Arc Light for development, it's a waste in their own hands anyway. 】
【……】
For fans of "The Three-Body Problem", there are still many people who know that Youzu bought the IP copyright. Originally, everyone had little confidence in their development, but when they heard that they were working with Arclight, they instantly became interested.
As one of the few teams in the domestic entertainment industry with quality assurance and science fiction experience, Arclight is definitely the best choice if they have to choose someone to produce "The Three-Body Problem".
Many fans crowded under the official Weibo accounts of the two companies to ask if the news was true. There were even investors of Youzu who directly sent messages to the company's secretary to ask whether the news was true or not.
In order to avoid being caught, Meng Bai and Youzu decided not to announce the news for the time being. But now the situation is different. They didn't say it themselves, but netizens have been asking.
Since the news of Lin Qi's accident broke out, Youzu's stock price has fallen by nearly 20% in just half a month, and the board of directors is worried about this. As a result, when they saw the current situation, they couldn't help it and confirmed the news through the channels of answering investors' inquiries.
Facts have proved that the sensitivity of the capital market is quite good. As soon as the news was announced, the downward trend of the company's stock price stopped immediately.
Seeing this, the board of directors of Youzu couldn't help it. After talking to Huguang, they officially announced the news.
Since the other party said it first, Huguang naturally couldn't hide it, and also issued a notice -
[Huguang Film and Television is saddened by the unexpected death of Mr. Lin. The film and television adaptation of "The Three-Body Problem" is the project that Mr. Lin paid the most attention to during his lifetime. We will definitely make the greatest efforts to fulfill this last wish. ]
"Boss, it seems that we are the one who takes over "The Three-Body Problem."
At the exit of Beijing North Airport, Hua Yan looked at the news on the Internet with her mobile phone and said as she walked out.
"Don't take it too seriously. The key is to shoot the first drama first. Otherwise, if the audience is not satisfied, they will definitely scold more harshly than they are praising now."
Meng Bai said, and then took his box from the staff who came to pick him up: "Huahua, you go back first, I have something else to do."
"Oh, okay."
Hua Yan responded, and didn't say anything, dragging her luggage away.
But she muttered in her heart as she walked, no need to ask, the boss must have gone to see which girl again.
As a personal assistant for many years, Hua Yan obviously knows her boss well, and she was not wrong this time.
"Hey, I'm here, where are you?"
Meng Bai sent a message, then stood there and looked around. The next second, a blue BMW drove over from the corner and stopped in front of him.
The car window fell, revealing Li Qin's beautiful little square face.
"Little brother, where are you going? I'll take you there?"
(End of this chapter)
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