EXCLUSIVE BUSINESS AND CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT
EXCLUSIVE
BUSINESS AND CONSULTING
SERVICES
AGREEMENT
This
Exclusive Business and Consulting Services Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into by
and between the following two parties in Jinjiang, Fujian Province, the People’s
Republic of China (the “PRC”) on November 18,
2010.
Party A:
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AILIBAO
(FUJIAN) MARKETING MANAGEMENT
CO.,LTD
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Address:
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Xxxxx
0, Xxxxxxxx 0, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx
No.118,
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Jiangtou
Village, Chendai Town, Jinjiang
City
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Legal
Representative: Xxx Xxx Xxxx
Party B:
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Fujian
Jinjiang Chendai Ailibao Shoes & Clothes Co.,
Ltd
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Address:
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Jiangtou
village, Chendai town, Jinjiang, Fujian
province
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Legal
Representative: Ding Baojian
WHEREAS:
1.
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Party
A, is a wholly foreign-owned enterprise duly established and validly
existing in the PRC.
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2.
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Party
B, is a limited liability company duly established and validly existing in
the PRC;
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3.
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Party
A agrees to provide business consulting and relevant services to Party B
and Party B agrees to accept such business consulting and
services;
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THEREFORE,
Party A and Party B, through friendly negotiation and in the principles of
equality and mutual benefit, hereby agree as follows:
1.
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Business
consulting and Services; Exclusive Rights and
Interests
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1.1
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During
the term of this Agreement, Party A agrees to provide, as the exclusive
provider, relevant business consulting and services to Party B (the
content thereof is specified in Exhibit 1 attached hereto) in accordance
with terms and conditions under the
Agreement.
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1.2
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Party
B hereby agrees to accept such business and consulting services during the
term of this Agreement. Considering the value of the business consulting
and services provided by Party A and the good cooperation relationship
between both Parties, Party B further agrees that, during the term of this
Agreement, without prior written consent of Party A, Party B shall not
accept the business consulting and services provided by any third party
within the business scope under this
Agreement.
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1.3
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Party
A shall be the sole and exclusive owner of any right, proprietary,
interest and intellectual property (including but not limited to
trademark, know-how, commercial secrets and otherwise), whichever
developed by Party A independently or by Party B based on Party A’s
intellectual property or by Party A based on Party B’s intellectual
property.
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If such
development is conducted on the basis of Party B’s intellectual property, Party
B shall ensure that such intellectual property is clear and free from any
defect, otherwise Party B shall indemnify Party A any and all damages incurred
thereby. In case Party A shall be liable to any third party by reason thereof,
Party A shall be compensated in full by Party B as long as Party A has
compensated the third party.
2.
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Calculation
and Payment of the Fee for Business and Consulting Services (the “Service
Fees”)
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The
Parties agree that the Service Fees under this Agreement shall be determined and
paid in accordance with Exhibit 2 attached hereto.
3.
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Representations
and Warranties
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3.1
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Party
A hereby represents and warrants
that:
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3.1.1
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It
is a company duly registered and validly existing under the laws of the
PRC;
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3.1.2
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It
has requisite corporate power to execute and perform this Agreement, the
execution and performance of which are within its business scope. It has
taken all necessary corporate actions, is duly authorized and has obtained
the consent and approval from any third party or government authority.
Neither execution nor performance of this Agreement does or will violate
any applicable law or any contract having binding force on
it;
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3.1.3
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The
Agreement will constitute a legitimate, effective, binding and enforceable
document against Party A upon the
execution.
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3.2
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Party
B hereby represents and warrants
that:
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3.2.1
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It
is a company duly registered and validly existing under the laws of the
PRC;
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3.2.2
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It
has requisite corporate power to execute and perform this Agreement, the
execution and performance of which are within its business scope. It has
taken all necessary corporate actions, is duly authorized and has obtained
the consent and approval from any third party or government authority.
Neither execution nor performance of this Agreement does or will violate
any applicable law or any contract having binding force on
it;
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3.2.3
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The
Agreement will constitute a legitimate, effective, binding and enforceable
document against Party B upon the
execution.
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4.
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Confidentiality
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4.1
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The
Parties agree to take various reasonable measures to protect and maintain
the confidentiality of the confidential material and information known or
being access to (the “Confidential
Information”, the disclosing Party shall explicitly inform in
writing the receiving Party of the Confidential Information when providing
the documents and information). Unless otherwise agreed by the providing
Party in prior written form, such Confidential Information (including the
receiving Party being merged or acquired or controlled directly or
indirectly by any third party) shall not be disclosed, given or transfer
any third party. Upon the termination or expiration of this Agreement, the
Parties shall return to the original owner or the providing Party, or to
destroy as agreed by the original owner or the providing Party including
deleting any Confidential Information from any memory devices, any
document, information or software bearing any of such Confidential
Information, and cease to use such Confidential Information. The Parties
shall take necessary measures to disclose the Confidential Information to
the employees, agents or professional consultants of Party B necessary to
know such information and cause them to observe the confidential
obligations hereunder. Party B, Party B’s employees, agents or
professional consultants shall enter into confidential agreements with
Party A and all parties shall observe the agreements
thereof.
