The Lingang Special Area hosted the C⁵ Power Carnival, and Lingjie Magic Cube became the "OPC First Launch Community".
This morning (December 18th), the Lingang New Area C⁵ Power Carnival · Super Individual (One Person Company, OPC) Digital Science and Technology Innovation Engine event was vigorously launched at the Dishui Lake Conference Center. The theme of this event is "Super Individual (OPC) Digital Science and Technology Innovation Engine", aiming to comprehensively empower the brand - new ecological system of "one - person entrepreneurship" in the digital age. Chen Jinshan, a member of the Standing Committee of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee, Secretary of the Party Working Committee and Director of the Administrative Committee of the Lingang New Area; Yu Yong, Deputy Secretary of the Party Working Committee of the Lingang New Area, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Lingang Group; Wu Xiaohua, Deputy Secretary of the Party Working Committee of the Lingang New Area; Weng Kaining, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and President of Lingang Group; Huang Hong, Deputy Director of the Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission; Gao Tian, Deputy Director of the Shanghai Municipal Data Bureau; Liu Boying, Deputy Director of the Shanghai Cultural and Creative Industry Promotion Office and Second - level Inspector of the Shanghai Municipal Economic and Information Technology Commission; Yang Yang, Deputy Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Youth League Committee; Sun Meng, Member of the Party Committee and Vice - President of Lingang Group; and Chen Hao, Vice - President of Lingang Group attended the event.
At the meeting, the "Lingang New Area OPC⁵ Development Alliance" was officially established. The alliance was jointly initiated by the Administrative Committee of the Lingang New Area and Lingang Group, together with the development entities in the new area, basic support units, professional platforms, science and technology innovation carriers, leading enterprises in the industrial chain, and representatives of outstanding OPCs (Super Individuals). It aims to break the barriers between traditional innovation entities and build a high - level innovation ecosystem integrating "government, industry, academia, research, finance, services, and application". The establishment of the alliance marks that Lingang's support for "super individuals" has entered a new stage of systematization and ecologicalization from single - point support.
To discover and cultivate super individuals, pioneer teams, and future stars in the data field, the Administrative Committee of the Lingang New Area, in collaboration with the Shanghai Municipal Youth League Committee, the Shanghai Student Affairs Center, Lingang Group, and more than a dozen universities such as Fudan University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and Tongji University, jointly launched the "Digital Young Lingang" Global OPC Digital Science and Technology Innovation Competition. The competition focuses on five major tracks: "cross - border data, digital culture, live - streaming marketing, intelligent connected vehicles, and software information". It is supported by abundant intelligent computing resources, an international data office zone, and the unique industrial and investment policies of the Lingang New Area, and joins hands with young innovators to explore the infinite possibilities of the digital future.
A "super individual" is an emerging entrepreneurial form centered on individuals and relying on digital technology to carry out high - value innovation. To systematically support the development of this field, the Administrative Committee of the Lingang New Area officially released the action plan for promoting the development of OPCs in the Lingang New Area. It is reported that the plan constructs a "C⁵ Engine" entrepreneurial support system covering the entire entrepreneurial life cycle around five core dimensions: Connect, Cost, Chance, Convenience, and Community. The supporting "Four Special Service Packages for OPC Entrepreneurship" including public operation, digital empowerment, financial insurance, and publicity and training were also unveiled simultaneously, covering more than 60 specific services in 18 categories such as the international data zone, cross - border dedicated line group purchase, computing power subsidies, Youth Stations, and the Start - up Fund. This move will effectively lower the threshold for one - person entrepreneurship and inject new impetus into the construction of the Lingang Science and Technology Innovation City.
