8. RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS WITH MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS | 3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2014 |
Related Party Transaction, Due from (to) Related Party [Abstract] | ' |
8. RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS WITH MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS | ' |
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8. RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS WITH MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS |
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Due to related parties as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 consisted of following: |
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Hebei AMP (a) | | $ | 59,805 | | | $ | 58,838 | |
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PMI (b) | | | 670,989 | | | | 579,253 | |
Shareholder (c) | | | 117,426 | | | | 119,465 | |
Total | | $ | 848,220 | | | $ | 757,556 | |
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(a) | Hebei Agricultural Means of Production Co. Ltd. | | | | | | | |
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Hebei Agricultural Means of Production Co. Ltd. (“Hebei AMP”) indirectly owns 2% capital interest of CAM Hebei, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Shijiazhuang Qijin Cultural Presentation Inc. Hebei AMP has common management of the Company as follows: |
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Mr. Chen Lijun, Chairman of the Company during the period from April 17, 2012 through December 11, 2013, is the Chairman and President of Hebei AMP; |
Mr. Peng Guo Jiang, General Manager, Director of the Company during the period from April 17, 2012 through December 11, 2013, is the Vice President of Hebei AMP. |
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Mr. Peng Guo Jiang holds approximate 36% of CAMG common stock and 38% of CAM preferred stock as a trustee holding the shares for Hebei AMP. |
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As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the balance due to Hebei AMP was $59,805 and $58,838, respectively. |
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(b) | Precursor Management Inc. | | | | | | | |
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On March 30, 2011, the Company entered into an agreement with Precursor Management Inc. (“PMI”) which is controlled by the Company’s former President and is also a shareholder of the Company. Since March 2011, PMI has assisted the Company with listing on the over the counter stock market and SEC compliance work, and paid for the Company’s expenses related to daily operations. The agreement expired in March 2013. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company borrowed $103,526 from PMI to pay for its daily operations. The fund borrowed from PMI was not evidenced by a promissory note, but rather was an oral agreement between PMI and the Company and due on demand. As of March 31, 2014, the outstanding balance due to PMI was $670,989. |
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(c) | Due to shareholder | | | | | | | |
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In addition, the Company had outstanding balances of $117,426 due to the Company’s former President as of March 31, 2014. The funds borrowed from the Company’s former President were to fund the Company’s operations. The balance due to shareholder was not evidenced by a promissory note, but rather was an oral agreement between the shareholder and the Company and due on demand. On July 29, 2013, the President resigned as President, director and Secretary of the Company due to his personal reason, without any specific disagreement with the Company on any matter. |
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Advertising Revenues – Related Party |
After completing the installation of the LCD displays in 2012, the Company has entered an advertising services contract with Hebei AMP, pursuant to which Hebei AMP agreed to purchase a total of 15,768,000 seconds per year for LCD advertising time at a rate of no less than RMB2.54 (USD0.41), starting from June 2012. The contract was renewed on May 30, 2013 for seven months from June 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013. The Company and Hebei AMP renegotiated the contract after the expiration on December 31, 2013. There was no renewal as of March 31, 2014. Accordingly, the Company had no revenues generated from its advertising business during the three months ended March 31, 2014. |
Fertilizer Agreements - Related Party |
Starting on October 30, 2012 the Company, through its subsidiary CAM Hebei entered into a series of oral and written agreements (collectively the “Agreements”) with Hebei AMP for the purchase and sale of fertilizer in Hebei Province China, pursuant to which, fertilizer products shall be sold by Hebei AMP to CAM Hebei for a purchase price of approximately $2,000,000. Hebei AMP will deliver the fertilizer to CAM Hebei as needed. The Company serves primarily as a trading agent for Hebei AMP during the transactions and therefore recognizes revenue for these transactions on a net rather than a gross basis. During the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company had no revenues generated from trading agent business. |