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Lin Qi reportedly felt unwell after getting off work on
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Lin Qi was born in 1981 in
Wenzhou, Zhejiang, to parents who were both involved in traditional manufacturing. From an early age, Lin Qi developed a fondness for video games. After graduating from high school, he pursued studies in computer information management at Nanjing University of
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Telecommunications, graduating in 2004. 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.
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