After graduating, he worked as a software engineer for Zhejiang's China Telecom, and left in 2007 to become a partner in an online advertising agency.
The business experienced rapid expansion, with the establishment of subsidiaries and affiliates, including Youzoo Interactive, founded in 2015,[2] and diversifying into fields such as television and film production.
Soon after, Lin Qi was involved in the production of the Netflix science fiction series The 3 Body Problem, which is based on computer engineer and author Liu Cixin's award-winning Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy series of books.
[2] The police eventually arrested Xu Yao, a former Yoozoo Games executive, who was indicted for murder, tried, and, in 2024, found guilty and sentenced to death.
According to the court's decision, his motive was a dispute over running the business, while other sources assign it to Xu Yao getting a pay cut and being demoted for poor work performance.