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4.2
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The
restrictions stipulated in Section 4.1 shall not apply
to:
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4.2.1
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the
materials available to the public at the time of
disclosure;
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4.2.2
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the
materials that become available to the public after the disclosure not due
to the fault of Party B;
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4.2.3
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the
materials receiving Party proves to have obtained neither directly nor
indirectly from any other party before the
disclosure;
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4.2.4
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each
Party is required by law to disclose to relevant government authorities,
stock exchange institute, or necessarily discloses the above confidential
information directly to the legal counselor and financial consultant in
order to maintain its ordinary
business.
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4.3
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Both
Parties agree that this Section shall survive the modification, recession
or termination of this Agreement.
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5.
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Indemnity
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5.1
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Unless
otherwise provided in this Agreement, if either Party fails to fully
perform or cease to perform this Agreement and cannot cure such breach
within thirty (30) days after receipt of the notice from the non-breaching
Party, or any of representations or warranties hereunder is not true,
accurate or misleading, it shall constitute a breach of this
Agreement.
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5.2
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If
either Party breaches this Agreement or any of its representations and
warranties under this Agreement, the non-breaching Party may require in
writing it to cure its breach and take corresponding actions to timely and
effectively avoid damages within 10 days upon receipt of a written notice
from the non-breaching party and continue to perform this Agreement. In
case of any damage, the breaching party shall indemnify the non-breaching
party such that the non-breaching party could acquire all of the interests
under this Agreement as if this Agreement had been duly
performed.
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5.3
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In
the event that either Party’s breach of this agreement results in any fee,
liability or loss (including but not limited to loss of profits) incurred
by the other, the breaching party shall indemnify the abiding party any of
the aforesaid fee, liability or loss( including but not limited to any
interest and attorney fee paid or incurred due to the breach). The total
compensation paid by the default Party to the other Party shall be equal
to the losses caused by the breach of this Agreement, which shall include
the receivable interests by the abiding party for the performance of this
Agreement, but shall not exceed the reasonable expectation of the
Parties.
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5.4
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If
both Parties breach this Agreement, the indemnity shall be determined on
the basis of the extent of its respective
breach.
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6.
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Effective
Date and Term
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6.1
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This
Agreement shall be executed and come into effect as of the date first
written above.
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6.2
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This
Agreement shall be made in English, with two (2)
originals.
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6.3
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The
initial term of this Agreement is ten (10) years commencing from the
effective date, unless earlier terminated by Party A. Prior to the
expiration of this Agreement, if Party A intends to extend the term of
this Agreement, the Parties shall extend the term of this Agreement as per
the request of Party A.
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7.
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Termination
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7.1
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Unless
renewed in accordance with the relevant terms of this Agreement, this
Agreement shall be terminated upon the date of expiration hereof. During
the term of this Agreement, Party B may not terminate this Agreement prior
to its expiration date. Party A shall have the right to terminate this
Agreement upon giving 30 days' prior written notice to Party B at any
time.
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7.2
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This
Agreement may be terminated by mutual consent of the
Parties.
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7.3
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The
rights and obligations of both Parties under Section 4 and 5 shall survive
the termination of this Agreement.
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8.
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Disputes
Resolution
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8.1
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The
Parties shall strive to settle any dispute arising from the interpretation
or performance in connection with this Agreement through friendly
consulting. In case no settlement can be reached through such consulting,
each party may submit such dispute to Xiamen Arbitration Commission
for arbitration in accordance with its then-current and effective
arbitration rules. The arbitration shall be conducted in Chinese. The
arbitration award shall be final and binding upon the Parties. This
Section shall survive the termination or the cease of this
Agreement.
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8.2
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Each
Party shall continue to perform its obligations in good faith in
accordance with the Agreement except for the matters in
dispute.
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9.
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Force
Majeure
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9.1
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“Event
of Force Majeure” means any event that is unforeseeable or beyond the
reasonable control of the Party affected and cannot be prevented with
reasonable care, which includes but is not limited to the acts of
governments, acts of nature, fire, explosion, geographic change, flood,
earthquake, tide, lightning, war. However, any shortage of credit, capital
or finance shall not be regarded as an event beyond a Party’s reasonable
control. However, deficiency of credit, fund or financing shall not be
deemed as the item out of reasonable control of the Party. The Party
affected by an Event of Force Majeure who claims to be exempted from
performing any obligations under this Agreement or under any section
herein shall notify each other Party promptly of such
exemption.
