Meiyihao founder Lin Wenqin passed away: He was in a car accident while driving the NIO ES8 autonomous driving. He was 31 years old

Sanyan Finance reported on August 14 that today, Meiyihao Brand Management Company issued an obituary stating that at 2 pm on August 12, 2021, Lin Wenqin, founder of Shangshanruoshui Investment Management Company, founder of Yitongtianxia Catering Management Company, and founder of Meiyihao Brand Management Company, was driving a NIO ES8 car with the automatic driving function activated. He was unfortunately killed in a traffic accident on the Hanjiang section of the Shenhai Expressway. He was 31 years old.

Lin Wenqin has successively founded several well-known restaurant chain brands, including "Yiqi Hong Kong Style Afternoon Tea", "Daxi Spicy Mix", "Guojuxia", "Jiaruhua Clam Noodles", etc., with more than 500 franchise stores across the country.

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.