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I
Item
1. Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisors
Not
Applicable
Item
2. Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable
Not
Applicable
Item
3. Key Information
A.
Reserved
B.
Capitalization and Indebtedness
Not
applicable
C.
Reasons for the offer and use of proceeds.
Not
applicable
D.
Risk Factors
Investing
in our Ordinary Shares involves a high degree of risk and uncertainty. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described
below before investing. Our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected due to any
of the following risks. In that case, the value of our ordinary shares could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment.
These risk factors include, but are not limited to:
Risks
Related to Business
● | There
are doubts about our company’s ability to continue as a going concern.Our Operating
Subsidiaries limited operating histories makes it difficult to evaluate their future prospects
and results of operations. |
● | We
envision a period of rapid growth that may impose a significant burden on our administrative
and operational resources which, if not effectively managed, could impair our Operating Subsidiaries’
growth. |
● | We
may not be able to raise the additional capital necessary to execute our and our Operating
Subsidiaries’ business strategies, which could result in the curtailment of their operations. |
● | We
will be required to hire and retain skilled managerial, IT, sales and marketing and coaching
personnel. |
● | We
are dependent upon our officers and management for direction and the loss of any of these
persons could adversely affect our operations and results. |
● | We
are currently dependent on our primary operating subsidiary, ZDSE, for our revenue. |
● | We
may be sued or become a party to litigation, which could require significant management time
and attention and result in significant legal expenses and may result in an unfavorable outcome,
which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results
of operations and cash flows. |
● | We
are an emerging growth company within the meaning of the Securities Act and will take advantage
of certain reduced reporting requirements. |
● | We
have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. If
we fail to maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting, we
may not be able to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud. As a result,
stockholders could lose confidence in our financial and other public reporting, which would
harm our business and the trading price of our Shares. |
● | There
may be conflicts of interest between our management and our shareholdersZDSE’s business
depends on the market recognition of its brand. If ZDSE is not able to maintain its reputation
and enhance its brand recognition, its business and operating results may be materially and
adversely affected. |
● | If
ZDSE fails to maintain and increase its client base, our revenues may decline, and we may
not be able to sustain profitability. |
● | ZDSE’s
business relies on its ability to recruit, train and retain dedicated and qualified coaches
and management personnel. |
● | Competition
in our markets |
General
Business Risks
● | Our
success depends on the continuing efforts of our senior management team and other key personnel
and our business may be harmed if we lose their services. |
● | We
could incur additional liabilities or our reputation could be damaged if we do not protect
client data or if our information systems are breached. |
● | Our
Operating Subsidiaries’ businesses are sensitive to general economic conditions. |
● | Cybersecurity
risks and the failure to maintain the integrity of data belonging to our company, employees
and customers could expose us to data loss, litigation and liability, and our reputation
could be significantly harmed. |
● | Our
business is subject to risks arising from epidemic diseases, such as the recent COVID-19
outbreak. |
Risks
Related to Doing Business in the People’s Republic of China
● | Changes
in China’s economic, political or social conditions or government policies could have
a material adverse effect on our business and operations. |
● | Adverse
changes in economic and political policies of the PRC government could have a material adverse
effect on the overall economic growth of China, which could adversely affect our business. |
● | If
for any reason we were to fail to meet the audit requirements of the HFCAA for two consecutive
years, we may be prohibited from listing our securities on a national securities exchange,
including Nasdaq, or on over-the-counter markets in the United States, which could adversely
affect the market price of our Ordinary Shares and our ability to raise capital. |
● | Because
all of our operations are in China, our business is subject to the complex and rapidly evolving
laws and regulations there. The Chinese government may exercise significant oversight and
discretion over the conduct of our business and may intervene in or influence our operations
at any time, which could result in a material change in our operations and/or the value of
our Ordinary Shares. |
● | The
filing or other procedures with, the CSRC or other Chinese regulatory authorities may be
required in connection with issuing our equity securities to foreign investors under Chinese
law, and, we cannot predict whether we will be able, or how long it will take us, to complete
such filing or other procedures. If we fail to complete a filing with the CSRC, our future
offering application may be impacted and we may be subject to penalties, sanctions and fines
imposed by the CSRC. |
● | PRC
regulations on loans and direct investments by offshore holding companies to PRC entities
may delay or prevent us from making loans or additional capital contributions to our PRC
subsidiaries and may prevent the use of our funds held in the PRC or Hong Kong or by a PRC
or Hong Kong entity to fund our operations or for use outside of the PRC or Hong Kong. |
● | The
Chinese government may exert substantial influence over the manner in which our Operating
Subsidiaries conduct their business operations in China. |
● | China’s
economic policies could affect our Operating Subsidiaries’ businesses. |
● | Any
lack of requisite approvals, licenses or permits applicable to our Operating Subsidiaries’
businesses may have a material and adverse impact on our business, financial condition and
results of operation. |
● | Any
PRC regulations pertaining to our corporate structure, loans to and investment in PRC entities
by offshore holding companies may delay us from making loans or capital contributions to
our Operating Subsidiaries, which could materially and adversely affect our liquidity and
our ability to fund and expand our business. |
● | The
PRC government’s control over the conversion of foreign exchange and fluctuations in
the value of RMB may result in foreign currency exchange losses and limit our ability to
pay dividends. |
● | Dividends
payable by the Company to our foreign investors and gain on the sale of our Shares may be
subject to PRC income taxes. |
● | Changes
to PRC tax laws may subject us to greater taxes. |
● | Chinese
regulations relating to overseas investment by Chinese residents may restrict our overseas
and cross-border investment activities and adversely affect the implementation of our strategy
as well as our business and prospects. |
Risks
Related to Our Ordinary Shares
| ● | There
is currently no trading market for our Ordinary Shares. |
| ● | The
offering price of our Ordinary Shares was determined based on management’s assessment
of the market for similar companies in the United States OTC Market and should not be used
as an indicator of the future market price of the securities. |
| ● | Enforcement
actions by FINRA will make it difficult for investors to dispose of their Ordinary Shares
as long as they remain an OTC security. |
| ● | We
may not be able to achieve secondary trading of our Ordinary Shares in certain states because
our Ordinary Shares are not nationally traded, which could subject our shareholders to significant
restrictions and costs. |
| ● | Risks
relating to low priced stocks |
| ● | We
do not intend to pay dividends. |
| ● | Future
sales of our securities, or the perception in the markets that these sales may occur, could
depress our stock price. |
| ● | The
ability of our Board of Directors to issue preferred shares and any anti-takeover provisions
we adopt may depress the value of our Ordinary Shares. |
| ● | We
are controlled by Feier Co. Limited, whose interest may differ from those of the other shareholders. |
| ● | Our
principal shareholder may engage in a transaction to cause the Company to repurchase its
Ordinary Shares. |
Certain
Legal Consequences of Foreign Incorporation and Operations
| ● | Our
shareholders may face difficulties in protecting their interests, and their ability to protect
their rights through the U.S. federal courts may be limited because we are incorporated under
Cayman Islands law, we conduct substantially all of our operations in China and all of our
directors and officers reside outside the United States. |
| ● | Our
shareholders do not have the same protections or information generally available to shareholders
of U.S. corporations because the reporting requirements for foreign private issuers are more
limited than those applicable to public corporations organized in the United States. |
| ● | Judgments
against the Company and management may be difficult to obtain or enforce. |
| ● | Because
we are incorporated in the Cayman Islands, you may not have the same protections as shareholders
of U.S. corporations. |
Risks
Related to Our Business
There
are doubts about our company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
Our
company’s independent auditors have raised doubts about our ability to continue as a going concern. There can be no assurance that
sufficient funds that will be required during the next year or thereafter will be generated from operations or that funds will be available
from external sources, such as securities, debt or equity financing or other potential sources. We intend to overcome the circumstances
that impact our ability to remain a going concern through a combination of new sources of revenues, with interim cash flow deficiencies
being addressed through additional financing. We anticipate raising additional funds through public or private financing, securities
financing and/or strategic relationships or other arrangements in the near future to support our business operations; however, we may
not have commitments from third parties for a sufficient amount of additional capital. We cannot be certain that any such financing will
be available to us on acceptable terms, or at all, and our failure to raise capital when needed could limit our ability to continue our
operations. Our ability to obtain additional funding will determine if we can continue as a going concern. Failure to secure additional
financing in a timely manner and on favorable terms would have a material adverse effect on our financial performance, results of operations
and share price and require us to curtail or cease operations, sell off assets, seek protection from creditors through bankruptcy proceedings,
or otherwise. Furthermore, additional equity financing may be dilutive to the holders of our shares, and debt financing, if available,
may have onerous terms. including restrictive covenants. Any additional financing could have a negative effect on our shareholders.
Our
Operating Subsidiaries limited operating histories makes it difficult to evaluate their future prospects and results of operations.
The
Company, through its Operating Subsidiaries, is in the process of developing its businesses and has a limited operating history. You
should consider our Operating Subsidiaries’ future prospects in light of the risks and uncertainties experienced by early-stage
companies. Some of these risks and uncertainties relate to their ability to:
|
● |
offer
products and services of sufficient quality to attract and retain a larger client base; |
|
|
|
|
● |
attract
additional clients and increase spending per client; |
|
|
|
|
● |
increase
awareness of their products and services and continue to develop client loyalty; |
|
● |
respond
to competitive market conditions; |
|
|
|
|
● |
respond
to changes in their regulatory environments; |
|
|
|
|
● |
maintain
effective control of their costs and expenses; |
|
|
|
|
● |
raise
sufficient capital to sustain and expand their businesses; and |
|
|
|
|
● |
attract,
retain and motivate qualified personnel. |
If
our Operating Subsidiaries are unsuccessful in addressing any of these risks and uncertainties, our business may be materially and adversely
affected.
We
envision a period of rapid growth that may impose a significant burden on our administrative and operational resources which, if not
effectively managed, could impair our Operating Subsidiaries’ growth.
Our
strategy envisions a period of rapid growth that may impose a significant burden on our administrative and operational resources. The
growth of our Operating Subsidiaries’ businesses will require significant investments of capital and management’s close attention.
Our ability to effectively manage our Operating Subsidiaries’ growth will require us to substantially expand the capabilities of
our administrative and operational resources and to attract, train, manage and retain qualified management, IT, sales and marketing,
coaching and other personnel; we may be unable to do so. In addition, our failure to successfully manage our Operating Subsidiaries’
growth could result in their sales not increasing commensurately with capital investments. If we are unable to successfully manage our
Operating Subsidiaries’ growth, we may be unable to achieve our goals.
We
may not be able to raise the additional capital necessary to execute our and our Operating Subsidiaries’ business strategies, which
could result in the curtailment of their operations.
We
will need to raise additional funds to fully fund our Operating Subsidiaries’ existing operations and for development and expansion
of their businesses. We have no current arrangements with respect to sources of additional financing and the needed additional financing
may not be available on commercially reasonable terms, on a timely basis or at all. The inability to obtain additional financing when
needed would have a negative effect on us, including possibly requiring us to curtail our Operating Subsidiaries’ operations. If
any future financing involves the sale of equity securities, the Shares held by our shareholders could be substantially diluted. If we
borrow money or issue debt securities, we will be subject to the risks associated with indebtedness, including the risk that interest
rates may fluctuate and the possibility that we may not be able to pay principal and interest on the indebtedness when due. Insufficient
funds would prevent us from implementing our and our Operating Subsidiaries’ business plans and would require us to delay, scale
back or eliminate certain of their operations.
We
will be required to hire and retain skilled managerial, IT, sales and marketing and coaching personnel.
Our
continued success depends in large part on our ability to attract, train, motivate and retain qualified management, IT, sales and marketing
and coaching personnel. Any failure to attract and retain the required managerial, technical, sales and coaching personnel that are integral
to our Operating Subsidiaries’ business may have a negative impact on our operations, which would have a negative impact on revenues.
There can be no assurance that we will be able to attract and retain skilled persons and the loss of skilled coaches or managerial, technical
or sales personnel would adversely affect us.
We
are dependent upon our officers and management for direction and the loss of any of these persons could adversely affect our operations
and results.
We
are dependent upon our officers for implementation of our proposed strategy and execution of our business plan. The loss of any of our
officers could have a material adverse effect upon our results of operations and financial position. We do not maintain “key person”
life insurance for any of our officers. The loss of any of our officers could delay or prevent the achievement of our business objectives.
We
are currently dependent on our primary operating subsidiary, ZDSE, for our revenue.
Although
we currently have a total of 15 subsidiaries, we are essentially dependent on ZDSE for our revenue. Accordingly, our financial condition
and results of operations are, and will continue to be, directly tied to those of ZDSE unless and until our other subsidiaries commence
generating significant revenue. There can be no assurance that either ZDSE or any of our other direct or indirect subsidiaries will generate
net income at any future time.
We
may be sued or become a party to litigation, which could require significant management time and attention and result in significant
legal expenses and may result in an unfavorable outcome, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition,
results of operations and cash flows.
We
may be subject to a number of lawsuits from time to time arising in the ordinary course of our business. The expense of defending ourselves
against such litigation may be significant. The amount of time to resolve these lawsuits is unpredictable and defending ourselves may
divert management’s attention from the day-to-day operations of our business, which could adversely affect our business, results
of operations and cash flows. In addition, an unfavorable outcome in such litigation could have a material adverse effect on our business,
results of operations and cash flows.
We
are an emerging growth company within the meaning of the Securities Act and will take advantage of certain reduced reporting requirements.
We
are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the JOBS Act and take advantage of certain exemptions from various requirements
applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, most significantly, not being required to comply
with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for so long as we are an emerging growth company.
As a result, if we elect not to comply with such auditor attestation requirements, our investors may not have access to certain information
they may deem important.
The
JOBS Act also provides that an emerging growth company does not need to comply with any new or revised financial accounting standards
until such date that a private company is otherwise required to comply with such new or revised accounting standards. The Company has
elected to use the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards under Section 102(b)(2) of the Jobs
Act that allows the Company to delay the adoption of new or revised accounting standards that have different effective dates for public
and private companies until those standards apply to private companies.
We
have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. If we fail to maintain an effective system of internal
control over financial reporting, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud. As a result, stockholders
could lose confidence in our financial and other public reporting, which would harm our business and the trading price of our Shares.
Effective
internal control over financial reporting is necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports and, together with adequate disclosure
controls and procedures, are designed to prevent fraud. Any failure to implement required new or improved controls, or difficulties encountered
in their implementation, could cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations. Ineffective internal control could also cause investors
to lose confidence in our reported financial information, which could have a negative effect on the trading price of our Shares.
We
have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting in the Company and its subsidiaries. As defined
in Regulation 12b-2 under the Exchange Act, a “material weakness” is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal
control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim consolidated
financial statements will not be prevented, or detected on a timely basis. Specifically, we determined that we had the following material
weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting: (i) we do not have a financial expert on U.S. GAAP in top management; (ii)
we do not have an audit committee; and (iii) we do not have standard procedures for all accounting cycles. Although the financial statements
and footnotes are reviewed by our management, we do not have a formal policy to review significant accounting transactions and the accounting
treatment of such transactions.
