Suzhou's "Double 11" Gift: One Person, One Company, and the Vision and Magnanimity of a City
When it comes to November 11th, the first thought that comes to many people's minds is the big e-commerce promotions.
But on "Double 11" in 2025, Suzhou did something of far-reaching significance - this city known as the "Paradise on Earth" chose this day to hold the "2025 Jiangsu Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Development Conference and the First Artificial Intelligence OPC Conference".
The so-called OPC, with the full name of ONE PERSON COMPANY, refers to a company run by one person.
The reason for choosing "Double 11" is to imply that with the empowerment of AI, independent individuals can become a team on their own, and one dream can turn into a company.
And Suzhou has officially extended an invitation to entrepreneurs around the world:
Here, one person plus AI can create a unicorn company.
2025 Jiangsu Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Development Conference and the First Artificial Intelligence OPC Conference
01 The Change in Entrepreneurship: From "Team" to "Super Individual"
What does a person need to realize a great dream?
Jack Ma needed the "Eighteen Arhats", and Liu Qiangdong needed brothers to fight alongside him. Traditional entrepreneurship requires building a team, raising funds, and renting a venue, all of which are barriers.
For many people, especially young college students, these barriers have stopped many creative ideas at the conceptual stage.
But today, the explosive growth of AI is completely changing this situation.
Some university experts at the First Artificial Intelligence OPC Conference in Suzhou pointed out that OPC is no longer a "single-person company" in the traditional sense. Instead, it means that with the collaborative support of AI, an individual can independently complete the entire business process from product design to market operation.
The scene of the First Artificial Intelligence OPC Conference in Suzhou
The self-media enterprise "Silicon Intelligence" from Nanjing is a case in point. Its founder, Sima Huapeng, shared that in the past six months, he used AI to mass-produce a large number of videos, growing from zero followers to 10 million followers.
In addition, he also used AI to establish an AI live-streaming base in Kunshan, similar to an "unmanned factory". Digital anchors promote products and make money online, achieving "passive income".
The views of artificial intelligence experts from universities are also quite incisive:
"As AI becomes more and more powerful, what used to require a team to do can now be accomplished by one person who clarifies the problem and distributes the tasks, and can achieve even greater things."
With the evolution of AI video production software such as SORA, one person can now produce short dramas, and a few people can create visuals comparable to Hollywood blockbusters. This transformation is taking place in various fields, from software development to film and television production.
And Suzhou has keenly captured this revolutionary change. Instead of waiting passively, it takes the initiative to shape it.
At this conference, Suzhou, with the positioning of building the "Preferred City for OPC Entrepreneurship", demonstrated an extremely forward-looking strategic layout for three types of OPC entities.
An AI digital human introduces the relevant layout of Suzhou's artificial intelligence development
02 The Change in the Industry: How Does Suzhou Innovate Its Ecosystem?
The germination and growth of OPC require suitable soil, sunlight, and moisture.
Suzhou understands this well and has launched a series of practical measures to build a comprehensive support system.
The policy support with real financial investment is remarkable:
The maximum single - item support reaches 100 million yuan; the annual computing power subsidy is up to 2 million yuan; and the maximum support for major pilot projects is 100 million yuan.
Behind these figures lies Suzhou's determination and sincerity to attract top - notch innovative forces.
In addition, the construction of carrier platforms also highlights Suzhou's systematic thinking:
Through the "Six - Degree Space" artificial intelligence industrial agglomeration area plan, a characteristic agglomeration area integrating height, breadth, depth, density, precision, and aesthetics has been created; 20 specialized OPC communities have been cultivated to provide a "cradle" for single - person entrepreneurship; and 10 "Artificial Intelligence Development Driving Centers" have been established to integrate upstream and downstream innovation resources.
Having just the framework is not enough. The support of content and elements is also solid:
Suzhou has released 100 high - quality industry datasets and 20 standard results. The computing power platform has set up an OPC zone, and an artificial intelligence fund group with a scale of over 100 billion yuan has been established.
These measures directly address the pain points in OPC entrepreneurship, such as computing power, data, and funds.
The entrepreneurship exchange meeting of the "Innovation and Entrepreneurship Tour of Suzhou for Students from Well - known Universities"
Among them, the release of application scenarios is particularly crucial - Suzhou has released 100 application scenario cases, opened 100 real scenarios, and announced 102 "Challenge - and - Award" projects, with a total investment of 700 million yuan.
The entrepreneurship exchange meeting of the "Innovation and Entrepreneurship Tour of Suzhou for Students from Well - known Universities"
In short, for young people who want to start a business in Suzhou, Suzhou not only provides policies but also the market, offering the most direct path for OPC to realize its value.
And this systematic and ecological support system is a concentrated manifestation of Suzhou's advanced industrial concept.
It is no longer just about providing subsidies and venues in the past, but about building a good ecosystem where innovation can occur naturally and grow rapidly.
03 The Change in the City: Why Suzhou?
In the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration, why can Suzhou become the preferred destination for OPC entrepreneurship?
