II. Party A’s obligations and responsibilities: |
1. | To safeguard the interests of both Parties and keep the project rolling on, the Parties agree that Party A shall pay Party B RMB 24 million Yuan as a margin, which shall be settled through 4 phases, as follows: |
| Phase I: RMB 1.6 million Yuan, prior to January 31, 2007; |
| Phase II: RMB 5.6 million Yuan, prior to January 31, 2008; |
| Phase III: RMB 8 million Yuan, prior to May 31, 2009; and |
| Phase IV: RMB 8.8 million Yuan, prior to May 31, 2010. |
| Party A shall not miss the above-mentioned deadline by more than one month. |
2. | Party A shall pay Party B the rent every five years during the term hereof. The rent will be calculated at an incremental rate of 10% for each payment, starting from first payment: RMB 1.8 million Yuan (as agreed, a discounted rate of RMB 700,000 Yuan is given); second payment shall be RMB 1.98 million Yuan (1.8+1.8* 10%); and third payment shall be RMB 2.2 million Yuan (l.98+1.98*10%); and so on. |
3. | Party A shall pay the rent prior to February 28 of each year, and shall not delay payment for over a month. |
4. | The settlement of margin: The Parties agree that the margin shall be used to offset the rent for the last ten years of the Term. |
5. | Party A shall give villager first emptive rights when employment opportunities arise from the base. Party A shall engage its own technical personnel to perform maintenance of the base. |
6. | Party A shall be responsible for the harvest of bamboo shoots. During the Term hereof, the ownership of all produce grown in the base shall be vested opon Party. |
7. | Upon Party B’s reclaim of the base following termination hereof, the number of bamboo shoots for every mu shall not be less than 120. |
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II. Party B’s Obligations and Responsibilities: |
1. | Party B shall help smooth out the relationship between Party A and the villagers, and help settle the disputes, if any. |
2. | Party B shall ensure that Party A does not grow any other produce on the base, or apply fertilizers or pesticides during the term hereof. |