Even
if we develop effective internal controls over financial reporting, such controls may become inadequate due to changes in conditions,
or the degree of compliance with such policies or procedures may deteriorate, which could result in the discovery of additional material
weaknesses and deficiencies. In any event, the process of determining whether our existing internal control over financial reporting
is compliant with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (“Section 404”) and is sufficiently effective requires the investment
of substantial time and resources by our senior management. As a result, this process may divert internal resources and take a significant
amount of time and effort to complete. In addition, we cannot predict the outcome of this process and whether we will need to implement
remedial actions in order to establish effective controls over financial reporting. The determination of whether or not our internal
controls are sufficient, and any remedial actions required could result in us incurring additional costs that we did not anticipate,
including the hiring of additional outside consultants. We may also fail to timely complete our evaluation, testing and any remediation
required to comply with Section 404.
We
are required, pursuant to Section 404, to furnish a report by management on, among other things, the effectiveness of our internal control
over financial reporting. However, for as long as we are a “smaller reporting company,” our independent registered public
accounting firm will not be required to attest to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section
404. While we could be a smaller reporting company for an indefinite amount of time, and thus relieved of the above-mentioned attestation
requirement, an independent assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting could detect problems that
our management’s assessment might not. Such undetected material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting could
lead to financial statement restatements and require us to incur the expense of remediation.
There
may be conflicts of interest between our management and our shareholders.
Conflicts
of interest create the risk that our officers and directors may have an incentive to act adversely to the interests of the Company. A
conflict of interest may arise between our officers and directors’ personal pecuniary interests and their fiduciary duty to our
shareholders.
ZDSE’s
business depends on the market recognition of its brand. If ZDSE is not able to maintain its reputation and enhance its brand recognition,
its business and operating results may be materially and adversely affected.
ZDSE’s
track record in providing quality coaching services will determine whether ZDSE becomes recognized as a leading brand in the industry.
We believe that market recognition of ZDSE’s brand is a key factor to ensuring our future success. As ZDSE continues to grow in
size and broaden the scope of its program and services, however, it may become increasingly difficult to maintain the quality and consistency
of the services it offers, which may negatively impact its brand and the popularity of its products and services offered thereunder.
ZDSE’s
brand value will also be affected by client perceptions. Those perceptions are affected by a number of factors; some of them are based
on first-hand observation of ZDSE’s service quality while others may be based on indirect information from media or other sources.
Incidents and any negative publicity related thereto, even if factually incorrect, may lead to significant deterioration of ZDSE’s
brand image and reputation, and consequently negatively affect clients’ interest in its services and products, as well as top-notch
executive coaches’ interest in being associated with its brand. Particularly in the age of digital media and social network, impacts
of negative publicity associated with any single incident could be easily amplified and potentially cause impacts that go beyond our
estimation or control.
In
addition, scientific studies on education are constantly evolving and new or innovative conclusions on education methodologies or philosophies
may affect clients’ perceptions of ZDSE’s services and products. If ZDSE is unable to maintain its reputation, enhance its
brand recognition or increase positive awareness of its coaching products and services, it may be difficult to maintain and grow client
enrollment or attract more business partners to join ZDSE’s network, and its business and growth prospects may be materially and
adversely affected.
If
ZDSE fails to maintain and increase its client base, our revenues may decline, and we may not be able to sustain profitability.
The
success of our ZDSE’s business depends largely on the number of clients. Therefore, ZDSE’s ability to continue to attract
new clients and to retain existing clients is critical to its continued success and growth. ZDSE’s client enrollment is affected
by several factors, including its ability to develop new program materials and improve existing modules, expand its geographic reach,
manage its growth while maintaining consistent and high coaching and service quality, effectively market and precisely target its services
to a broader base of prospective clients and respond effectively to competition. If ZDSE is unable to continue to attract a sufficient
number of new clients or to retain existing clients, its revenues may decline or it may not be able to sustain profitability, either
of which could have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition and results of operations.
ZDSE’s
business relies on its ability to recruit, train and retain dedicated and qualified coaches and management personnel.
ZDSE’s
coaches are critical to the quality of its services and reputation. We seek to recruit, train and retain qualified and dedicated coaches;
however, there is a limited pool of executive coaches with the attributes we require. In addition, any foreign coaches we hire must hold
valid working permits, which may not be obtained in a timely manner, or at all. Despite our various initiatives, investments to secure
qualified personnel and competitive compensation, we still may not be able to recruit, train and retain sufficient qualified coaches
to keep pace with our growth while maintaining consistent coaching quality in the different markets we serve. A shortage of qualified
coaches or a deterioration in the quality of our coaches’ services, whether actual or perceived, or a significant increase in the
average compensation paid by our competitors to their coaches would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition
and results of operations.
Competition
The
leadership and executive coaching market in China is rapidly evolving, highly fragmented and intensely competitive with relatively easy
entry. Competition in this industry may persist and even intensify. As more competitors enter the market, ZDSE will have to compete based
on brand image, program content and structure and service quality. New competitors may enter the market and one or more of our competitors
may develop and implement training courses or methodologies that may adversely affect ZDSE’s ability to sell its services to new
clients. Competitors continually introduce new programs and services that may compete directly with ZDSE’s services, or that may
make its programs uncompetitive or obsolete. Larger competitors may have superior abilities to compete for clients and skilled professionals,
reducing ZDSE’s ability to deliver quality work to its clients. Some of our competitors may have greater financial or other resources
than we do. We cannot assure you that ZDSE will be able to compete successfully against existing or potential competitors, and if ZDSE
fails to gain or maintain, or if it loses market share, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be materially
and adversely affected.
ZDSE
may not be successful in introducing new products or enhancing its existing products.
ZDSE
currently offers only one module sequence - “The Way of Management.” It intends to continue developing new products, as well
as further enhancing its existing products. This process is subject to risks and uncertainties, such as unexpected technical, operational,
logistical or other problems that could delay the process temporarily or permanently. Moreover, we cannot assure you that any of these
new products or enhancements of existing products will fulfill client needs, match the quality or popularity of those developed by our
competitors, achieve widespread market acceptance or generate incremental revenues.
In
addition, introducing new products or enhancing existing products requires us to make various investments in program and materials development
and management, incur personnel expenses and potentially reallocate other resources. If ZDSE is unable to develop new products or cannot
do so in a cost-effective manner or is otherwise unable to manage effectively the quality of those products, our financial condition
and results of operations could be adversely affected.
General
Business Risks
Our
success depends on the continuing efforts of our senior management team and other key personnel and our business may be harmed if we
lose their services.
Our
success depends in part on the continued application of services, efforts and motivation of our senior management team and key personnel.
If one or more of our senior management members or key personnel are unable to continue in their present positions, we may not be able
to find replacements successfully, and our business may be disrupted.
We
will need to continue to hire additional personnel as our business grows. A shortage in the supply of personnel with the requisite skills
could negatively impact our ability to manage our existing products and services, launch new products and expand our operations. There
is competition for experienced personnel in the executive coaching industry and key personnel could leave us to join our competitors.
Losing the services of our experienced personnel may be disruptive to and cause uncertainty for our business, which may have a material
adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We
could incur additional liabilities or our reputation could be damaged if we do not protect client data or if our information systems
are breached.
We
are dependent on information technology networks and systems to process, transmit and store electronic information and to communicate
between our locations around China and with our clients. Security breaches of this infrastructure could lead to shutdowns or disruptions
of our systems and potential unauthorized disclosure of confidential information. We are also required at times to manage, utilize and
store sensitive or confidential client or employee data. As a result, we are subject to laws and regulations designed to protect this
information. If any person, including any of our employees, mismanages or misappropriates such data, we could be subject to monetary
damages, fines and/or criminal prosecution. Unauthorized disclosure of sensitive or confidential client or employee data, whether through
systems failure, employee negligence, fraud or misappropriation could damage our reputation and cause us to lose clients.
Legal
requirements relating to the collection, storage, handling, and transfer of personal data continue to evolve. China’s Cybersecurity
Law (“CSL”), which came into effect in June 2017, regulates how organizations should protect digital information and outlines
measures to safeguard Internet systems, products and services against cyberattacks. The CSL was supplemented in May 2018 with the Personal
Information Security Specification, which was amended and strengthened in February 2019. Although these amendments attempt to ease the
compliance burden placed on businesses, the laws could impose significant limitations, require changes to our business or restrict our
use or storage of personal information, which may increase our compliance expenses and make our business more costly or less efficient
to conduct.
Our
Operating Subsidiaries’ businesses are sensitive to general economic conditions.
Our
Operating Subsidiaries’ businesses may be negatively affected by a downturn in general economic conditions and rising labor and
material costs in China. Furthermore, a serious and/or prolonged economic downturn combined with a negative or uncertain political climate
could adversely affect their clients’ financial condition and the amount they are able to spend for such services. These conditions
may reduce the demand for our Operating Subsidiaries’ services or depress the pricing of those services and have an adverse impact
on our results of operations. Changes in global economic conditions may also shift demand to services for which we do not have competitive
advantages, and this could negatively affect the amount of business that we are able to obtain. Such economic, political and client spending
conditions are influenced by a wide range of factors that are beyond our control and that we have no comparative advantage in forecasting.
If we are unable to successfully anticipate these changing conditions, we may be unable to effectively plan for and respond to those
changes, and our business could be adversely affected.
ZDSE’s
business success also depends in part upon continued growth in the use of coaching. In challenging economic environments, its clients
may reduce or defer their spending on new services and solutions in order to focus on other priorities. At the same time, many companies
have already invested substantial resources in their current means of conducting their business and they may be reluctant or slow to
adopt new approaches that could disrupt existing personnel and/or processes. If growth in the general use of coaching services in business
or ZDSE’s clients’ spending on these items declines, or if ZDSE cannot convince its clients or potential clients to embrace
new services and solutions, our results of operations could be adversely affected.
In
addition, the executive coaching business tends to lag behind economic cycles and, consequently, the benefits of an economic recovery
following a period of economic downturn may take longer for ZDSE to realize than other segments of the economy.
Cybersecurity
risks and the failure to maintain the integrity of data belonging to our company, employees and customers could expose us to data loss,
litigation and liability, and our reputation could be significantly harmed.
We
collect and retain large volumes of data relating to our business and from our employees and clients for business purposes, including
for transactional and promotional purposes, and our various information technology systems enter, process, summarize and report such
data. The integrity and protection of this data is critical to our business. We are subject to significant security and privacy regulations,
as well as requirements imposed by the credit card industry. Maintaining compliance with these evolving regulations and requirements
could be difficult and may increase our expenses. In addition, a penetrated or compromised data system or the intentional, inadvertent
or negligent release or disclosure of data could result in theft, loss or fraudulent or unlawful use of data relating to our company,
our employees or our customers, which could harm our reputation, disrupt our operations or result in remedial and other costs, fines
or lawsuits.
Our
business is subject to risks arising from epidemic diseases, such as the recent COVID-19 outbreak.
In
December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus (“COVID-19”) was reported in Wuhan, China. On March 11, 2020, the World Health
Organization categorized it as a pandemic. To reduce the spread of COVID-19, the Chinese government has employed measures including city
lockdowns, quarantines, travel restrictions, suspension of business activities and school closures.
Our
business has been and may continue to be adversely impacted. Our Operating Subsidiaries are located in China, as are all of their employees
and customers. Due to the outbreak, ZDSE (our primary operating subsidiary) had to temporarily suspend offline teaching and conduct all
of its coaching and student support activities online. As a result of the epidemic, ZDSE’s revenues in 2020 fell by 48% compared
to 2019,ZDSE’s revenues in 2021 fell by 52% compared to 2019. In addition, lockdown measures and travel restrictions impeded
ZDSE’s ability to work towards expanding its coaching network. We resumed routine operations on June 1, 2020; however, due to recurrences
of the coronavirus in China, ZDSE’s revenues in 2022 were 67% below its revenue for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.
The
long-term downturn brought by and the duration of the COVID-19 outbreak is difficult to assess or predict and the full impact of the
virus on our operations will depend on many factors beyond our control. A prolonged slowdown in the Chinese economy and/or negative business
sentiment could potentially have a significant negative impact on the executive coaching market. There can be no assurance that there
will not be large-scale re-occurrences of COVID-19 in the future. A major resurgence of the epidemic in China could be expected to significantly
reduce the demand for our services. An additional negative result of a resurgence would be if the government reinstituted bans on large-scale
events and gatherings because such bans could cause the cancellation of many large-scale events that could not be rescheduled, which
would have a direct negative impact on HHMT’s revenue. The extent to which the COVID-19 outbreak will impact our business, results
of operations and financial condition remains uncertain. Our business, results of operations, financial condition and prospects could
be materially adversely affected to the extent that COVID-19 persists in China or harms the Chinese and global economies in general.
The Company will continue to pay close attention to the development of the coronavirus epidemic situation and evaluate and actively respond
to other possible impacts on the Company’s financial situation and operating results.
We
may also experience negative effects from future public health crises beyond our control. These events are impossible to forecast, their
negative effects may be difficult to mitigate and they could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Risks
Related to Doing Business in the People’s Republic of China
Changes
in China’s economic, political or social conditions or government policies could have a material adverse effect on our business
and operations.
Substantially
all of our assets and operations are located in the PRC. Accordingly, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects
may be influenced to a significant degree by political, economic and social conditions in the PRC generally. The Chinese economy differs
from the economies of most developed countries in many respects, including the level of government involvement, development, growth rate,
control of foreign exchange and allocation of resources. Although the Chinese government has implemented measures emphasizing the utilization
of market forces for economic reform, the reduction of state ownership of productive assets, and the establishment of improved corporate
governance in business enterprises, a substantial portion of productive assets in the PRC is still owned by the government. In addition,
the Chinese government continues to play a significant role in regulating industry development by imposing industrial policies. The Chinese
government also exercises significant control over the PRC’s economic growth through allocating resources, controlling payment
of foreign currency-denominated obligations, setting monetary policy and providing preferential treatment to particular industries or
companies.
While
the Chinese economy has experienced significant growth over past decades, growth has been uneven, both geographically and among various
sectors of the economy. Any adverse changes in economic conditions in the PRC, in the policies of the Chinese government or in the laws
and regulations in the PRC could have a material adverse effect on the overall economic growth of the PRC. Such developments could adversely
affect our business and operating results, lead to a reduction in demand for our services and adversely affect our competitive position.
The Chinese government has implemented various measures to encourage economic growth and guide the allocation of resources. Some of these
measures may benefit the overall Chinese economy, but may have a negative effect on us. For example, our financial condition and results
of operations may be adversely affected by government control over capital investments or changes in tax regulations. In addition, in
the past the Chinese government has implemented certain measures, including interest rate adjustment, to control the pace of economic
growth. These measures may cause decreased economic activity in the PRC, which may adversely affect our business and operating results.
Adverse changes in economic and political policies of the PRC government could have a material adverse effect on the overall economic
growth of China, which could adversely affect our business.
Recent
statements by the PRC government have indicated an intent to exert more oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas
and/or foreign investments in China-based issuers. The PRC government recently initiated a series of regulatory actions and made a number
of public statements on the regulation of business operations in China with little advance notice, including cracking down on illegal
activities in the securities market, enhancing supervision over China-based companies listed overseas using a variable interest entity
structure, adopting new measures to extend the scope of cybersecurity reviews, and expanding efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement.
