Origin Company

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Origin Company
Original Name	起源公司
Alias(es)	Origin
Affiliation	Wholly owned and solely directed by Chu Feng; its registered companies are controlled through the Origin parent company 3 91 195
Occupation/Role	Diversified technology conglomerate spanning software, mobile devices, materials, robotics, VR, heavy industry, vehicles, aviation, energy, and overseas operations
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 3

Background / History

Origin began as the parent company controlling a network of companies registered by Xiao Meng through complex cross-holdings. This structure obscured control even from the registered companies themselves and protected Origin’s operations. Its first major public product was the Origin Accelerator, for which Chu Feng retained complete decision-making authority 3.

The company rapidly entered the software market with the Origin Accelerator, Personal Butler System, and Xiao Ke AI. Xiao Ke’s virus-scanning effectiveness and low-cost membership model destabilized the antivirus industry, prompting more than thirty major domestic and international antivirus companies to seek meetings with Origin 18. Within months, Origin’s software installations and user base had surpassed those of established rivals 19 136.

When iOS, Android, and Microsoft systems blocked Origin software, the company avoided surrendering its source code. Instead, Chu Feng chose to build an independent platform, phone, and operating system 27 32. The resulting Origin System received support from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and national media, while Origin’s partnership with Microsoft created Origin Mobile, jointly owned 68% by Origin and 32% by Microsoft 36 41.

Origin subsequently expanded from software into hardware, holography, materials, medical devices, virtual reality, heavy machinery, vehicles, aviation, and energy. Its rapid expansion was financed without bank loans; despite enormous construction and manufacturing investments, it retained strong cash flow and the highest credit rating 152.

Corporate Structure & Operations

• Ownership — Chu Feng is Origin’s sole decision-maker and wholly owns the company, allowing major decisions to be made without shareholder approval 91 194 316.
• Origin Mobile — Joint venture with Microsoft; Origin provides the Origin System, technical support, and phone manufacturing, while Microsoft provides software development, design, and marketing resources through Nokia 41.
• Origin Software Company — Operates the Basic Artificial Intelligence and Xiao Ke services; it became China’s largest software vendor and the world’s third-largest by user base 136.
• Origin Game Development Company — Holds authorization for Origin’s game-development projects and collaborates with outside studios while retaining platform control 70.
• Origin Visual Effects Company — Handles cooperation negotiations involving the Holographic Projector and visual-effects partners 86.
• Origin Pharmaceutical Company — Developed Origin Repair Fluid and later launched the Nuwa bionic-limb line 100 241.
• Origin Heavy Industries — Renamed from Samsung Heavy Industries after its acquisition; supports Origin’s shipbuilding and heavy-machinery plans 316.
• Origin Aviation — Formerly Gulfstream Aerospace; renamed after Origin acquired it, dismissed striking staff and senior executives, and halted G650 orders pending a new model 400 404.
• Origin Defense Department — Overseas security and defense division associated with Origin Overseas Company 160.
• Origin Mining Company — Operates in Mogadishu and became the city’s largest company through its mineral operations 277.

Facilities

• Origin Tower — A 688-meter, 129-story headquarters building in Hailing, built over roughly half a year. It includes a confidential underground laboratory reserved for commercially available quantum computers 187.
• AI-managed headquarters — Origin Tower’s power distribution, air circulation, access controls, elevators, restaurants, and other building functions are managed through a central AI data center 190.
• Graphene production bases — Origin established a graphene base on Rose Island in Yang City and a graphene-film factory in Shazhou. The Rose Island project was selected for geological stability and transportation access 143 169.
• Automated factories — Origin’s mobile production lines require personnel primarily for packaging and materials management; assembly itself is automated 187.
• Overseas industrial presence — Origin established facilities and mining operations in Mogadishu, where its factories became highly sought-after local employers 275 277.
• German engine line — Origin established a fully automated engine-production line in Germany requiring no human intervention 393.

Technologies & Products

Artificial Intelligence & Software

Origin’s core software portfolio includes the Origin Accelerator, Origin System, Xiao Ke, cybersecurity services, cloud services, and AI-assisted infrastructure management.