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9.2
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When
performance of this Agreement is delayed or prevented due to an Event of
Force Majeure defined as the above, the Party affected by such Event of
Force Majeure shall be exempted from any liability under this Agreement to
the extent of such delay or prevention. The Party affected shall take
proper measures to decrease or diminish the impacts from such Event of
Force Majeure and make reasonable and practicable efforts to resume the
performance delayed or prevented by the Event of Force Majeure, so that it
may be exempted from performing such obligations to the extent of the part
of the obligations delayed or prevented. Once the Event of Force Majeure
ceased, the affected Party shall make its best endeavors to resume the
performance of this Agreement.
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10.
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Notices
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Any
notice in connection with the performance of this Agreement shall be in writing
and be delivered in person, by registered mail, postage prepaid mail, recognized
express mail or facsimile to the following correspondence
addresses:
Party
A:
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AILIBAO
(FUJIAN) MARKETING MANAGEMENT
CO.,LTD
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Address:
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Xxxxx
0, Xxxxxxxx 0, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xx.000,
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Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx
Xxxx
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Fax:
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0000-00000000
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Telephone:
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0000-00000000
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Addressee:
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Xxx
Xxx Ying
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Party
B:
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Fujian
Jinjiang Chendai Ailibao Shoes & Clothes Co.,
Ltd.
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Address:
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Jiangtou
village, Chendai town, Jinjiang, Fujian
province
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Fax:
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0000-00000000
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Telephone:
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0000-00000000
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Addressee:
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Ding
Baofu
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11.
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Assignment
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Unless
otherwise agreed by the other Party’s in writing, either Party shall not assign
the rights or obligations under this Agreement to any third party.
12.
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Severability
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The
Parties hereby acknowledge that they enter into this Agreement in good faith on
the basis of equality and mutual benefit. In case any provision or regulation of
this Agreement is ruled illegal or unenforceable under the applicable law, it
shall be deemed to be excluded from this Agreement and be null and void, as if
such provisions had never been included in this Agreement. However, the balance
of this Agreement will remain in force and this Agreement shall be deemed as
without such provisions from the beginning. The Parties shall replace the
deemed-deleted provisions with lawful and valid provisions acceptable to the
Parties through amicable consultations.
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Amendment
and Supplement
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Any
amendment or supplement to this Agreement shall take effect only after the
written agreement thereto is duly executed by all the Parties. The amendment
agreement or the supplement agreement thereto duly executed by the Parties shall
be part of this Agreement and shall be equally authentic with this
Agreement.
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Governing
Law
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The
execution, validity, performance and interpretation of this Agreement shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the PRC.
IN WITNESS THEREOF the parties
hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed on their behalf by duly
authorized representatives as of the date first set forth
above.
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(Signature
page to the Exclusive Business Consulting and Services
Agreement)
Party A:
AILIBAO (FUJIAN) MARKETING MANAGEMENT CO.,LTD
Authorized
Representative:
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/s/ XXX Xxx Xxxx
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Party B:
Fujian
Jinjiang Chendai Ailibao Shoes & Clothes Co., Ltd.
Authorized
Representative:
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/s/ DING Baojian (丁保健)
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Exhibit
1
The
list of Business and Consulting Services
Under
this agreement, Party A agrees to Party B to exclusively provide any business
development advisory and consultancy services, which is related but not
limited to the following:
(a) To provide business development
advisory services in order to improve the standard of Party B’s marketing and brand building
activities.
(b) To continuously comment and evaluate Party B’s business development strategy and
financing strategy, in order to make valuable advice, conclusions and
means of improvement;
(c) To provide to Party B’s any other business related advice as
needed.
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Exhibit
2
Calculation
and Payment of the Service Fees
for
Business and Consulting Services
I.
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The
Service Fees hereunder shall be 100% of profit of Party B before paying
this Service Fees, Party A has the right to receive such Service Fees on
the timing and basis of its choice.
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II.
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Party
A shall collect the Service Fees on a quarterly basis, issue to Party B
the xxxx for the previous quarter within thirty (30) days upon the
commencement of a quarter, and notify Party thereof. Party B shall pay the
Service Fees into the bank account designated by Party A within ten (10)
working days after receiving the notification from Party A, and Party B
shall fax or post the copy of the payment receipt to Party A within ten
(10) working days after accomplishment of the
payment.
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