Currently,
these statements and regulatory actions have had no impact on our daily business operations, the ability to accept foreign investments
and list our securities on a U.S. or other foreign exchange. However, since these statements and regulatory actions are new, it is highly
uncertain how the legislative or administrative regulation making bodies will further respond and what existing or new laws or regulations
or detailed implementations and interpretations will be further modified or promulgated, if any, and the potential impact such modified
or new laws and regulations will have on our daily business operations, the ability to accept foreign investments and list our securities
on a U.S., Hong Kong, or other stock exchanges. There are still substantial uncertainties as to how PRC governmental authorities will
regulate overseas listing in practice and whether we are required to obtain any specific regulatory approvals from the CSRC, CAC or any
other PRC governmental authorities for our offshore offerings. If the CSRC, CAC or other regulatory agencies later promulgate new rules
or explanations requiring that we obtain their approvals for our future offshore offerings, we may be unable to obtain such approvals
in a timely manner, or at all, and such approvals may be rescinded even if obtained. Any such circumstance could significantly limit
or completely hinder our ability to continue to offer securities to investors and cause the value of such securities to significantly
decline or be worthless. In addition, implementation of industry-wide regulations directly targeting our operations could cause the value
of our securities to significantly decline. Therefore, investors of our company face potential uncertainty from actions taken by the
PRC government affecting our business.
All
of our business operations are currently conducted in the PRC, under the jurisdiction of the PRC government. Accordingly, our results
of operations, financial condition and prospects are subject to a significant degree to economic, political and legal developments in
China. China’s economy differs from the economies of most developed countries in many respects, including with respect to the amount
of government involvement, level of development, growth rate, and control of foreign exchange and allocation of resources. While the
PRC economy has experienced significant growth in the past 20 years, growth has been uneven across different regions and among various
economic sectors of China. The PRC government has implemented various measures to encourage economic development and guide the allocation
of resources.
If
for any reason we were to fail to meet the audit requirements of the HFCAA for two consecutive years, we may be prohibited from
listing our securities on a national securities exchange, including Nasdaq, or on over-the-counter markets in the United States, which
could adversely affect the market price of our Ordinary Shares and our ability to raise capital.
In
recent years, the U.S. Congress and regulatory authorities have expressed concerns about challenges in their oversight of financial statement
audits of U.S.-listed companies with significant operations in mainland China and with auditors located in mainland China. For example,
PCAOB inspections of auditors located in mainland China and Hong Kong have at times identified deficiencies in those auditors’
audit procedures and quality control procedures, and limitations on the ability of the PCAOB to inspect or investigate auditors in mainland
China or Hong Kong could deprive investors of the benefits of PCAOB inspections, which could adversely affect the ability of companies
using such auditors to access U.S. capital markets.
As
part of the continued focus on access to audit and other information for companies with substantial operations in China, in December
2020, the United States enacted the HFCAA, which requires the SEC to identify issuers that have filed an annual report with an audit
report issued by a registered public accounting firm that is located in a foreign jurisdiction and that the PCAOB has determined it is
unable to inspect or investigate completely because of a restriction imposed by a non-U.S. authority in the auditor’s local jurisdiction
(a “Commission-Identified Issuer”). Under the HFCAA, as amended in December 2022, if the SEC conclusively identifies an issuer
as a Commission-Identified Issuer for two consecutive years, the SEC is required to prohibit the trading of the issuer’s securities
on a national securities exchange or through any other method that is within the jurisdiction of the SEC to regulate, including over-the-counter
markets in the United States.
In
2021, the PCAOB issued a Determination Report, which found that the PCAOB was unable to inspect or investigate completely registered
public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong because of positions taken by Chinese authorities in those jurisdictions.
In December 2022, the PCAOB vacated its determination that it was unable to inspect and investigate PCAOB-registered public accounting
firms in mainland China. As a result, until such time as the PCAOB issues a new determination, the SEC has determined that there are
no issuers currently at risk of having their securities subject to a trading prohibition under the HFCAA. Although we are not currently
at risk of delisting pursuant to the HFCAA, if the PCAOB were to issue a new determination regarding limitations on its ability to inspect
or investigate our independent auditor and we were to fail to meet the audit requirements of the HFCAA for two consecutive years, our
securities may be prohibited from trading on a national securities exchange or over-the-counter market in the United States, and this
could result in our Ordinary Shares being delisted from Nasdaq. Delisting of our Ordinary Shares would force holders to sell their shares
of our Ordinary Shares. The foregoing could adversely affect the market price of our Ordinary Shares and our ability to raise capital.
The market price of our Ordinary Shares could be adversely affected as a result of anticipated negative impacts of such legislative or
executive actions upon, as well as negative investor sentiment toward, companies with significant operations in mainland China and Hong
Kong that are listed in the United States, regardless of whether such actions are implemented and regardless of our actual operating
performance.
Pan-China
Singapore, the independent registered public accounting firm that issued the audit report included in this Annual Report, is subject
to PCAOB inspections. Pan-China Singapore is headquartered in Singapore and there are no limitations in Singapore on PCAOB inspections.
Therefore, we believe that, as of the date of this Annual Report, our auditor is not subject to the determinations announced by the PCAOB
on December 16, 2021 relating to the PCAOB’s inability to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms
headquartered in the PRC or Hong Kong because of a position taken by one or more authorities in the PRC or Hong Kong. However, to the
extent that our auditor’s work papers may, in the future, become located in China, such work papers will not be subject to inspection
by the PCAOB because the PCAOB is currently unable to conduct inspections without the approval of the Chinese authorities. Inspections
of certain other firms that the PCAOB has conducted outside of China have identified deficiencies in those firms’ audit procedures
and quality control procedures, which may be addressed as part of the inspection process to improve future audit quality. The inability
of the PCAOB to conduct inspections of our auditors’ work papers in China would make it more difficult to evaluate the effectiveness
of our auditor’s audit procedures or quality control procedures as compared to auditors outside of China that are subject to PCAOB
inspections. As a result, our investors may be deprived of the benefits of the PCAOB’s oversight of our auditor through such inspections
and they may lose confidence in our reported financial information and procedures and the quality of our financial statements. We cannot
assure you whether Nasdaq or other regulatory authorities will apply additional or more stringent criteria to us. Such uncertainty could
cause the market price of our Ordinary Shares to be materially and adversely affected.
Because
all of our operations are in China, our business is subject to the complex and rapidly evolving laws and regulations there. The Chinese
government may exercise significant oversight and discretion over the conduct of our business and may intervene in or influence our operations
at any time, which could result in a material change in our operations and/or the value of our Ordinary Shares.
As
a business operating in China, we are subject to the laws and regulations of the PRC, which can be complex and evolve rapidly. The PRC
government has the power to exercise significant oversight and discretion over the conduct of our business, and the regulations to which
we are subject may change rapidly and with little notice to us or our shareholders. As a result, the application, interpretation, and
enforcement of new and existing laws and regulations in the PRC are often uncertain. In addition, these laws and regulations may be interpreted
and applied inconsistently by different agencies or authorities, and inconsistently with our current policies and practices. New laws,
regulations, and other government directives in the PRC may also be costly to comply with, and such compliance or any associated inquiries
or investigations or any other government actions may: (i) delay or impede our development; (ii) result in negative publicity or increase
our operating costs; (iii) require significant management time and attention; and (iv) subject us to remedies, administrative penalties
and even criminal liabilities that may harm our business, including fines assessed for our current or historical operations.
The
promulgation of new laws or regulations, or the new interpretation of existing laws and regulations, in each case that restrict or otherwise
unfavorably impact the ability or manner in which we conduct our Operating Subsidiary’s business and could require us to change
certain aspects of its business to ensure compliance, which could decrease demand for its products, reduce revenues, increase costs,
require our Operating Subsidiary to obtain more licenses, permits, approvals or certificates, or subject us to additional liabilities.
To the extent any new or more stringent measures are required to be implemented, our business, financial condition and results of operations
could be adversely affected as well as materially decrease the value of our Ordinary Shares.
The
filing or other procedures with, the CSRC or other Chinese regulatory authorities may be required in connection with issuing our equity
securities to foreign investors under Chinese law, and, we cannot predict whether we will be able, or how long it will take us, to complete
such filing or other procedures. If we fail to complete a filing with the CSRC, our future offering application may be impacted and we
may be subject to penalties, sanctions and fines imposed by the CSRC.
On
February 17, 2023, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (the “CSRC”) issued the Trial Administrative Measures of Overseas
Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies (the “Trial Administrative Measures”) and relevant supporting guidelines
(collectively, the “New Administrative Rules Regarding Overseas Listings”), which came into force on March 31, 2023. According
to the New Administrative Rules Regarding Overseas Listings, among other things, a domestic company in the PRC that seeks to offer and
list securities in overseas markets must fulfill the filing procedure with the CSRC pursuant to the requirements of the Trial Administrative
Measures. Initial public offerings or listings in overseas markets must file with the CSRC within three (3) working days after the relevant
application is submitted overseas. If an issuer offers securities in the same overseas market where it has previously offered and listed
securities subsequently, filings have to be made with the CSRC within three (3) working days after the offering is completed. Upon occurrence
of any material event, such as change of control, investigations or sanctions imposed by an overseas securities regulatory agency or
other relevant competent authority, change of listing status or transfer of listing segment, or voluntary or mandatory delisting, after
an issuer has offered and listed securities in an overseas market, the issuer must submit a report thereof to CSRC within three (3) working
days after the occurrence and public disclosure of such event. On February 24, 2023, the CSRC promulgated the Provisions on Strengthening
Confidentiality and Archives Administration of Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies (the “Confidentiality
and Archives Administration Provisions”), which also became effective on March 31, 2023. The Confidentiality and Archives Administration
Provisions set out rules, requirements and procedures relating to provision of documents, materials and accounting archives for securities
companies, securities service providers, overseas regulators and other entities and individuals in connection with overseas offering
and listing, including without limitation to, domestic companies that carry out overseas offering and listing (either in direct or indirect
means) and the securities companies and securities service providers (either incorporated domestically or overseas) that undertake relevant
businesses shall not leak any state secret and working secret of government agencies, or harm national security and public interest,
and a domestic company shall first obtain approval from competent authorities according to law, and file with the secrecy administrative
department at the same level, if it plans to, either directly or through its overseas listed entity, publicly disclose or provide any
documents and materials that contain state secrets or working secrets of government agencies. Working papers produced in the Chinese
mainland by securities companies and securities service providers in the process of undertaking businesses related to overseas offering
and listing by domestic companies shall be retained in the Chinese mainland. Where such documents need to be transferred or transmitted
to outside the Chinese mainland, relevant approval procedures stipulated by regulations shall be followed. While we believe we do not
involve leaking any state secret and working secret of government agencies, or harming national security and public interest in connection
with provision of documents, materials and accounting archives, there is uncertainty how the new provisions will be interpreted and implemented
in the future, and we may be required to perform additional procedures in connection with the provision of accounting archives after
the Confidentiality and Archives Administration Provisions come into effect. Any failure by us to fully comply with new regulatory requirements
may significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer our Ordinary Shares or our other securities, cause
significant disruption to our business operations, severely damage our reputation, materially and adversely affect our financial condition
and results of operations and cause our Ordinary Shares or such other securities to significantly decline in value or become worthless.
PRC
regulations on loans and direct investments by offshore holding companies to PRC entities may delay or prevent us from making loans or
additional capital contributions to our PRC subsidiaries and may prevent the use of our funds held in the PRC or Hong Kong or by a PRC
or Hong Kong entity to fund our operations or for use outside of the PRC or Hong Kong.
As
an offshore holding company of our PRC subsidiaries, we may make loans to our PRC subsidiaries, or we may make additional capital contributions
to our PRC subsidiaries. Such loans to our PRC subsidiaries in China and capital contributions are subject to PRC regulations and approvals
or filing. For example, loans by us to our PRC subsidiaries cannot exceed statutory limits and must be registered with SAFE or its local
branch. Information about capital contributions to our PRC subsidiaries must be filed with the PRC Ministry of Commerce or its local
counterpart. In addition, the PRC government also restricts the convertibility of foreign currencies into Renminbi and use of the proceeds.
On March 30, 2015, SAFE promulgated Circular 19, which took effect and replaced certain previous SAFE regulations from June 1, 2015.
SAFE further promulgated Circular 16, effective on June 9, 2016, which, among other things, amend certain provisions of Circular 19.
According to SAFE Circular 19 and SAFE Circular 16, the flow and use of the Renminbi capital converted from foreign currency denominated
registered capital of a foreign-invested company is regulated such that Renminbi capital may not be used for business beyond its business
scope or to provide loans to persons other than affiliates unless otherwise permitted under its business scope. On October 23, 2019,
SAFE promulgated Circular 28, which stipulates that non-investment foreign-funded enterprises are allowed to make domestic equity investment
with their capital funds on the premise that the Negative List is not violated and the projects invested thereby in China are true and
compliant. Violations of the applicable circulars and rules may result in severe penalties, including substantial fines as set forth
in the Foreign Exchange Administration Regulations. The Circular Regarding Further Optimizing the Cross-border RMB Policy to Support
the Stabilization of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment jointly promulgated by the PBOC, NDRC, the Ministry of Commerce, the State-owned
Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission and SAFE
on December 31, 2020 and effective on February 4, 2021 allows the non-investment foreign-invested enterprises to make domestic reinvestment
with RMB capital in accordance with the law on the premise that they comply with prevailing regulations and the invested projects in
China are authentic and compliant. In addition, if a foreign-invested enterprise uses RMB income under capital accounts to conduct domestic
reinvestment, the invested enterprise is not required to open a special deposit account for RMB capital.
Due
to interventions or the imposition of transfer restrictions by the PRC government, funds or assets located in the PRC or Hong Kong or
held by a PRC or Hong Kong entity, may not be available to us to fund operations or for other use outside of the PRC or Hong Kong.
The
applicable foreign exchange circulars and rules may significantly limit our ability to convert, transfer and use the net proceeds from
public or private financings of equity or convertible notes or any offering of any equity securities in China, which may adversely affect
our business, financial condition and results of operations. As the foreign exchange related regulatory regime and practice are complex
and still evolving and involve many uncertainties, we cannot assure you that we have complied or will be able to comply with all applicable
foreign exchange circulars and rules, or that we will be able to complete the necessary government registrations or filings on a timely
basis, if at all, with respect to future loans by us to our PRC subsidiaries or with respect to future capital contributions by us to
our PRC subsidiaries. If we fail to complete such registrations or filings, our ability to contribute additional capital to fund our
PRC operations may be negatively affected, which could adversely and materially affect our liquidity and our ability to fund and expand
our business.
The
Chinese government may exert substantial influence over the manner in which our Operating Subsidiaries conduct their business operations
in China.
The
Chinese government has exercised, and continues to exercise, substantial control over virtually every sector of the Chinese economy through
regulation and state ownership. Our Operating Subsidiaries’ ability to conduct their operations in China may be harmed by changes
in its laws and regulations, including those relating to regulation of the coaching, business planning and event planning and production
industries, taxation and other matters. We believe that our Operating Subsidiaries’ operations in China are in material compliance
with all applicable legal and regulatory requirements. However, the central or local governments of the jurisdictions in which our Operating
Subsidiaries’ operate may impose new, stricter regulations or interpretations of existing regulations that would require additional
expenditures and efforts on their part to ensure compliance with such regulations or interpretations. Accordingly, government actions
in the future could have a significant effect on us and our business.