• Xiao Ke
  • Provides human-computer dialogue, virus scanning, network acceleration, and smart-assistant services 18 154.
  • Uses a membership model with a minimum monthly fee of 10 yuan 18.
  • Its leaderboards and technical-support services became a status symbol among wealthy users 27.
• Origin System
  • Released for mobile and PC devices with high speed, security, compatibility, and AI integration 36 37.
  • Reached 280 million mobile activations and 845 million PC activations shortly after release 37.
• Cybersecurity
  • Origin’s firewall withstands billions of attacks daily and is regarded as the world’s most secure; hackers and security organizations treat breaching it as a major technical challenge 154.
  • The company was invited to support China’s IPv6 root-server architecture under the Snowman Project 155 156.
• Artificial Intelligence research
  • Origin’s AI is powerful enough to manage its headquarters and serve as the basis of an Intelligent Game Engine 186 190.
  • Japan later sought AI technology cooperation from Origin, offering resources in exchange 461.

Mobile Devices, Chips & Graphene

• Origin Mobile
  • Launched with a 5.5-inch full-screen display, no visible front camera, no headphone jack, no volume buttons, and no charging port 40.
  • Origin Mobile held 42.4% of China’s mobile market in Q4 2016, with 51.5 million domestic shipments and 31.85 million overseas shipments 137.
• Semiconductors
  • Origin mass-produced 5 nm transistors before Samsung had fully mastered 7 nm manufacturing 49.
  • It later announced processors, graphene screens, RAM, and flash memory, directly challenging Samsung’s semiconductor business 302.
• Graphene
  • Origin became the only known company capable of mass-producing graphene for the market 293.
  • It registered more than 5,000 graphene-related patents while withholding mass-production methods from competitors 228 229.
• Origin Glass
  • Origin acquired Tianyuan Special Glass Manufacturing Plant and modified its production equipment through Engineering Robots 59 60.

Holography, VR & Gaming

• Holographic Projector
  • Enabled visual effects that threatened established companies including Industrial Light & Magic and attracted major VFX firms seeking cooperation 78 86.
  • Origin used AR and quantum communication satellites to project Chu Feng simultaneously across twenty-four global launch venues 62.
• VR equipment
  • Origin’s VR products ranged from 2,888 yuan to 600,000 yuan 194.
  • Its Phantom Suit, Phantom Game Competition Set, and Phantom Glasses sold out within fifteen minutes, generating 725.5 billion yuan in sales 251.
  • The equipment incorporates proprietary chips and defensive self-locking measures; when removed from its authorized area, certain models destroy critical chips 229.
• New Era
  • VR game powered by an Intelligent Game Engine based on Xiao Ke and quantum computing 186.
  • Supports tens or hundreds of millions of players on a unified map and server 186.
  • The game’s peak concurrent player count reached 730 million 331.
• Military VR
  • Origin planned a 1:1 virtual Earth using satellite maps and quantum computing for military exercises and training 293.

Robotics, Materials & Heavy Industry

• Pioneers
  • Large transformable engineering robots manufactured by Origin; each is approximately five meters tall and twelve meters long 110.
  • Used for excavation, construction, disaster relief, and accelerating the Rose Island base project 110 114 144.
  • Not offered for sale despite widespread domestic and international demand 114 146.
• Titanium alloys
  • Origin demonstrated high-strength titanium alloy and nickel-titanium shape-memory alloy production that outside firms could not replicate 117 118.
  • Its precision manufacturing and welding standards were compared to satellite-grade requirements 344.
• Giant Spirit God
  • Multi-purpose engineering mecha using hybrid electric-diesel power, bionic mechanical arms, graphene-chip processing, and interchangeable tools 321.
  • The X-Type model is 28 meters tall and weighs 240 tons 327.
• Automated manufacturing
  • Origin’s factories use automated assembly, proprietary equipment, and production methods difficult to reproduce without Origin’s calibration and engineering support 60 393.

Medical Technology

• Origin Repair Fluid
  • Skincare and repair product launched in cooperation with Yangjiang Pharmaceutical; Origin presented notarized test data and accepted responsibility for consequences of use 101.
• Nuwa bionic limbs
  • Bionic prosthetics designed to restore mobility and independence for disabled users 241.
  • Origin offered installment plans with up to two years of interest-free payments for eligible users with financial difficulties 241.

