, May 27 -- Chinese authorities have executed a man convicted of poisoning and killing a billionaire gaming executive connected to Netflix's "3 Body Problem" series, according to local media reports published Tuesday.

The man, Xu Yao, was found guilty of murdering Lin Qi, founder of Shanghai-based Yoozoo Games. The company holds adaptation rights to the popular science-fiction trilogy "The Three-Body Problem."

Written by Liu Cixin, the trilogy has gained global recognition, translated into more than 40 languages and adapted into various TV and gaming productions, including Netflix's 2024 series.

Xu, a former senior executive at a Yoozoo subsidiary, carried out the poisoning in 2020 following a workplace dispute. Reports say he became r...