China’s
economic policies could affect our Operating Subsidiaries’ businesses.
Substantially
all of our assets are located in China and substantially all of our revenue is derived from our Operating Subsidiaries’ operations
in China. Accordingly, our results of operations and prospects are subject, to a significant extent, to economic, political and legal
developments in China.
While
China’s economy has experienced significant growth over the past decades, growth has been irregular, both geographically and among
various sectors of the economy, and the rate of growth has been slowing since 2012. Any adverse changes in economic conditions in China,
in the policies of the Chinese government or in the laws and regulations in China could have a material adverse effect on the overall
economic growth of China. Such developments could adversely affect our Operating Subsidiaries’ business and operating results,
lead to reduction in demand for their services and adversely affect their competitive positions. The Chinese government has implemented
various measures to encourage economic growth and guide the allocation of resources. Some of these measures benefit the overall economy
of China but may also have a negative effect on us. For example, our operating results and financial condition may be adversely affected
by government control over capital investments or changes in tax regulations.
The
economy of China has been transitioning from a planned economy to a more market-oriented economy. In recent years the Chinese government
has implemented measures emphasizing the utilization of market forces for economic reform and the reduction of state ownership of productive
assets and the establishment of improved corporate governance in business enterprises; however, a substantial portion of productive assets
in China are still owned by the Chinese government. In addition, the Chinese government continues to play a significant role in regulating
industry development by imposing industrial policies. It also exercises significant control over China’s economic growth through
the allocation of resources, controlling payment of foreign currency-denominated obligations, setting monetary policy and providing preferential
treatment to particular industries or companies.
Any
lack of requisite approvals, licenses or permits applicable to our Operating Subsidiaries’ businesses may have a material and adverse
impact on our business, financial condition and results of operation.
In
accordance with the relevant laws and regulations in the PRC, our Operating Subsidiaries are required to maintain various approvals,
licenses and permits to operate their businesses, including but not limited to, business licenses. These approvals, licenses and permits
are obtained upon satisfactory compliance with, among other things, the applicable laws and regulations.
The
large number of regulatory measures imposed by various governmental entities in the PRC as follows: (i) Regulations Relating to Consumer
Protection; (ii) Regulations Relating to Product Quality; (iii) Regulations Relating to Competition; (iv) Administrative Measures for
the Administration of Sales Promotional Activities of Retailers; (v) Regulations Related to Online Trading: Administrative Measure for
Online Trading; (vi) Regulations Relating to Intellectual Property: Copyright, Trademark, Patent and Domain Name; (vii) Regulations on
Offshore Parent Holding Companies’ Direct Investment in and Loans to their PRC Subsidiaries; (viii) Regulations Relating to Foreign
Exchange; (ix) Regulations Relating to Dividend Distributions; (x) Regulations Relating to Overseas Listings; (xi) Regulations Relating
to Employment; (xii) Regulations Relating to Customer Rights Protection; (xiv) Regulations Relating to Tax: Income Tax, Value-Added Tax.
As
of the date of this Annual Report, our Operating Subsidiaries have received all necessary governmental approvals for operations in the
PRC and have not been denied any such approvals. For further discussion, including the possible consequences for non-compliance, see
“Regulations in China Applicable to our Business.”
Any
PRC regulations pertaining to our corporate structure, loans to and investment in PRC entities by offshore holding companies may delay
us from making loans or capital contributions to our Operating Subsidiaries, which could materially and adversely affect our liquidity
and our ability to fund and expand our business.
With
regards to our corporate structure, any funds we may transfer to our Operating Subsidiaries, either as a loan or as an increase in registered
capital, are subject to approval by or registration with relevant government authorities in China regardless of the amount of the transfer.
According to the relevant PRC regulations, capital contributions to our Operating Subsidiaries are subject to the submission of reports
of changes through the enterprise registration system and registration with a local bank authorized by SAFE. In addition, any foreign
loan procured by our Operating Subsidiaries is required to be registered with SAFE and such loan is required to be registered with the
NPRC. We may not be able to complete such registrations or obtain necessary approvals on a timely basis with respect to future capital
contributions or foreign loans by us to our Operating Subsidiaries. If we fail to complete such registration or other procedures, our
ability to maintain our corporate structure while capitalizing our Operating Subsidiaries’ operations may be negatively affected,
which could adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to fund and expand our business.
The
PRC government’s control over the conversion of foreign exchange and fluctuations in the value of RMB may result in foreign currency
exchange losses and limit our ability to pay dividends.
Since
our Operating Subsidiaries conduct business in the PRC, we receive part of their revenue and pay part of our expenses in the RMB. The
value of RMB against the U.S. dollar and other currencies fluctuates from time to time and is subject to changes in the domestic and
international political and economic developments, including the global and monetary effects of the war in Ukraine, as well as the fiscal
and foreign exchange policies prescribed by the PRC government. We cannot assure you that the value of the RMB will remain at the current
level against the U.S. dollar or any other foreign currency. If the RMB appreciates or depreciates against the U.S. dollar or any other
foreign currency, it will have mixed effects on our Operating Subsidiaries’ business and there is no assurance that the overall
effect will be positive.
The
RMB is not currently a freely convertible currency. Conversion and remittance of foreign currencies are subject to PRC foreign exchange
regulations. Pursuant to the existing foreign exchange regulations in the PRC, we are allowed to carry out foreign exchange transactions
for current account items (including dividend payment) without submitting the relevant documentary evidence of such transactions to SAFE
for approval in advance as long as they are processed by banks designated for foreign exchange trading. However, we may need to obtain
the SAFE’s prior approval for foreign exchange transactions for capital account items. If we fail to obtain the SAFE’s approval
to convert RMB into foreign currencies for foreign exchange transactions, our Operating Subsidiaries’ business operations, financial
condition, results of operations and prospects, as well as our ability to pay dividends, could be materially and adversely affected.
Dividends
payable by the Company to our foreign investors and gain on the sale of our Shares may be subject to PRC income taxes.
Pursuant
to the EIT Law and the EIT Rules, subject to any applicable tax treaty or arrangement between the PRC and the jurisdiction of residence
of our investors that provides a different income tax arrangement, the payment of dividends by a PRC resident enterprise to investors
that are non-PRC resident enterprises (including enterprises that do not have an establishment or place of business in the PRC and enterprises
that have an establishment or place of business but their income is not effectively connected with the establishment or place of business)
or any gain realized on the transfer of shares by such investors is generally subject to PRC income tax at a rate of 10% to the extent
such dividend has its source in the PRC or such gain is regarded as income derived from sources within the PRC. Under Individual Income
Tax Law of the PRC and its implementation rules, dividends sourced within the PRC paid to foreign individual investors who are not PRC
residents and gains from PRC sources realized on the transfer of our Shares by such investors would be subject to PRC income tax at a
rate of 20%, subject to any reduction or exemption set out in applicable tax treaties and PRC laws.
It
is uncertain whether we will be considered a PRC “resident enterprise.” If we are considered a PRC “resident
enterprise,” dividends payable by us with respect to our Shares, or any gain realized from the transfer of our Shares may
be treated as income derived from sources within the PRC and may be subject to PRC income tax, subject to the interpretation, application
and enforcement of the EIT law and the EIT rules by the relevant tax authorities. If we are required under the EIT Law or other related
regulations to withhold PRC income tax on our dividends payable to foreign holders of our Shares which are “non-resident
enterprises,” or if our Shareholders are required to pay PRC income tax on the transfer of our Shares under PRC tax laws,
the value of an investment in our Shares may be materially and adversely affected.
Fluctuation
of the RMB may affect our financial condition by affecting the volume of cross-border money flow.
The
value of the RMB fluctuates and is subject to changes in the PRC’s political and economic conditions. Since July 2005, the conversion
of RMB into foreign currencies, including USD, has been based on rates set by the People’s Bank of China which are set based upon
the interbank foreign exchange market rates and current exchange rates of a basket of currencies on the world financial markets.
We
may face obstacles from the communist system in the PRC.
Foreign
companies conducting operations in the PRC face significant political, economic, and legal risks. The communist regime in the PRC may
hinder Western investment.
We
may have difficulty establishing adequate management, legal and financial controls in the PRC.
The
PRC historically has been deficient in Western style management and financial reporting concepts and practices, as well as in modern
banking, computer and other control systems. We may have difficulty in hiring and retaining a sufficient number of qualified employees
to work in the PRC. As a result of these factors, we may experience difficulty in establishing management, legal and financial controls,
collecting financial data and preparing financial statements, books of account and corporate records and instituting business practices
that meet Western standards.
Because
our assets and operations are located in China, you may have difficulty enforcing any civil liabilities against us under the securities
and other laws of the United States or any state.
We
are a holding company, and all of our assets are located in the PRC. In addition, our directors and officers are non-residents of the
United States, and all or a substantial portion of the assets of these non-residents are located outside the United States. As a result,
it may be difficult for investors to effect service of process within the United States upon these non-residents, or to enforce against
them judgments obtained in United States courts, including judgments based upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws
of the United States or any state.
There
is uncertainty as to whether courts of the PRC would enforce:
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of a foreign judgment in the PRC also may be limited or otherwise affected by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, arrangement,
moratorium or similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and will be subject to a statutory limitation of
time within which proceedings may be brought.
It
may be difficult for overseas regulators to conduct investigation or collect evidence within China.
Shareholder
claims or regulatory investigations that are common in the United States generally are difficult to pursue as a matter of law or practicality
in China. For example, in China, there are significant legal and other obstacles to providing information needed for regulatory investigations
or litigation initiated outside China. Although the authorities in China may establish a regulatory cooperation mechanism with the securities
regulatory authorities of another country or region to implement cross-border supervision and administration, such cooperation with the
securities regulatory authorities in the Unities States may not be efficient in the absence of a mutual and practical cooperation mechanism.
Furthermore, according to Article 177 of the PRC Securities Law, or Article 177, which became effective in March 2020, no overseas securities
regulator is allowed to directly conduct investigation or evidence collection activities within the territory of the PRC. While detailed
interpretation of or implementation rules under Article 177 have yet to be promulgated, the inability for an overseas securities regulator
to directly conduct investigation or evidence collection activities within China may further increase difficulties faced by our shareholders
in protecting their interests.
The
PRC legal system embodies uncertainties, which could limit law enforcement availability.
The
PRC legal system is a civil law system based on written statutes. Unlike common law systems, decided legal cases have little precedence.
In 1979, the PRC government began to promulgate a comprehensive system of laws and regulations governing economic matters in general.
The overall effect of legislation over the past several decades has significantly enhanced the protections afforded to various forms
of foreign investment in China. Our PRC subsidiaries are subject to PRC laws and regulations. However, these laws and regulations change
frequently, and the interpretation and enforcement involve uncertainties. For instance, we may have to resort to administrative and court
proceedings to enforce the legal protection that we are entitled to by law or contract. However, since PRC administrative and court authorities
have significant discretion in interpreting statutory and contractual terms, it may be difficult to evaluate the outcome of administrative
court proceedings and the level of law enforcement that we would receive in more developed legal systems. Such uncertainties, including
the inability to enforce our contracts, could affect our business and operation. In addition, confidentiality protections in China may
not be as effective as in the United States or other countries. Accordingly, we cannot predict the effect of future developments in the
PRC legal system, particularly with regard to our business, including the promulgation of new laws. This may include changes to existing
laws or the interpretation or enforcement thereof, or the preemption of local regulations by national laws. These uncertainties could
limit the availability of law enforcement, including our ability to enforce our agreements.
Failure
to make adequate contributions to various employee benefit plans as required by PRC regulations may subject us to penalties.
Companies
operating in China are required to participate in various government sponsored employee benefit plans, including certain social insurance,
housing funds and other welfare-oriented payment obligations, and contribute to the plans in amounts equal to certain percentages of
salaries, including bonuses and allowances, of employees up to a maximum amount specified by the local government from time to time at
locations where they operate their businesses. The requirement of employee benefit plans has not been implemented consistently by the
local governments in China given the different levels of economic development in different locations. Our failure in making contributions
to various employee benefit plans and in complying with applicable PRC labor-related laws may subject us to late payment penalties. We
may be required to make up the contributions for these plans as well as to pay late fees and fines. If we are subject to late fees or
fines in relation to the underpaid employee benefits, our financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected.
We
may rely on dividends and other distributions on equity paid by our PRC subsidiaries to fund any cash and financing requirements we may
have, and any limitation on the ability of our PRC subsidiaries to make payments to us could have a material and adverse effect on our
ability to conduct our business.
We
are a Cayman Islands holding company and we rely principally on dividends and other distributions on equity from our PRC subsidiaries
for our cash requirements, including for services of any debt we may incur. Our PRC subsidiaries’ ability to distribute dividends
is based upon their distributable earnings. Current PRC regulations permit our PRC subsidiaries to pay dividends to their respective
shareholders only out of their accumulated profits, if any, determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards and regulations. In
addition, our PRC subsidiaries are required to set aside at least 10% of their after-tax profits each year, if any, to fund a statutory
reserve until such reserve reaches 50% of their registered capital. Our PRC subsidiaries, as foreign invested enterprises, or FIEs, are
also required to further set aside a portion of their after-tax profit to fund an employee welfare fund, although the amount to be set
aside, if any, is determined at their discretion. These reserves are not distributable as cash dividends. If our PRC subsidiaries incur
debt on their own behalf in the future, the instruments governing the debt may restrict their ability to pay dividends or make other
payments to us. Any limitation on the ability of our PRC subsidiaries to distribute dividends or other payments to their shareholders
could materially and adversely limit our ability to grow, make investments or acquisitions that could be beneficial to our business,
pay dividends or otherwise fund and conduct our business.
Changes
to PRC tax laws may subject us to greater taxes.
We
base our tax position upon the anticipated nature and conduct of our business and upon our understanding of the tax laws of the various
administrative regions and countries in which we have assets or conduct activities. However, our tax position is subject to review and
possible challenge by taxing authorities and to possible changes in law, which may have retroactive effect. We cannot determine in advance
the extent to which some jurisdictions may require us to pay taxes or make payments in lieu of taxes.
Chinese
regulations relating to overseas investment by Chinese residents may restrict our overseas and cross-border investment activities and
adversely affect the implementation of our strategy as well as our business and prospects.
