Chris

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Chris Rothschild
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Rothschild family
Occupation/Role	Eighth-generation Rothschild heir; host and family representative in Frankfurt
First Appearance	353

Appearance

Chris is a man around thirty with dark-golden hair, blue eyes, pronounced brow bones, and an outwardly aristocratic demeanor. He typically wears meticulously tailored, handmade suits. 353

• Light gray formal suit on his first meeting with Chu Feng. 353
• Carefully styled dark-golden hair and blue eyes that can appear aloof. 353
• Presents himself with formal gestures, including bows and polished host etiquette. 353
• Appears visibly exhausted, with dark circles under his eyes, after the attack at the Rothschild castle. 369

Personality

Chris is composed, well-informed, and socially capable. He can discuss advanced technology intelligently and recognizes the scale of Origin's lead in artificial intelligence, graphene batteries, and autonomous driving. 353 370 389

As a Rothschild heir, he is attentive to reputation, connections, and commercial opportunity. He responds quickly when Chu Feng is endangered on family property, sees the value of Origin's technology, and efficiently supports Origin's later German engine-production arrangements. 359 389 393

His polished manner conceals substantial strain. Chris reflects on living beneath the authority of his father, grandfather, and an older ancestor; when alone, he briefly loses control and smashes a wine glass before restoring his usual elegant façade. 355

Background & History

Chris personally receives Chu Feng in Frankfurt on behalf of the Rothschild family, arranges his transportation and accommodation at the family castle, and hosts him at a banquet attended by heirs of influential European families. He immediately takes Alita's strength seriously after she restrains his bodyguard, Kerry, and reprimands Kerry for his rudeness. 353 354

During the banquet, Chris acknowledges Origin's exceptional AI and learning capabilities. He later discusses the Rothschilds' planned Berlin autonomous-driving test route, intended for L3 vehicles, and asks why Origin has not gone public. He also raises the subject of a relative with late-stage liver cancer, seeking information about Origin's medical technology. 353 356

After Chu Feng is attacked inside the Rothschild castle, Chris apologizes and promises an investigation, regarding the security breach as a serious blow to the family's reputation. The following morning, he attributes the attack to a mysterious organization seeking to kidnap Chu Feng, though the motive remains unclear. 359 369

Chris accompanies Chu Feng through the Frankfurt Motor Show and offers him a vehicle as compensation for the castle incident. His discomfort is apparent when Mercedes-Benz personnel praise technologies in which Origin is already far ahead. 369 370

When Chu Feng commits Origin to the supercar competition, Chris initially worries that he is acting recklessly. Nevertheless, he places his own money on Chu Feng's victory and spends the following days accompanying him around Germany. After the Origin S9 wins, the two celebrate together, and their relationship becomes more personal. 377 387

Chris later shifts from seeking to jointly develop autonomous driving to pursuing cooperation with Origin, recognizing that Origin's system has already achieved a level his side cannot match. He agrees to a decryption wager over Origin's autonomous-driving program, seeks access to Origin's engine technology, and ultimately settles the engine-production line in Germany. 389 390 393

Business Activities

Autonomous Driving

Chris treats autonomous driving as a major Rothschild opportunity.

• Reveals plans for a 3.6-kilometer Berlin L3 autonomous-driving test route between the Brandenburg Gate and Ernst-Reuter-Platz. 356
• Seeks cooperation with Origin on vehicle AI after recognizing the scale of the autonomous-driving market. 389
• Accepts a wager concerning whether Origin's autonomous-driving program can be decrypted. 390
• Acknowledges Origin's autonomous-driving system as effectively complete after witnessing the S9's performance. 389

Origin S9 and Engine Production

Chris becomes directly involved in Origin's German automotive expansion.

• Offers Chu Feng up to 50 billion in unsecured betting credit through the Rothschild family's race-betting operation. 374
• Bets on Origin during the supercar competition and celebrates the S9's victory with Chu Feng. 377 387
• Requests to buy Chu Feng's first Origin-built S9; Chu Feng instead promises to produce another vehicle for him. 389
• Arranges the German engine-production line and supports Origin's engine cooperation with Hongqi. 393

Relationships

• Chu Feng — Initially Chu Feng's Frankfurt host and business contact; later supports Origin's automotive expansion and develops a friendship with him. 353 377 393
• Kerry — His personal bodyguard. Chris rebukes and punishes Kerry after he mishandles Alita and fails to recognize the danger posed by Chu Feng's entourage. 353 355
• Alita — Chu Feng's companion whose strength impresses Chris and his security personnel; her intervention during the castle attack further shocks him. 353 359
• Rothschild family — Chris acts for the family but feels constrained by its multigenerational hierarchy and expectations. 355

Trivia

• Chris is a user and admirer of Xiao Ke, carrying a second-generation Origin phone with the assistant installed. 353
• A separate character named Chris is identified as the founder of Base FX; the text does not state any connection between him and Chris Rothschild. 86