On - site, the "OPC Inaugural Community" was officially unveiled. This community is a benchmark entrepreneurial community built by Lingang Group with the "Zero - Boundary Cube" as the core carrier. It is reported that the first - phase of the community covers an area of 100,000 square meters, including all - around facilities such as office spaces, talent apartments, and commercial supporting facilities, realizing an integrated guarantee of "office, residence, and life", and truly allowing for move - in with just a suitcase. On August 21st this year, the first - phase project of the "Zero - Boundary Cube" was launched. In just three months, it has been bustling: the occupancy rate of the first - phase buildings has reached 85%, attracting nearly 500 entrepreneurs; more than 180 entrepreneurial projects have passed the review, and over a hundred teams have actually moved in, basically achieving a speed of "one team per day". What supports this is the "Super Individual (OPC) 288 Action" launched by Lingang Group for individual entrepreneurs. Based on "zero - cost for 24 - hour office + accommodation", it focuses on 8 key business forms such as hardcore technology, data processing, and cross - border live - streaming, and is supported by 8 policies such as project development subsidies, bottom - line financing, and convenient overseas expansion.
With the active promotion of all parties, the relevant supporting policies are being accelerated for implementation. The operation team has launched a special financial product package called "Zero - Boundary Cube Entrepreneurship Loan", and the first enterprise has successfully obtained a 3.8 - million - yuan entrepreneurship guarantee loan; special overseas training has been organized for entrepreneurial teams, among which 2 teams have initiated cross - border link applications and 4 teams have completed network resource docking; 6 projects have been precisely connected with university resources to assist in project cooperation and market expansion. Some enterprises have found upstream and downstream partners in the industrial chain within the "Zero - Boundary Cube", and some teams have expanded from a few people to a dozen people and then rented larger spaces at market prices.
To enable entrepreneurs to focus on entrepreneurship and live comfortably, the Administrative Committee of the Lingang New Area and Lingang Group presented the first batch of OPC service packages to OPC enterprise representatives on - site. This service package is a specific implementation of the full - cycle empowerment concept in the previously released action plan. Among them, the public service package for enterprise operation solves the basic needs in all dimensions of "enterprise, property, and personnel"; the professional service package for digital empowerment provides technical support in terms of computing power and data services; the financial service package combining financing and insurance relieves the financial pressure on enterprises through a combination model of "financing + insurance + subsidies"; the publicity and training service package helps enterprises enhance their brand influence and integrate into the industrial ecosystem.
This carnival also set up a number of communication sessions, which were full of highlights. In the "TED Talk" session, representatives from units such as Qianjin 4 and Shanghai Yongxian Yueqian Technology successively shared their cutting - edge thinking and practices on OPC entrepreneurship.
The round - table communication at the "OPC Tea Party" gathered industry representatives from multiple fields such as Titanium Media, the Overseas Expansion Association, Chaiqian Academy, Tailai Youni, and Zhiyun Chuangxiang. Focusing on the theme of the development ecosystem and innovation path of "one - person companies" in the AI era, through cross - border dialogues, they provided in - depth thinking and practical inspiration for promoting the standardized and large - scale development of OPCs in the Lingang New Area. There were frequent interactions on - site, and sparks of wisdom kept bursting out.
In the afternoon of the same day, relevant OPC experts visited featured check - in points in the Lingang New Area such as the Dishui Cloud Hall, the OPC community "Zero - Boundary Cube", the "Youth Station", and the "Duoyun Bookstore", personally experiencing the strong industrial atmosphere and first - class entrepreneurial environment in Lingang.
The successful hosting of this "C⁵ Power Carnival" fully demonstrates the distinct characteristics of the Lingang New Area as a "young city for young people", and also vividly reflects the firm commitment of the Lingang New Area, as a frontier of reform and opening - up, to the new generation of entrepreneurs with the slogan "Come to Lingang to start a business, and we'll accompany you to grow". Lingang is building a world - leading digital science and technology innovation hub by constructing a complete support system from individual empowerment to ecological co - construction and from local support to global appeal. It invites every entrepreneur to strive together with the city and truly become the CEO of their own dreams.
More than 500 people, including relevant departments of the Administrative Committee of the Lingang New Area, universities, scientific research institutions, important science and technology innovation carriers, OPC leading enterprises and representatives of the development ecosystem, OPC entrepreneurial groups, and media representatives, participated in this event.