On
July 4, 2014, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange of China, or SAFE, issued the Circular on the Administration of Foreign Exchange
Issues Related to Overseas Investment, Financing and Roundtrip Investment by Domestic Residents through Offshore Special Purpose Vehicles,
or the SAFE Circular 37, which replaced the former circular commonly known as “SAFE Circular 75” promulgated on October 21,
2005. The SAFE Circular 37 requires Chinese residents to register with the competent local SAFE branch in connection with their direct
establishment or indirect control of an offshore special purpose vehicle, for the purpose of overseas investment and financing, with
such Chinese residents’ legally owned assets or equity interests in domestic enterprises or offshore assets or interests. The SAFE
Circular 37 further requires amendment to the registration in the event of any significant changes with respect to the special purpose
vehicle, such as any change of basic information (including change of the Chinese residents, name and operation term), increase or decrease
of capital contribution by Chinese individuals, share transfer or exchange, merger, division or other material event. In the event that
a Chinese shareholder holding interests in a special purpose vehicle fails to fulfill the required SAFE registration, the Chinese subsidiaries
of that special purpose vehicle may be prohibited from making profit distributions to the offshore parent and from carrying out subsequent
cross-border foreign exchange activities, and the special purpose vehicle may be restricted in its ability to contribute additional capital
into its Chinese subsidiary. Moreover, failure to comply with the various SAFE registration requirements described above could result
in liability under Chinese law for evasion of foreign exchange controls.
The
failure of our Chinese beneficial owners to comply with the registration procedures set forth in the SAFE Circular 37 may subject such
beneficial owners and our Chinese subsidiaries to fines and legal sanctions. Such failure may also result in restrictions on our Chinese
subsidiaries’ ability to distribute profits to us or our ability to inject capital into our Chinese subsidiaries or otherwise materially
adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Risks
Related to Our Ordinary Shares
There
is currently no trading market for our Ordinary Shares.
There
currently is no trading market for our Ordinary Shares. Other than the Resale Shares, which will be tradeable after our registration
statement is declared effective, our outstanding shares cannot be offered, sold, pledged or otherwise transferred unless subsequently
registered pursuant to, or exempt from registration under, the Securities Act and any other applicable federal or state securities laws
or regulations in the United States. These restrictions will limit the ability of our shareholders to liquidate their investment.
We
have registered 31,901,900 of our outstanding Ordinary Shares for resale in the United States and are in the process of applying for
our Ordinary Shares to be admitted to quotation on the OTCQB. We cannot assure you that our Shares will be admitted to quotation on the
OTCQB, or that, if the Ordinary Shares are admitted to quotation on the OTCQB, a regular public market will ever develop. There is no
guarantee that our Shares will ever be quoted on the OTCQB or any exchange. Furthermore, even if your Ordinary Shares are registered
under the Securities Act, you will likely not be able to sell your securities if a regular trading market for our securities does not
develop and we cannot predict the extent, if any, to which investor interest will lead to the development of a regular trading market
in our Ordinary Shares. There is a risk that the absence of potential buyers will prevent any potential sellers from selling their Shares.
The
offering price of our Ordinary Shares was determined based on management’s assessment of the market for similar companies in the
United States OTC Market and should not be used as an indicator of the future market price of the securities.
Since
our Shares were not listed or quoted on any exchange or quotation system, the offering price of $0.08 per share for the Ordinary Shares
was determined based on management’s assessment of the market for similar companies in the United States OTC Market. The facts
considered in determining the offering price were our financial condition and prospects, our limited operating history and the general
condition of the securities market. The offering price bears no relationship to the book value, assets or earnings of the Company or
any other recognized criterion of value. The offering price should not be regarded as an indicator of the future market price of the
securities.
It
may be difficult for investors to dispose of their Ordinary Shares as long as they remain an OTC security.
In
order to be able to publicly trade a security, such security is required to have a trading symbol. Trading symbols for OTC securities
are assigned by FINRA following a submission by a market maker of a Form 211. In the past, the review of such submissions by FINRA was
a routine matter that would typically be completed within weeks. Recently, FINRA reviews have often taken well in excess of six months,
with many securities being subject to indefinite delays. As a result of the enhanced regulatory scrutiny and long review process, many
market makers are now declining to submit Forms 211.
In
addition, and in response to increased scrutiny and recent regulatory actions by FINRA, many brokers have started to refuse deposits
of OTC securities, whether restricted or free trading and regardless of the price at which these securities are traded, even after they
obtained a trading symbol. As a result, investors may find it increasingly difficult to dispose of their Ordinary Shares.
We
may not be able to achieve secondary trading of our Shares in certain states because our Ordinary Shares are not nationally traded, which
could subject our shareholders to significant restrictions and costs.
Our
Ordinary Shares are not eligible for trading on The NASDAQ Capital Market or on a national securities exchange. Therefore, our Ordinary
Shares are subject to the securities laws of the various states and jurisdictions of the United States in addition to federal securities
law. While we may register our Ordinary Shares or qualify for exemptions for our Ordinary Shares in one or more states, if we fail to
do so the investors in those states where we have not taken such steps may not be allowed to purchase our Shares or those who presently
hold our Shares may not be able to resell their Shares without substantial effort and expense. These restrictions and potential costs
could be significant burdens on our shareholders.
Risks
relating to low priced stocks
The
Company’s Ordinary Shares are not quoted and traded on any market or on any exchange, and the price at which the Shares will trade
in the future cannot currently be estimated. There can be no assurance that trading will be commenced or sustained, although management
intends to take such actions as are necessary to initiate trading on the OTCQB. The trading price of the Ordinary Shares will most likely
be below $5.00. If our Ordinary Shares trade below $5.00 per share, trading in the Shares may be subject to the requirements of certain
rules promulgated under the Exchange Act, which require additional disclosure by broker-dealers in connection with any trades involving
a stock defined as a penny stock (generally, any non-Nasdaq equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share, subject
to certain exceptions) and a two business day “cooling off period” before broker-dealers can effect transactions in penny
stocks. For these types of transactions, the broker-dealer must make a special suitability determination for the purchaser and have received
the purchaser’s written consent to the transaction prior to the sale. The broker-dealer also must disclose the commissions payable
to the broker-dealer, current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock and, if the broker-dealer is the sole market-maker, the broker-dealer
must disclose this fact and the broker-dealer’s presumed control over the market. These, and the other burdens imposed upon broker-dealers
by the penny stock requirements, could discourage broker-dealers from effecting transactions in our Shares which could severely limit
the market liquidity of our Shares and the ability of holders of our Ordinary Shares to sell them.
We
do not intend to pay dividends.
We
have not paid any cash dividends on any of our securities since inception and we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on any of
our securities in the foreseeable future.
Future
sales of our securities, or the perception in the markets that these sales may occur, could depress our stock price.
We
currently have issued and outstanding approximately 302,734,900 Ordinary Shares, 31,901,900 of which have been registered for resale
in the U.S. The remaining 270,833,000 Shares also may be sold in the future if registered under the Securities Act or if the shareholder
qualifies for an exemption from registration under Rule 144, Rule 701 or other applicable exemption under the Securities Act. The market
price of our capital stock could drop significantly if the holders of these restricted Shares sell them or are perceived by the market
as intending to sell them. These factors also could make it more difficult for us to raise capital or make acquisitions through the issuance
of additional Ordinary Shares or other equity securities.
The
ability of the Board of Directors of the Company to issue preferred shares and any anti-takeover provisions we adopt may depress the
value of our Ordinary Shares.
Our
Articles of Association authorize our Board of Directors to provide, out of unissued Shares, for preferred shares in one or more classes
or series within a class upon authority of the Board without further shareholder approval. Any preferred shares issued in the future
may rank senior to the Ordinary Shares with respect to the payment of dividends or amounts upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up
of the Company, or both, and any such preferred shares may have class or series voting rights. In addition, the Board of Directors may,
in the future, adopt anti-takeover measures (albeit the Board of Directors may not introduce any anti-takeover measures in our Articles
of Association within a Special Resolution of Shareholders). The authority of the Board of Directors to issue preferred shares and any
future anti-takeover measures it may adopt may, in certain circumstances, delay, deter or prevent takeover attempts and other changes
in control of the Company not approved by its Board of Directors. As a result, the Company’s shareholders may lose opportunities
to dispose of their Shares at favorable prices generally available in takeover attempts or that may be available under a merger proposal
and the market price of the Ordinary Shares and the voting and other rights of the Company’s shareholders may also be affected.
We
are controlled by Feier Co. Limited, whose interest may differ from those of the other shareholders.
As
of the date of this Annual Report, Feier Co. Limited is the record and beneficial owner of approximately 50.54% of our Ordinary Shares.
Feier Co. Limited is in a position to elect the Board of Directors and to control the business and affairs of the Company including significant
corporate actions such as mergers and acquisitions, the sale or purchase of assets and the issuance and sale of our securities. The Company
also may be prevented from entering into transactions that could be beneficial to the Company’s other shareholders. The interest
of our largest shareholder may differ from the interests of our other shareholders.
Our
principal shareholder may engage in a transaction to cause the Company to repurchase its Ordinary Shares.
In
order to provide an interest in the Company to a third party, our principal shareholder may choose to cause the Company to sell its securities
to third parties, with the proceeds of such sale being utilized by the Company to repurchase its Ordinary Shares. As a result of such
transaction, our management, principal shareholders and Board of Directors may change.
Certain
Legal Consequences of Foreign Incorporation and Operations
Our
shareholders may face difficulties in protecting their interests, and their ability to protect their rights through the U.S. federal
courts may be limited because we are incorporated under Cayman Islands law, we conduct substantially all of our operations in China and
all of our directors and officers reside outside the United States.
We
are incorporated in the Cayman Islands and conduct substantially all of our operations in China. All of our directors and officers reside
outside the United States and their assets are located outside of the United States. As a result, it may be difficult or impossible for
a shareholder to bring an action against us or against these individuals in the Cayman Islands or in China in the event that a shareholder
believes that his rights have been infringed under the securities laws or otherwise. Even if a shareholder is successful in bringing
an action of this kind, the laws of the Cayman Islands and of China may render the shareholder unable to enforce a judgment against our
assets or the assets of our directors and officers. There is no statutory recognition in the Cayman Islands of judgments obtained in
the United States, although the courts of the Cayman Islands will generally recognize and enforce a non-penal judgment of a foreign court
of competent jurisdiction without retrial on the merits.
Our
corporate affairs are governed by our memorandum and articles of association, as amended and restated from time to time, and by the Companies
Law (Revised) and common law of the Cayman Islands. The rights of shareholders to take legal action against us and our directors, actions
by minority shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors are to a large extent governed by the common law of the
Cayman Islands. The common law of the Cayman Islands is derived in part from comparatively limited judicial precedent in the Cayman Islands
as well as from English common law, which provides persuasive, but not binding, authority on a court in the Cayman Islands. The rights
of our shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors under Cayman Islands law are not as clearly established as they
would be under statutes or judicial precedents in the United States. In particular, the Cayman Islands has a less developed body of securities
laws than the United States and provides significantly less protection to investors. In addition, Cayman Islands companies may not have
standing to initiate a shareholder derivative action in U.S. federal courts.
As
a result, our shareholders may have more difficulty in protecting their interests through actions against us, our management, our directors
or our major shareholders than would shareholders of a corporation incorporated in a jurisdiction in the United States.
Our
shareholders do not have the same protections or information generally available to shareholders of U.S. corporations because the reporting
requirements for foreign private issuers are more limited than those applicable to public corporations organized in the United States.
We
are a foreign private issuer within the meaning of rules promulgated under the Exchange Act. We are not subject to certain provisions
of the Exchange Act applicable to United States public companies, including: the rules under the Exchange Act requiring the filing with
the SEC of quarterly reports on Form 10-Q or current reports on Form 8-K, the sections of the Exchange Act regulating the solicitation
of proxies, consents or authorizations with respect to a security registered under the Exchange Act and the sections of the Exchange
Act requiring insiders to file public reports of their stock ownership and trading activities and establishing insider liability for
profits realized from any “short-swing” trading transaction (i.e., a purchase and sale, or sale and purchase, of the issuer’s
equity securities within six months or less). Because we are not subject to these rules, our shareholders are not afforded the same protections
or information generally available to investors in public companies organized in the United States.
Judgments
against the Company and management may be difficult to obtain or enforce.
We
are organized as an exempted company under the laws of the Cayman Islands and our principal executive offices are located in the PRC.
Outside the United States, it may be difficult for investors to enforce judgments obtained against us in actions brought in the United
States, including actions predicated upon the civil liability provisions of United States federal securities laws. In addition, our sole
officer and director resides outside the United States, and his assets are located outside the United States. As a result, it may not
be possible for investors to effect service of process within the United States upon him or to enforce against the Company or him judgments
predicated upon the liability provisions of United States federal securities laws.
There
is uncertainty as to whether the courts of the Cayman Islands and the PRC, respectively, would:
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It
is uncertain whether the courts of the Cayman Islands will allow shareholders of our Company to originate actions in the Cayman Islands
based upon securities laws of the United States. In addition, there is uncertainty with regard to Cayman Islands law related to whether
a judgment obtained from the U.S. courts under civil liability provisions of U.S. securities laws will be determined by the courts of
the Cayman Islands as penal or punitive in nature. If such a determination is made, the courts of the Cayman Islands will not recognize
or enforce the judgment against a Cayman Islands company, such as our company. As the courts of the Cayman Islands have yet to rule on
making such a determination in relation to judgments obtained from U.S. courts under civil liability provisions of U.S. securities laws,
it is uncertain whether such judgments would be enforceable in the Cayman Islands. Although there is no statutory enforcement in the
Cayman Islands of judgments obtained in the federal or state courts of the United States (and the Cayman Islands are not a party to any
treaties for the reciprocal enforcement or recognition of such judgments), a judgment obtained in such jurisdiction will be recognized
and enforced in the courts of the Cayman Islands at common law, without any reexamination of the merits of the underlying dispute, by
an action commenced on the foreign judgment debt in the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands, provided such judgment (a) is given by a foreign
court of competent jurisdiction, (b) imposes on the judgment debtor a liability to pay a liquidated sum for which the judgment has been
given, (c) is final, (d) is not in respect of taxes, a fine or a penalty, and (e) was not obtained in a manner and is not of a kind the
enforcement of which is contrary to natural justice or the public policy of the Cayman Islands.
The
recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments are provided for under PRC Civil Procedure Law. PRC courts may recognize and enforce
foreign judgments in accordance with the requirements of PRC Civil Procedure Law based either on treaties between China and the country
where the judgment is made or on reciprocity between jurisdictions. China does not have any treaties or other form of reciprocity with
the United States or the Cayman Islands that provide for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments. In addition,
according to the PRC Civil Procedure Law, courts in the PRC will not enforce a foreign judgment against us or our directors and officers
if they decide that the judgment violates the basic principles of PRC law or national sovereignty, security or public interest. As a
result, it is uncertain whether and on what basis a PRC court would enforce a judgment rendered by a court in the United States or in
the Cayman Islands.
Because
we are incorporated in the Cayman Islands, you may not have the same protections as shareholders of U.S. corporations.
We
are organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands. Principles of law relating to matters affecting the validity of corporate procedures,
the fiduciary duties of our management, directors and controlling shareholder and the rights of our shareholders differ from, and may
not be as protective of shareholders as, those that would apply if we were incorporated in a jurisdiction within the United States. Our
directors have the power to take certain actions without shareholder approval, including approving certain fundamental corporate transactions,
such as reorganizations and the sale or transfer of assets. In addition, there is doubt that the courts of the Cayman Islands would enforce
liabilities predicated upon United States federal securities laws.
Item
4. Information on the Company
History
of the Company
Our
Company was originally incorporated in Nevada under the name “Duonas Corp.” on September 19, 2014. It maintains its principal
executive offices at 13th Floor, Building B1, Wisdom Plaza, Qiaoxiang Road, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China 518000.
