Xinhua pointed to the change in entrepreneurship in China due to AI

A new model of entrepreneurship is rapidly spreading in China — the "One Person Company", made possible by the development of artificial intelligence (AI). This was reported by Xinhua news agency on February 11.

According to the publication, one person who owns AI tools is now able to do the work of an entire team. Qin Lin, CEO of Nanjing Sci&Tech Create Horizon, said that previously, the production of microdramas (short vertical series) took a team of specialists more than a month, and the cost ranged from 500 thousand to 1 million yuan.

"Now, with the help of artificial intelligence, one person can do all this work on their own in just a month," Lin explained, noting the cost reduction to 50-100 thousand yuan.

As the agency explains, the Little Cat Fill Light application, which topped the ranking of paid applications in the Chinese App Store, is a prime example of a STAKE. Its creator, Chen Yunfei, a graduate of the economics department of Peking University with basic programming skills, noticed a demand among female users who uploaded selfies without additional illumination.

Using AI-based programming tools, he developed the first version of the app in just an hour. A few years ago, this would have required an entire team and months of effort, the developer noted.

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Li Xiaolei, an analyst at the Guangdong Provincial Reality Research Center, confirmed that cost control and speed of decision—making are the key advantages of COL. This model meets the needs of light entrepreneurship in the age of AI and earns the favor of entrepreneurs by turning their ideas into real projects.

Tsinghua University professor Shen Yang predicts that in the next five years, "One-person companies" will become an important ingredient in the digital economy, turning lone creators into "super-individuals" capable of operating on a large scale.

The authorities of Chinese provinces and cities actively support the new form of entrepreneurship. In August 2025, the "super individuals" project was launched in the Lingan New District in Shanghai with the creation of the Lingjie Mofang community. Residents are offered free offices and housing. In just five months, we managed to attract more than 150 employees and small business teams.

In September 2025, the Honghuhui project (Honghub), specializing in incubation of coal, was launched in Hangzhou. In less than six months, he received more than 800 applications and attracted 30 "super individuals." And in January 2026, Dagongfang AI hardware OPC-hub (Dagongfang AI hardware OPC-hub) was established in the Bao'an district of Shenzhen.

Microsoft China CEO Wei Qing said that using AI to open businesses and solve practical problems is becoming commonplace — artificial intelligence is compared in importance to electric lighting and telephones. Liu Yiming, associate professor at Shandong University, added that the new entrepreneurial form reduces barriers to entry for young people who understand digital technologies, and can be an important addition to traditional employment within the framework of the platform economy.

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