Episode 358: Netflix’s “3 Body Problem” New Show Leads To MURDER Of YOUNG BILLIONAIRE
The 3 Body Problem was going to be Jeff Bezoz’s billion dollar investment. The plan? Invest $1B into a new sci-fi series and watch the subscriptions to Amazon Prime Video flow in.
All they have to do is buy the English adaptation rights off from the Chinese gaming giant – Yoozoo Gaming. They own the film and TV rights to the “3 Body Problem Universe.”
The deal was close to being done – till CEO Lin Qi of Yoozoo walks into a conference room in LA. Dressed like a gangster. Puts his feet up on the table and suggests a co-production. He blew up the deal that Amazon had been working on for 8 months.
Amazon was upset but as they were walking out of the meeting room… they noticed something. Nobody around CEO Lin looked happy either.
They wouldn’t be surprised when they heard the news 2 years later. The billionaire CEO Lin was murdered by someone inside his company.
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