The Company was formed to produce and sell stylish decorative items made from concrete, such as a variety of sculptures, candleholders,
lamps, tabletops, bookcases, vases of various shapes and forms and decorations for the garden.
We
filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the SEC on August 25, 2016, which was declared effective on October 12, 2016. In November
2017, subsequent to a change of control, our name was changed to Huahui Education Group Corporation, our ticker symbol was changed to
“HHEG” and our management of the Company abandoned its business plan and determined to seek a possible business combination.
The business purpose of our Company changed to seeking the acquisition of, or merger with, an existing company.
As
a result, we became a “shell company” (as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act) with nominal assets
and no business operations, and it sought to identify, evaluate and investigate various companies with the intent that, if such investigation
warranted, a reverse merger transaction could be negotiated and completed pursuant to which we would acquire a target company with an
operating business with the intent of continuing the acquired company’s business as a publicly held entity.
Effective
February 26, 2019, we changed our domicile from Nevada to the Cayman Islands by merging into our wholly owned Cayman Islands subsidiary,
Huahui Education Group Limited (the “Redomicile Merger”). As a result of the redomicile merger, our name was changed to Huahui
Education Group Limited.
On
July 3, 2019 (the “Closing Date”), the Company closed on a share exchange (the “Share Exchange”) with HGSL, a
Seychelles company limited by shares, and the HGSL Shareholders, Mr. Junze Zhang, Feier Co., Limited and Meisi Co., Limited. As a result,
HGSL is now a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Under the Share Exchange Agreement, the HGSL Shareholders exchanged all of the
shares that they held in HGSL for 300,000,000 Ordinary Shares of our Company.
For
accounting purposes, the Share Exchange was treated as a reverse acquisition with the HGSL Shareholders as the acquirers and the Company
as the acquired party. When we refer to business and financial information for periods prior to the consummation of the Share Exchange,
we are referring to the business and financial information of HGSL unless the context suggests otherwise.
As
a result of the closing of the Share Exchange, the HGSL Shareholders own approximately 99.1% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares
of the Company and the former shareholders of the Company own approximately 0.9%. Mr. Zihua Wu, the former sole officer and a former
director of the Company, resigned from all positions with the Company immediately after the closing of the Share Exchange and Mr. Junze
Zhang was appointed as the Company’s President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary, as well as a director.
Mr. Zhongpeng Chen remained a director of the Company.
The
Shares issued to the HGSL Shareholders in connection with the Share Exchange were not registered under the Securities Act in reliance
upon the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, which exempts transactions by an issuer not involving
any public offering, and/or Regulation S promulgated by the U.S. SEC. These securities may not be offered or sold in the United States
absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirement.
The
Company filed a registration statement on Form F-1 with the SEC on November 26, 2019, which was declared effective on October 14, 2020.
The registration statement registered 31,901,900 of the Company’s outstanding Ordinary Shares for resale in the United States.
The remaining 270,833,000 outstanding Ordinary Shares may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable
exemption from the registration requirement.
As
a result of the reverse acquisition described above, management of the Company believes that it is no longer a shell company. The Company’s
operations now consist of the operations of HGSL and its subsidiaries.
Throughout
the remainder of this Annual Report, when we use phrases such as “we,” “our,” “company” and “us,”
we are referring to the Company and all of its subsidiaries, as a combined entity.
Corporate
Structure
The
following chart sets forth our corporate structure:
Huahui
Group Stock Limited (“HGSL”) was incorporated under the laws of the Republic of Seychelles on May 17, 2017. It became a
wholly owned subsidiary of the Company in July 2019 as a result of the Share Exchange described above. HGSL has a wholly owned
subsidiary, formed under the laws of Hong Kong, Huahui Group (HK) Co., Limited (“HGHK”), which, in turn, has a wholly
owned subsidiary corporation formed under the laws of the Peoples Republic of China (the “PRC” or “China”),
Huahui (Shenzhen) Education Management Co., Limited (“HEMC”). HEMC owns 100% of Shenzhen Huahui Shangxing Education
Consulting Co., Limited (“HSEC”). HSEC owns 100% of Zhongdehui (Shenzhen) Education Development Co., Limited
(“ZDSE”), which is currently the Company’s primary operating subsidiary. HSEC also owns 100% of Shenzhen Huahui
Media Technology Co., Limited (“HHMT”), which commenced operations in August 2020 and Huahui Jinming (Shenzhen)
Education Technology Co., Limited (“JMET”), JEMT started operation in June 2022,as well as 80% of Shandong Yuli Big Data
Technology Co., Limited (“SDYL”), SDYL initiated operations in May 2022.
HGSL
has another wholly-owned subsidiary formed under the laws of the Republic of Seychelles, Huahui Group Co., Limited (“HGCL”),
which owns 100% of Huahui Technology (HK) Co., Limited, a Hong Kong corporation formed in March 2020 (“HTCL”). HTCL, which
has not commenced operations, has a wholly-owned subsidiary, Huahui (Shenzhen) Education Technology Co., Limited (“HSET”),
formed in July 2020 under the laws of the PRC.
HGSL
intends to develop additional businesses through one or more subsidiaries in artificial intelligence technology system development, art
training and vocational skills training. There can be no assurance that any of these proposed businesses will ever be developed.
Huahui
Group (HK) Co., Limited (“HGHK”) was incorporated in Hong Kong on January 4, 2017 as an investment holding limited liability
company. The original shareholder, Junze Zhang, held 100% of the shares and transferred all of the shares to HGSL on April 20, 2018.
Huahui
(Shenzhen) Education Management Co., Limited (“HEMC”), was established under the laws of the PRC on March 28, 2017 by HGHK
with a registered capital of RMB 100,000. HEMC is currently in the business of providing consulting services.
Shenzhen
Huahui Shangxing Education Consulting Co., Limited (“HSEC”) was incorporated in the PRC on January 5, 2018 as an education
consulting limited liability company. The original shareholders, Qixuan Zhang (99%) and Weiqing Xu (1%), each transferred his shares
to HEMC on May 4, 2018 for RMB 0.5. HSEC has not yet commenced operations. HSEC has four wholly-owned subsidiaries - Shenzhen Huahui
Media Technology Co., Limited, Huahui Jinming (Shenzhen) Education Technology Co., Limited, Zhongdehui (Shenzhen) Education Development
Co., Limited and Shandong Yuli Big Data Technology Co., Limited.
Shenzhen
Huahui Media Technology Co., Limited (“HHMT”) was incorporated in the PRC on August 25, 2020 as a wholly owned subsidiary
of HSEC. HHMT’s business includes several areas related to business planning and to event planning and production. HHMT has one
wholly-owned subsidiary, Shenzhen Jiarui Media Co., Limited (“SJMC”), which was formed on June 4, 2021 under the laws of
the PRC. SJMC’s principal business is essentially the same as that of HHMT.
Huahui
Jinming (Shenzhen) Education Technology Co., Limited (“JMET”) was incorporated in the PRC on July 8, 2020 as a wholly owned
subsidiary of HSEC. JEMT started operation in June 2022, holding training courses for individuals and enterprises to improve their professional
and management skills
Zhongdehui
(Shenzhen) Education Development Co., Limited (“ZDSE”) was incorporated in the PRC on January 19, 2016 and commenced operations
in April 2016. The original shareholders, Qing Zuo (50%), Mengling Zhang (20%), Henghui Investment Consulting (Shenzhen) Partnership
(10%) and Hengqing Investment Consulting (Shenzhen) Partnership (20%), each transferred his/her/its shares to HSEC on June 27, 2018 for
RMB 1,000, RMB 400, RMB 200 and RMB 400, respectively. ZDSE is in the business of professional leadership development.
ZDSE
has the following wholly-owned subsidiaries: Zhongdehui (Shenyang) Education Consulting Co., Limited (“SYZDH”), established
as of December 29, 2020, and Zhongdehui (Guangzhou) Education Consulting Co., Limited (“GZZDH”), established as of December
28, 2020. SYZDH has taken over the business of ZDSE’s Shenyang branch and GZZDH has taken over the business of ZDSE’s Guangzhou
branch. On February 26, 2021, ZDSE’s Shenzhen Branch established a wholly-owned subsidiary, Shenzhen Zhengxinhui Education Technology
Co., Limited, which was sold to an unrelated third party on June 28, 2021. Zhongdehui (JiNan) Education Consulting Co., Limited (“JNZDH”)
was established as of April 14, 2022, engaged in researching, developing and applying methods for helping individuals to improve their
personal and professional leadership skills and effectiveness. ZDSE’s clients include executive managers from large scale, small
and medium-sized enterprises, as well as professionals and employees in various fields.
Shandong
Yuli Big Data Technology Co., Limited (“SDYL”) was incorporated in the PRC on December 14, 2021, and is an 80% owned subsidiary
of HSEC; 20% of SDYL’s shares are owned by the corporate representative Xinwen Yang. Twenty percent of SDYL’s shares are
owned by SYDL’s Legal Representative, Xinwen Yang. SDYL’s business model of “HR Technology + Platform + Service”
utilizes human resources (“HR”) technology to build a HR platform that will provide payroll, personnel recruitment, labor
dispatch, flexible employment, fiscal and tax planning and legal HR consultation through a mobile app and SDYL’s website. SDYL
started operation in May 2022.
Management
of the Company is considering expanding the Company’s business through the acquisition or formation of additional subsidiaries.
Business
of Zhongdehui (Shenzhen) Education Development Co., Limited
ZDSE
is a professional management coaching organization engaged in researching, developing and applying methods for helping individuals to
improve their personal and professional leadership skills and effectiveness. ZDSE’s clients consist of executive managers from
large scale, small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as professionals and employees in various fields.
By
December 31, 2022, ZDSE had coached 5,669 entrepreneurs, as well as personnel from more than 69 corporate training services and large
listed companies. The types of companies served include real estate, high technology, medicine, health, schools, government agencies,
auto industry, communications, logistics, robotics, property, construction, engineering, manufacturing, textile, rag trade, furniture
and other fields.
ZDSE
has held charity events contributing to schools in Guangdong, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Hebei, Shandong and other provinces in the PRC. It has
also held charity events in Shenzhen and Shandong, for which the theme was “I am the root of everything.” Since its opening,
ZDSE has directly or indirectly contributed a total of RMB 128,000 to an orphanage called the Home of Light and has donated RMB 47,000
to support events for the orphans.
Advantages
of ZDSE
ZDSE
has accumulated a large amount of client data and has performed management coaching services for business leaders, administrative professionals,
industry professionals and ordinary employees.
ZDSE
believes that the following advantages will be helpful in achieving success and a leading market position in Chinese personal leadership
and business management coaching, making ZDSE stand out from its competitors.
1.
ZDSE is a Pioneer in Developing Chinese Leadership Development Coaching Services.
ZDSE’s
workshop, experiential learning and practice focus on personal leadership development so that its clients can apply their newly developed
leadership concepts and experiences to their work. ZDSE also monitors the performance and the changes and developments of clients returning
to work.
2.
Excellent Team of Coaches
ZDSE
believes that its team of coaches is crucial to the success of the company, and it has a team of professional and innovative coaches,
most of whom have either master’s or doctoral degrees in their various professions as well as experience in the field of leadership
development coaching.
Since
ZDSE’s coaches regularly interact with clients, they play a vital role in maintaining the quality of ZDSE’s services and
protecting the brand and reputation of ZDSE. ZDSE intends to continue to attract and retain experienced coaches.
3.
Brand Perception
Management
believes that ZDSE is enhancing its brand recognition and reputation as a result of its clients’ satisfaction. ZDSE believes that
its coaching has attained good results for its clients and their post-training performance inspires more people to contact ZDSE. Thus,
the brand, reputation and influence of ZDSE is continuously expanding. ZDSE will continue to strive to improve its client service system,
including post-training client visits and consulting services, and its clients’ overall experience.
4.
Industry-leading Market Size
ZDSE
is headquartered in Shenzhen, and has established offices in Guangzhou, Shandong and Liaoning. Its management intends to establish additional
offices in Jiangsu, Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing and Xiamen within three to six years. ZDSE’s geographic expansion will support
its efforts to expand its market scope and brand influence and gain a larger market share.
5.
Innovative Program Development Capabilities
ZDSE’s
service content and methods are mostly based on self-developed material. ZDSE’s program development team works with its staff and
senior coaches in order to develop, update and improve ZDSE’s services. The team analyzes the latest market trends and demand,
and regularly collects feedback from clients through multiple channels to improve the quality of its clients’ coaching experience.
The
Strategy of ZDSE
1.
Becoming China’s Best Leadership Development Coaching Service Organization
ZDSE’s
goal is to become China’s leading business and leadership development coaching service organization. ZDSE believes that it can
accomplish that goal due to its leadership development modules, experiential learning modules and practice integration. By continuing
to improve the quality of its coaching services and supporting its clients with follow-up services, ZDSE believes it can increase the
number of clients and the rate of new enrollments, thereby increasing its market share and capturing larger market niches. ZDSE has identified
several areas where the Chinese economy is prosperous, and it intends to have regional service centers in several of these crucial locations
in order to expand its geographic coverage. ZDSE established offices in Guangzhou in December of 2018 and in Shandong and Liaoning during
the first quarter of 2019 and its management expects to further increase the number of branches in the future.
2.
Formulating a Life-long Development System
ZDSE
believes that it is extremely important to develop a life-long service system for its clients. Management intends to accomplish this
through the Company’s online service program discussed below under “Other Planned Businesses of the Company.” ZDSE
anticipates that this life-long service system will be attractive to its clients, thereby increasing enrollment in ZDSE’s offerings
and achieving sustainable profitability for both HEMC and ZDSE. It is also expected to give ZDSE a significant competitive edge.
3.
Extensive Strategic Alliances
ZDSE
plans to seek strategic alliances on a nationwide scale. In accordance with the goal of many enterprises, institutions and industry associations,
management carefully evaluates varied opportunities for cooperative relationships with other companies. Through cooperation and strategic
alliances with various institutions and associations, ZDSE believes that it can effectively expand its pool of prospective clients and
obtain a steady and predictable revenue source.
ZDSE’s
Coaching Program
General
Introduction
The
Way of Management Program
Unit
1: Exploration Management
This
is a four-day module that is comprised 60% of experience exercises, 20% of client interactions and 20% of individual client presentations.
Through this module, clients are given the opportunity to recognize their behavioral patterns in corporate management and decision-making,
identify their own deficiencies or human frailties, such as selfishness or greed, and discover the gap between themselves and the ideal
manager. It also promotes more inclusive treatment of partners and colleagues.
Unit
2: Innovation Management
This
five-day module helps clients learn how to build an effective and productive team and is primarily based on the previous management theories
of the clients. Through this experience-rich module, the clients examine their old models, generate new insights and establish new, personal
management theories.
Unit
3: Practice Management
This
module involves a 120-day practical experience. At the beginning, each client will develop a business goal derived from the two previous
modules that the client wants to accomplish within this module. This module usually results in major changes and breakthroughs for the
clients. During this 120-day period, the coaches track the progress of the clients weekly, and a group meeting is held every week. From
time to time, thematic seminars are held for the clients in this module. Technical tools are also provided to assist the clients with
their individual problems so that the clients can more effectively work towards and then achieve their goals.