The answer lies in its urban genes.
Today, Suzhou has never been clearer about its emphasis on technology:
"Artificial intelligence is the cause of young people. Jiangsu's abundant scientific and technological resources, digital resources, and complete industrial supporting facilities will provide an environment for the growth and expansion of OPC."
The inclination of provincial resources has provided a strong backing for Suzhou's development of the artificial intelligence industry.
With strong endorsements, there also needs to be the sincerity to attract talents from all over the world.
Suzhou's friendliness to college students was fully demonstrated at this conference - 500 young students from top universities across the country were invited to participate in the "Innovation and Entrepreneurship Tour of Suzhou for Students from Well - known Universities", allowing them to deeply experience Suzhou's innovation environment.
The OPC investment and financing roadshow docking meeting of the "Innovation and Entrepreneurship Tour of Suzhou for Students from Well - known Universities"
This proactive talent strategy shows Suzhou's eagerness and respect for young talents.
Liu Xiangjun, the founder of Suzhou Fengzhiyouyang Information Technology Co., Ltd., told her entrepreneurial story on site:
In 2019, she was still working at IBM. In August last year, IBM officially announced the closure of its Chinese laboratory.
Unexpectedly, within a week after the Suzhou Municipal Party Committee's Talent Office learned the news, they went to the laboratory in Shanghai and warmly invited her team to start a business in Suzhou. This proactive and efficient service spirit made Liu Xiangjun feel the warmth of Suzhou and gave her great encouragement.
Later, Liu Xiangjun came to Suzhou with her ideas. In November last year, the Suzhou Municipal Party Committee's Talent Office specially organized a meeting to connect with investors, inviting hundreds of investment institutions. Liu Xiangjun and more than a dozen IBM entrepreneurial projects conducted centralized roadshows. Their AI intelligent recruitment project was also very lucky to be favored by investment institutions and the Suzhou Talent Company, which gave her the courage to take the first step.
In January this year, Liu Xiangjun founded Suzhou Fengzhiyouyang Information Technology Co., Ltd. and created the first end - to - end AI job - hunting platform in China. The feature of this platform is that neither job seekers nor recruiters need to manually search and screen to find suitable people or positions.
This platform, which mainly relies on AI matching and recommendation, can greatly improve the recruitment experience and significantly shorten the recruitment cycle, and is well - received by many enterprises and students.
In this process, Liu Xiangjun also received great support from Suzhou, with all the necessary data, resources, and application scenarios provided.
Liu Xiangjun, the founder of Suzhou Fengzhiyouyang Information Technology Co., Ltd.
"The road of entrepreneurship is long. Only with the right timing, location, and people can we make breakthroughs. Thank you, AI and Suzhou, for giving us achievements."
The advancement of Suzhou's industrial concept lies in its understanding that future competition is about the competition of ecosystems and its support for young people.
Suzhou's friendliness to college students goes beyond traditional talent policies, especially in its understanding and support of the extremely personalized entrepreneurial model of "single - person companies". It has set up four competition tracks in science and technology, culture and tourism, health, and safety. The winning contestants can get a maximum cash reward of 300,000 yuan, and projects that are successfully launched can receive a maximum comprehensive reward worth 4 million yuan. Such support is rare.
At this conference, Suzhou also announced the establishment of the Suzhou OPC Service Alliance and launched the 2026 International Artificial Intelligence OPC Entrepreneurship Competition as part of its long - term ecological construction.
The launch ceremony of the 2026 International Artificial Intelligence OPC Entrepreneurship Competition
The goal is to build more than 30 OPC communities, newly cultivate 1,000 OPC enterprises, and gather more than 10,000 OPC talents by 2028.
The advancement of Suzhou's industrial concept is ultimately reflected in its rediscovering the value of "people".
Suzhou realizes that in the AI era, the most important resource is not capital or equipment, but individuals who can harness AI to create value.
Therefore, Suzhou does not pursue the introduction of mature large - scale enterprises but focuses on cultivating OPCs with explosive growth potential.
Suzhou Artificial Intelligence Industrial Park
04 The Seeds of the Future: The Mutual Empowerment between an Individual and a City
When individual creativity is greatly unleashed by AI, how should a city redefine its role?
Suzhou's answer is: Instead of focusing on short - term benefits, it focuses on building future industrial leadership.
Choosing to hold the first OPC conference on November 11th sends a clear signal to the country and the world:
This city not only has a long - standing historical and cultural heritage but also has the foresight to grasp future technological trends.
While other cities are still chasing mature enterprises and large - scale investments, Suzhou has set its sights on the liberation of individual creativity and the most dynamic innovation unit in the AI era - the new model of "one person + AI = one company".
And Suzhou is willing to become the preferred destination for global OPC entrepreneurs, grow together with the most creative individuals, allowing everyone to unleash their potential and every creative idea to have the opportunity to change the world.
"One person, one company; one city, one future" - Today, Suzhou is writing a new script for urban competition in the AI era, and the protagonist of this script could be every individual with a dream.
This article is from the WeChat official account "Zheng