Vehicles, Aviation & Energy

• Origin Motors
  • Produces hybrid and new-energy vehicles, including models with blade batteries exceeding 1,000 kilometers of range 404 439.
  • Its autonomous-driving technology was adopted by manufacturers including Mercedes-Benz and BMW 471.
• Origin Energy Centers
  • Constructed to support rapid charging for Origin Motors 439.
• Origin Aviation
  • Origin’s aviation business emerged from the acquisition and renaming of Gulfstream Aerospace 400.
• S9 supercar
  • Demonstrated AI-assisted autonomous driving, windshield data display, more than 1,500 horsepower, and speeds of 450 km/h 381.

Relationships

• Chu Feng — Founder, owner, president, and sole decision-maker; Origin’s strategy, product direction, partnerships, and acquisitions are directed by him 91 195 316.
• Microsoft / Bill Gates — Strategic partner; jointly established Origin Mobile, with Microsoft holding 32% and Origin holding 68% 41.
• Chinese Academy of Sciences — Strategic partner; receives free access to Origin Laboratory equipment in exchange for research-result sharing 36.
• 361 Company / Zhou Hongwei — Early strategic partner; 361 offered shares, customer sharing, resources, and endorsement during negotiations 19 36.
• Yangjiang Pharmaceutical Group — Manufacturing partner for Origin Repair Fluid 100 101.
• Blizzard Entertainment — Game-development partner; Origin retains authorization through Origin Game Development Company 69 70.
• Hailing City / Mayor Shen Weimin — Host city and government partner; Hailing sought to retain Origin’s production bases because of the company’s economic value 137 138.
• Chinese state research and military institutions — Partners in root-server infrastructure, titanium alloys, VR military training, and Phantom Suit production 155 293.
• Efua — Overseas associate and representative in Somalia; supports Origin’s Mogadishu operations and communicates directly with Chu Feng 170 275.
• United States government — Adversarial relationship marked by investigations, restrictions, product bans, and failed attempts to recruit Origin into the U.S. market 162 170 229.
• Samsung — Initially a technology partner for 5 nm transistor manufacturing and chip licensing; later faced direct competition from Origin’s semiconductors, memory, screens, and production expansion 49 91 302.

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Software-market disruption — Origin’s Accelerator and Xiao Ke disrupt antivirus companies, forcing established domestic and international firms to seek negotiations 18 19.
• Platform-independence crisis — After outside operating systems block its products, Origin develops the Origin System and begins manufacturing its own phones 27 32 36.
• Global technology expansion — The company launches Origin Mobile, 5G-related technology, holography, and graphene-based products while forming partnerships with Microsoft, Samsung, and Chinese institutions 41 49 62.
• Industrial expansion — Origin enters materials science, robotics, medical technology, heavy machinery, semiconductor manufacturing, and shipbuilding 110 118 241 307 316.
• VR-world initiative — Origin establishes itself as the platform provider for a global VR ecosystem through the Phantom Suit and New Era 194 196 251.
• International confrontation — The company resists U.S. and Korean anti-monopoly actions, imposes its own embargo, and demonstrates overseas security capabilities in Mogadishu 160 170 234.
• Transportation and energy expansion — Origin moves into automobiles, autonomous driving, aviation, engines, and charging infrastructure 393 400 439 471.
• Global corporate power — By later arcs, Origin possesses the world’s strongest corporate combat force and controls major assets and companies across Japan 646 658.

Notable Quotes

“Origin Company does not make promises about specific goals, because Origin's goals are boundless.” 190

“In the days to come, Origin Company will continue to advance on the path of higher and stronger technology.” 190

Trivia

• Origin remained unlisted despite intense interest from venture-capital firms and investors 91.
• The company’s public reputation is strong enough that “Origin” became Hailing City’s defining brand 252.
• Origin employs a star-ranking system for engineers; three-star engineers are considered senior engineers, while the rumored five-star rank had not been attained 546.
• Its slogan-like public reputation is summarized by the phrase: “The world looks to Origin, and Origin looks to Hailing” 606.