Unit
4: Management Art
Through
this four-day experience, clients work on communication skills, including listening and questioning, as well as how to give constructive
feedback. By improving their communication skills, clients can increase the level of understanding and cooperation between themselves
and their team, thereby becoming more effective managers and leaders.
Unit
5: Personality Management
Through
this three-day experience, clients learn about different personality types, how to identify them through the behaviors of others and
how to deal most effectively with people who exhibit these various personalities. The goal of this module is to help clients deal with
difficult personalities, thereby reducing stress that may result from personality clashes in and outside the workplace.
Unit
6: Foundations of Management
This
module is a four-day experience that gives clients the opportunity to discover their core values and how they impact their decisions
and their management style. The more clients know about their core values, the more they can create effective communication, which makes
it easier for them to reach agreement with their employees.
Unit
7: Relationship Management
We
believe that the best managers and leaders understand and are happy with themselves. This four-day experience demonstrates to clients
how to understand and accept themselves - their strengths and their weaknesses - and helps them understand their own needs. Through this
understanding, as well as development of self-love, clients can develop better relationships and more effective communication with others.
Unit
8: Positivity
Poor
communication and negative experiences can both stem from and result in problems in the workplace, which, in turn, create a stressful
and negative work atmosphere for all involved. This often results in reduced productivity, higher employee turnover and general dissatisfaction,
which frequently carries over and affects all aspects of life. In this module, clients strive toward achieving a positive mindset and
approaching work and life with a positive attitude, which can result in better physical and mental health and greater happiness both
in and out of the workplace. Greater employee happiness leads to a more positive “can do” atmosphere in the workplace, more
effective employees and increased productivity.
Unit
9: Leadership Development for Women
This
module is a unique four-day experience for female clients. As more and more women have entered traditionally male-dominated areas of
employment, an opportunity has arisen for helping them succeed within a masculine culture and achieve equilibrium between their traditionally
“female” strengths and qualities and the more traditionally “male” qualities required to succeed in business.
Unit
10: Fund Management
In
this module, clients learn how to manage capital, how to use capital correctly and how to diversify their investments. And perhaps most
importantly, clients come to understand their relationship with money and how to keep the acquisition of money in perspective.
Coaching
Staff
The
main function of the ZDSE coaches is to provide guidance and support both during completion of the modules and during the provision of
post-completion services. The responsibility range of the coaches usually includes:
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ZDSE
seeks coaches who have extensive teaching experience and who demonstrate good interpersonal and communication skills. Currently, ZDSE
has numerous excellent coaches who are attracted by ZDSE’s progressive concept, advanced technology and corporate culture.
ZDSE
provides introductory training for new coaches, periodic on-the-job training and workshops for coaches to help them master the system
and improve their coaching. Whenever ZDSE sets up a branch office in a new city, ZDSE will assign outstanding coaches from corporate
headquarters to conduct new coach training in order to maintain the company’s program quality, corporate culture and brand reputation.
ZDSE
also plans to introduce a technology system, which it is developing, through which ZDSE’s coaches will be able to collect and analyze
the results of their clients’ program experiences and make immediate adjustments to improve the quality of the overall program.
Research
and Development
ZDSE
engages in continuous research and exploration in an effort to further improve its system and grow its business. Its program development
team analyzes the latest market trends and demand and regularly collects feedback from clients to improve the quality of the coaching
experience offered by ZDSE.
ZDSE’s
research and development team consists of:
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Zuo,
Qing. Mr. Zuo is the general manager of ZDSE. |
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Yin,
Shaogang. Mr. Yin is the head of SYZDH and GZZDH. |
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Tsang,
Kin Ling Martin. Mr. Tsang is a senior consultant for GZZDH. |
Marketing
of ZDSE
At
present, ZDSE acquires new clients primarily through referrals and recommendations from past and current clients. ZDSE believes that
the best promoter for its success is word-of-mouth recommendations from past and current clients who share their successes and program
experiences with others. Management believes that new clients are also attracted by ZDSE’s coaching team and services.
ZDSE
also holds free seminars for business executives during which it explains ZDSE’s services and gathers information about the needs
and goals of the attendees and their companies. ZDSE subsequently contacts the potential clients to discuss and tailor ZDSE’s specific
modules that most closely meet their individual needs.
To
a lesser degree, ZDSE utilizes social media and conventional advertising to attract new clients.
Competition
ZDSE
competes with both Chinese executive coaching and foreign executive coaching organizations with branches in China that offer services
similar to those that it offers. However, the competition is highly fragmented with very few large competitors. ZDSE believes that its
major competitors are Sun Yat-sen University School of Management, the earliest established institution specializing in business management
education and research, and Elite Business Doers, which was founded in Shenzhen and describes itself as a “small learning community
for SME owners.”
ZDSE
believes that the principal competitive factors in the industry in which it competes include:
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Quality
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Management
believes that the unique orientation of ZDSE’s program, including its holistic aspect, the quality of its coaches, the personal
atmosphere and individualization of the program to each client’s specific needs and the quality of the post-program services distinguish
it from its competitors. However, there can be no assurance that our initial competitive advantages will be retained, or that one or
more competitors will not develop programs that are equal or superior to ours or are better priced than ours. In the future, we may face
competition from competitors of varying sizes and geographic reach, who structure their program offerings similarly to ours. In addition,
some competitors may have a longer operating history and a better ability to support and retain clients. Our revenue could be negatively
impacted if our competitors were to develop and market programs that are more effective, more convenient or less expensive than our program.
ZDSE’s
Future Business Plan
ZDSE’s
national development plan, which is contingent on the status of the COVID-19 epidemic, includes opening 10 to 15 new branches in China,
including branches in Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Chongqing and Xiamen, within three to six years. In addition, along with its geographic
expansion, ZDSE is continuously improving its module offerings. More modules are being developed and put on the docket for discussion
to be added in the future.
In
addition, ZDSE is planning to build an online platform for clients’ life-long development programs. This service is intended to
complement and increase the business of ZDSE. Using an artificial intelligence system developed by ZDSE, each client’s online program
will be customized for that client. We anticipate that ZDSE’s online mobile platform application will quickly build online membership
by importing address books. Members will be able to post and share ZDSE’s online services to their social circles, thereby attracting
more clients to the Company and to ZDSE. Although management expects to face competition from other institutions with mature online platform
services in the same market, these online services should enable the Company to reach a wider range of target clients and achieve greater
sales opportunities for ZDSE with existing clients. ZDSE will also be able to promote support of its charitable activities and shape
its brand image by publishing information content about those activities. Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, completion of the online service
platform has been put on hold and management intends to redefine the service plan in detail over the next year.
The
Business of Shenzhen Huahui Media Technology Co., Limited and Shenzhen Jiarui Media Co.,Limited
HHMT
commenced operations in August 2020. Its business includes cultural exchange event planning, conference planning, corporate image planning,
marketing planning, exhibition planning, stage lighting, audio equipment, display equipment and technology development and sales, leasing,
door-to-door integration of multimedia teaching systems installation, on-site maintenance, domestic trade and import and export of goods
and technologies. HHMT’s strategy is to empower the entire education industry chain with technology. The Company’s main customer
groups are schools and other government institutions. HHMT has one wholly-owned subsidiary, Shenzhen Jiarui Media Co., Limited (“SJMC”),
which was formed on June 4, 2021 under the laws of the PRC. SJMC’s principal business is essentially the same as that of HHMT.
In 2022, HHMT provided stage, audio and lighting equipment, including setting-up and operating services, for stage activities of various
institutions. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, HHMT and SJMC accounted for approximately 32.3% of the Group’s total
revenue and during the year ended December 31, 2022they accounted for approximately 26.4% of the Group’s total revenue.
HHMT
and its subsidiary, SJMC, are also negotiating to provide stage, audio and lighting equipment for artistic performances at Sub-district
offices of the SHENZHEN Culture and Sports Bureau and at the Shenzhen prison. In addition, HHMT intends to expand its business into the
provision of intelligent systems for campuses and government offices, such as face recognition, attendance, invigilator, remote conference,
intelligent home and other types of systems.
The
Business of Huahui (Shenzhen) Education Management Co., Limited
HEMC
commenced operations in November 2020. Its business includes consulting services for entrepreneurs, staff training and introduction services
for investors and government. The company’s main customer groups are enterprise groups and government. During the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2021, HEMC accounted for approximately 5.9% of the Company’s total revenue and during the year ended December 31,
2022, it accounted for approximately 1.6%.
The
future plan is for HEMC to carry out daily management activities and seek new business opportunities for sustainable development.
The
Business of Shandong Yuli Big Data Technology Co., Limited
HHEG
is exploring entering into the provision of Human Resource (“HR”) services through a new subsidiary of HSEC, Shandong Yuli
Big Data Technology Co., Ltd. (“SDYL”), which was incorporated in the PRC on December 14, 2021. SDYL’s business model
of “HR Technology + Platform + Service” utilizes HR technology to build an HR platform that will provide payroll, personnel
recruitment, labor dispatch, flexible employment, fiscal and tax planning and legal HR consultation through a mobile app and SDYL’s
website. SDYL plans to build a service team of 20 people and 4 regional business groups in China in 2023 and management is hopeful that,
if it succeeds, this business may become a significant source of revenue in the future.
Other
Planned Businesses of the Company
In
addition, the Company plans to establish four major structures in the future: Huahui Education Industry Chain Resources, Huahui Intelligent
Education Industry Chain, Huahui Education Supply Chain and Huahui Supply Chain Finance Services.
Huahui
Education Industry Chain Resources will offer basic education, elite leadership education, vocational education, art education, moral
education, quality-oriented education, overseas education, entrepreneurial education and other education segmentation modules.
Huahui
Intelligent Education Industry Chain will have an intelligent education curriculum resource platform, intelligent education equipment
platform and intelligent education software platform, with curriculum resource innovation, intelligent software and hardware supply,
online platform construction, online data sharing, online talent incubation and information management and construction functions.
Huahui
Education Supply Chain’s platform will integrate planning and promotion, enrollment services, teacher allocation, logistics procurement
and talent transfer services, forming an ecosystem of unified management, unified procurement, unified configuration and unified settlement.
Huahui
Supply Chain Finance Services will provide an industry body chain fund, a share fund, a purchase fund, hatch funds and other financial
services, at a lower cost and faster speed than its competitors, updating the way for institutions and enterprises to solve their financing
problems and helping enterprises to develop rapidly.
Expansion
of the Company’s business may be achieved either through the formation of subsidiaries or through the acquisition of other existing
companies.
Properties
The
Company’s, HEMC’s and ZDSE’s headquarters are located at 13th Floor, Building B1, Wisdom Plaza, Qiaoxiang
Road, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, China. The lease for the space, which consists of a total of 1,000 square meters shared by multiple
lessees, expires on July 31, 2024. The Company’s share of the monthly rental is RMB 50,000 (approximately US$7,142), which is paid
by HEMC.
GZZDH
currently leases approximately 970.54 square meters for its Guangzhou office. GZZDH leases this space for a monthly rental of RMB 44,159.57
(approximately US$6,592), plus an RMB 23,778.23 (approximately US$3,549) business management fee, until March 30, 2023.
SYZDH
leases approximately 1,200 square meters of office space in Shenyang City until December 25, 2022. The lease provides for a monthly rental
of RMB 60,000 (approximately US$8,571).
We
believe that our existing office facilities will be sufficient for our operations for the next year.
Employees
As
of December 31, 2022, we employ a total of 49 full-time employees, including 27 who are employed by ZDSE, respectively. All employment
contracts are in accordance with the laws of the PRC. The Company believes its relationships with its employees are satisfactory. Prior
to the Share Exchange, the Company did not have any employees.
Intellectual
Property
Trademarks.
ZDSE
has two trademarks. It filed a trademark application on May 16, 2016 for its “Love the public, love the sailing” logo (registration
number 19968013) and was granted exclusive protection until July 6, 2027.
ZDSE
also filed a trademark application on May 16, 2016 for its “Zhongdehui” logo (registration number 1996771) and was granted
exclusive protection for that logo until July 6, 2027.
China’s
Executive Coaching Industry
China’s
economy has grown so fast that demand for business leaders now far exceeds supply, and shortages are expected to continue for the rest
of the decade. Despite China’s massive population and expanding higher education, Chinese and foreign companies often struggle
to recruit a sufficient number of talented and experienced middle and senior managers to provide the leadership the company needs to
succeed in China’s fast-growing, highly competitive business environment. The leadership gap is compounded by the fact that many
experienced Chinese managers who might otherwise fill leadership positions in fast-growing sectors gained much of their experience in
traditional industries and in a system where management was based on government regulation that suppressed managerial initiative.
Today,
the value of executive coaches in helping nurture organizations and leaders has been completely reappraised. A growing number of companies
are seeking their help to prepare senior and mid-level managers for more senior roles or to more effectively operate in their current
roles.
As
in other parts of the world, coaching in China is used to help executives identify and reach more of their potential. Executive coaching
in China tends to be currently focused on development needs associated with leadership, often “executive presence” and other
forms of communication. Dealing with cultural differences as a result of China’s decision to open itself increasingly to Western
economic and cultural forces can be a challenge for both local Chinese and for China-based executives of U.S. multinational corporations.
For example, executives in multinational corporations who have resided and worked in China for a considerable period of time, or Chinese
executives in Western corporations who have returned to China, often lament that Western headquarters don’t understand what it
takes to be successful in “our part of the world.” Back at headquarters, seniors and peers can’t understand why their
high-potential colleague in China can’t understand (or worse, won’t listen to) their views.
In
this situation, coaching has been used to support improvements in the leader’s executive presence. Coaching support has led, for
example, to action on “active listening” goals. It has also enabled the executive to present his China market experience
in the form of a conversation with (rather than a lecture to) his colleagues at headquarters.
Challenges
Chinese
executives may not be as comfortable with coaching as their U.S. or Europe-based colleagues. They may perceive it less as a development
vehicle than as a means of remedying their “faults.” Worse, it may be seen as a prelude to dismissal.
In
addition, given the value Confucianism places on hierarchy, Chinese executives may find it difficult to “slot” the coach
psychologically. For example, as a partner in the executive’s development, the coach is clearly not a subordinate. If the coach
is seen as a peer, however, he or she may be perceived as insufficiently capable of providing the support the executive feels is needed.
If the coach is seen as a superior, then the executive may expect to be taught, rather than coached.
Regulations
in China Applicable to Our Business
Foreign
Investments
On
February 17, 2023, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (the “CSRC”) issued the Trial Administrative Measures of Overseas
Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies (the “Trial Administrative Measures”) and relevant supporting guidelines
(collectively, the “New Administrative Rules Regarding Overseas Listings”), which will come into force on March 31, 2023.
According to the New Administrative Rules Regarding Overseas Listings, among other things, a domestic company in the PRC that seeks to
offer and list securities in overseas markets shall fulfill the filing procedure with the CSRC as per requirement of the Trial Administrative
Measures. According to the Trial Administrative Measures, Article 2, where a domestic company seeks to directly offer and list securities
in overseas markets, the issuer shall file with the CSRC and where a domestic company seeks to indirectly offer and list securities in
overseas markets, the issuer shall designate a major domestic operating entity, which shall, as the domestic responsible entity, file
with the CSRC. Initial public offerings or listings in overseas markets shall be filed with the CSRC within three (3) working days after
the relevant application is submitted overseas. If an issuer offers securities in the same overseas market where it has previously offered
and listed securities subsequently, filings shall be made with the CSRC within three (3) working days after the offering is completed.
According to the Trial Administrative Measures Article 22, upon occurrence of any material event, such as change of control, investigations
or sanctions imposed by overseas securities regulatory agencies or other relevant competent authorities, change of listing status or
transfer of listing segment, or voluntary or mandatory delisting, after an issuer has offered and listed securities in an overseas market,
the issuer shall submit a report thereof to CSRC within three (3) working days after the occurrence and public disclosure of such event.
Further, according to the Trial Administrative Measures Article 21, an overseas securities company that serves as a sponsor or lead underwriter
for overseas securities offering and listing by domestic companies shall file with the CSRC within 10 working days after signing its
first engagement agreement for such business, and submit to the CSRC, no later than January 31 each year, an annual report on its business
activities in the previous year associated with overseas securities offering and listing by domestic companies. If an overseas securities
company has entered into engagement agreements before the effectuation of the Trial Administrative Measures and is serving in practice
as a sponsor or lead underwriter for overseas securities offering and listing by domestic companies, it shall file with the CSRC within
30 working days after the Trial Administrative Measures take effect. On February 24, 2023, the CSRC promulgated the Provisions on Strengthening
Confidentiality and Archives Administration of Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies (the “Confidentiality
and Archives Administration Provisions”), which will also become effective on March 31, 2023. The Confidentiality and Archives
Administration Provisions set out rules, requirements and procedures relating to provision of documents, materials and accounting archives
for securities companies, securities service providers, overseas regulators and other entities and individuals in connection with overseas
offering and listing, including without limitation to, domestic companies that carry out overseas offering and listing (either in direct
or indirect means) and the securities companies and securities service providers (either incorporated domestically or overseas) that
undertake relevant businesses shall not leak any state secret and working secret of government agencies, or harm national security and
public interest, and a domestic company shall first obtain approval from competent authorities according to law, and file with the secrecy
administrative department at the same level, if it plans to, either directly or through its overseas listed entity, publicly disclose
or provide any documents and materials that contain state secrets or working secrets of government agencies. Working papers produced
in the Chinese mainland by securities companies and securities service providers in the process of undertaking businesses related to
overseas offering and listing by domestic companies shall be retained in the Chinese mainland. Where such documents need to be transferred
or transmitted to outside the Chinese mainland, relevant approval procedures stipulated by regulations shall be followed. While we believe
we do not involve leaking any state secret and working secret of government agencies, or harming national security and public interest
in connection with provision of documents, materials and accounting archives, there is uncertainty how the new provisions will be interpreted
and implemented in the future, and we may be required to perform additional procedures in connection with the provision of accounting
archives after the Confidentiality and Archives Administration Provisions come into effect. Any failure by us to fully comply with new
regulatory requirements may significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer our ADSs, cause significant
disruption to our business operations, severely damage our reputation, materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results
of operations and cause our ADSs to significantly decline in value or become worthless.
Foreign
Exchange
The
PRC government’s control over the conversion of foreign exchange and fluctuations in the value of RMB may result in foreign currency
exchange losses and limit our ability to pay dividends. Since our Operating Subsidiaries conduct business in the PRC, we receive part
of their revenue and pay part of our expenses in the RMB. The value of RMB against the U.S. dollar and other currencies fluctuates from
time to time and is subject to changes in the domestic and international political and economic developments, including the global and
monetary effects of the war in Ukraine, as well as the fiscal and foreign exchange policies prescribed by the PRC government. We cannot
assure you that the value of the RMB will remain at the current level against the U.S. dollar or any other foreign currency. If the RMB
appreciates or depreciates against the U.S. dollar or any other foreign currency, it will have mixed effects on our Operating Subsidiaries’
business and there is no assurance that the overall effect will be positive.
The
RMB is not currently a freely convertible currency. Conversion and remittance of foreign currencies are subject to PRC foreign exchange
regulations. Pursuant to the existing foreign exchange regulations in the PRC, we are allowed to carry out foreign exchange transactions
for current account items (including dividend payments) without submitting the relevant documentary evidence of such transactions to
SAFE for approval in advance as long as they are processed by banks designated for foreign exchange trading. However, we may need to
obtain the SAFE’s prior approval for foreign exchange transactions for capital account items. If we fail to obtain the SAFE’s
approval to convert RMB into foreign currencies for foreign exchange transactions, our Operating Subsidiaries’ business operations,
financial condition, results of operations and prospects, as well as our ability to pay dividends, could be materially and adversely
affected.
To
address persistent capital outflows and the RMB’s depreciation against the U.S. dollar in the fourth quarter of 2016, the People’s
Bank of China and SAFE implemented a series of capital control measures in the subsequent months, including stricter vetting procedures
for China-based companies to remit foreign currency for overseas acquisitions, dividend payments and shareholder loan repayments. The
PRC government may continue to strengthen its capital controls and our PRC subsidiaries’ dividends and other distributions may
be subject to tightened scrutiny in the future. The PRC government also imposes controls on the conversion of RMB into foreign currencies
and the remittance of currencies out of the PRC. Therefore, we may experience difficulties in completing the administrative procedures
necessary to obtain and remit foreign currency for the payment of dividends from our profits, if any. Furthermore, if our subsidiaries
in the PRC incur debt on their own in the future, the instruments governing the debt may restrict their ability to pay dividends or make
other payments.
In
addition, the Enterprise Income Tax Law (the “EIT LAW”) and its implementation rules provide that a withholding tax at a
rate of 10% will be applicable to dividends payable by Chinese companies to non-PRC-resident enterprises unless reduced under treaties
or arrangements between the PRC central government and the governments of other countries or regions where the non-PRC-resident enterprises
are tax resident. Pursuant to the tax agreement between Mainland China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the withholding
tax rate in respect to the payment of dividends by a PRC enterprise to a Hong Kong enterprise may be reduced to 5% from a standard rate
of 10%. However, if the relevant tax authorities determine that our transactions or arrangements are for the primary purpose of enjoying
a favorable tax treatment, the relevant tax authorities may adjust the favorable withholding tax in the future. Accordingly, there is
no assurance that the reduced 5% withholding rate will apply to dividends received by our Hong Kong subsidiary from our PRC subsidiaries.
This withholding tax will reduce the amount of dividends we may receive from our PRC subsidiaries.
Cash
Flows
Any
PRC regulations pertaining to our corporate structure, loans to and investment in PRC entities by offshore holding companies may delay
us from making loans or capital contributions to our Operating Subsidiaries, which could materially and adversely affect our liquidity
and our ability to fund and expand our business.
With
regards to our corporate structure, any funds we may transfer to our Operating Subsidiaries, either as a loan or as an increase in registered
capital, are subject to approval by or registration with relevant government authorities in China regardless of the amount of the transfer.
According to the relevant PRC regulations, capital contributions to our Operating Subsidiaries are subject to the submission of reports
of changes through the enterprise registration system and registration with a local bank authorized by SAFE. In addition, any foreign
loan procured by our Operating Subsidiaries is required to be registered with SAFE and such loan is required to be registered with the
NPRC.
Moreover,
as a holding company, we may rely on dividends and other distributions on equity paid by our PRC subsidiaries for our cash and financing
requirements. If any of our PRC subsidiaries incurs debt on its own behalf in the future, the instruments governing such debt may restrict
their ability to pay dividends to us. However, none of our subsidiaries has made any dividends or other distributions to our holding
company as of the date of this Annual Report. In the future, cash proceeds raised from overseas financing activities may be transferred
by us to our PRC subsidiaries via capital contribution or shareholder loans, as the case may be.
As
of the date of this Annual Report, there were no cash flows between our Cayman Islands holding company and our subsidiaries. Funds are
transferred among our PRC subsidiaries for working capital purposes. The transfer of funds among companies is subject to the Provisions
of the Supreme People’s Court on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Private Lending Cases (2020 Revision,
the “Provisions on Private Lending Cases”), which was implemented on August 20, 2020 to regulate the financing activities
between natural persons, legal persons and unincorporated organizations. The Provisions on Private Lending Cases does not prohibit using
cash generated from one subsidiary to fund another subsidiary’s operations. We have not been notified of any other restriction
which could limit our PRC subsidiaries’ ability to transfer cash between subsidiaries.
Cybersecurity
As
we conduct substantially all of our operations in China, we are subject to legal and operational risks associated with having substantially
all of our operations in China, including risks related to the legal, political and economic policies of the Chinese government, the
relations between China and the United States, or Chinese or United States regulations, which risks could result in a material change
in our operations and/or cause the value of our Ordinary Shares to significantly decline or become worthless and affect our ability to
offer or continue to offer securities to investors. Recently, the PRC government initiated a series of regulatory actions and made a
number of public statements on the regulation of business operations in China with little advance notice, including cracking down on
illegal activities in the securities market, enhancing supervision over China-based companies listed overseas, adopting new measures
to extend the scope of cybersecurity reviews, and expanding efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement. New laws, such as the Measures for
Cybersecurity Review, could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to overseas
investors and cause such securities to significantly decline in value or to be worthless.
The
PRC, through the Cyberspace Administration of China (the “CAC”), has recently proposed new rules and enacted new laws that
would require companies collecting or holding large amounts of data to undergo a cybersecurity review prior to listing in foreign countries,
a move that would significantly tighten oversight over China-based Internet giants. Pursuant to Article 6 of the Measures for Cybersecurity
Review (Draft for Comments), companies holding data on more than 1 million users must now apply for cybersecurity approval when seeking
listings in other nations due to the risk that such data and personal information could be “affected, controlled, and maliciously
exploited by foreign governments.” On January 4, 2022 and effective February 15, 2022, the CAC issued the Revised Measures on Cyberspace
Security (the “Revised Measures”), which requires that operators of critical information infrastructure (“CII”)
intending to procure network products and services that may affect national security undergo cybersecurity review. This has impacted
and could potentially impact a broad range of data-rich tech companies. The Revised Measures expand the scope of reviewed business entities
to now include network platform (“NP”) operators intending to engage in certain activities, such as applying to list abroad.
The Revised Measures establish a Cybersecurity Review Office (the “CRO”), an administrative body within the CAC, to formulate
the regulations for cybersecurity review and to lead the cybersecurity review process. Applicable CII operators and NP operators are
required to submit an application to the CRO, and the CRO will assess whether a cybersecurity review is required.
If
an entity is a CII operator or a NP operator, it is required to apply for cybersecurity review if any of the following three conditions
is met: (i) the CII operator proposes to procure network products and services that affect or may affect national security; (ii) the
NP operator proposed to carry out data processing activities that affect or may affect national security; (iii) or the NP operator controls
personal information of more than 1,000,000 users and proposes to apply for overseas listing. The term “overseas listings”
is often interpreted as listings outside of China, such as in the U.S. And, “network products and services” include core
network equipment, high capability computers and servers, high capacity data storage, large databases and applications, network security
equipment, cloud computing services; “data processing” means the collection, storage, use, processing, transmission, provision
and disclosure of data.
The
Company is in the business of professional management coaching through ZDSE and business planning and event planning and production through
HHMT, which do not involve the collection of user data, implicate cybersecurity or involve any other type of restricted industry. Based
on our understanding of currently applicable PRC laws and regulations, our Operating Subsidiaries are not subject to cybersecurity review
under the Revised Measures nor are the Shares subject to the review or prior approval of the CAC or the CRSC. Uncertainties still exist,
however, due to the possibility that laws, regulations or policies in the PRC could change rapidly in the future. Any future action by
the PRC government expanding the categories of industries and companies whose foreign securities offerings are subject to review by the
CRSC or the CAC could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to overseas investors
and could cause such securities to significantly decline in value or to be worthless.
The
Employment Promotion Law of the PRC
The
Employment Promotion Law of the PRC was adopted by the National People’s Congress on August 30, 2007 and amended on May 24, 2015.
The Law states that the PRC government encourages and supports various types of vocational colleges, vocational skills training institutions
and employers to carry out pre-employment training, on-the-job training, reemployment training and entrepreneurship training according
to law and encourages laborers to participate in various forms of training. The PRC government and relevant departments encourage and
guide enterprises to strengthen vocational education and training based on market demand and industrial development direction.
Several
Opinions on Further Promoting the Development of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
On
September 19, 2009, the State Council issued the Several Opinions on Further Promoting the Development of Small and Medium-sized enterprises
(“SME”), which states that the state guides and supports SMEs in strengthening management, supports the development of management
consulting agencies for SMEs, conducts management consulting activities, guides SMEs to strengthen basic management, marketing and risk
management, improve governance structure, promote management innovation and improve business management, vigorously carry out training
for all types of SMEs and implement SMEs Galaxy Training Project, increase financial support, give full play to the role of industry
associations (commercial associations) and SME training institutions, extensively adopt network technologies and other means to carry
out policies and regulations, corporate management, marketing, professional skills, customer service and other kinds of training. It
attaches great importance to the training of business managers and selects one million growing SMEs within three years to provide comprehensive
training for their.
Promotion
Law on Small and Medium-sized Enterprises of the PRC
On
June 29, 2002, the National People’s Congress passed the Promotion Law on Small and Medium-sized Enterprises of the PRC, which
was revised on September 1, 2017 and implemented on January 1, 2018. The Law states that the state establishes a sound socialized SME
public service system to provide services to SMEs. The state supports relevant agencies, colleges and universities in carrying out personnel
training for the management of SMEs and production technologies, and improving the marketing, management and technology level of the
company. The state supports colleges and universities, vocational education institutions and various vocational skills training institutions
to cooperate with SMEs to build a practical practice base to support two-way exchanges between teachers of vocational education institutions
and SMEs, and to innovate the talent training model for SMEs.
Regulations
Related to Foreign Invested Enterprises
According
to the Special Administrative Measures (Negative List) for the Access of Foreign Investment (2019) (the “Negative List”)
as promulgated and effective in July 2019, the original Special Administrative Measures (Negative List) for the Access of Foreign Investment
(2018) was repealed. Overseas investors are not allowed to invest in any foreign investment prohibited field on the Negative List and
shall have an access permit for investing in a non-prohibited investment field on the Negative List. Fields not included in the Negative
List for the market entry of foreign investment shall be managed according to the principle of equal treatment of domestic and foreign
investment.
The
business scope of ZDSE is management coaching and related business and advertisement. According to the Negative List, the business scope
of ZDSE does not fall in any field on the Negative List and therefore is not subject to any special management measures for the access
of foreign investment.
The
Foreign Investment Law of the People’s Republic of China (the “Foreign Investment Law”), which was promulgated in March
2019 and became effective on January 1, 2020, replaced the three legacy laws on foreign invested enterprises including the Wholly Foreign-owned
Enterprises Law of the People’s Republic of China (the “Wholly Foreign-owned Enterprises Law”) which was previously
applicable to ZDSE. The organizational form, organization structure and activities of a foreign-invested enterprise are now governed
by the provisions of the Company Law of the People’s Republic of China, the Partnership Enterprise Law of the People’s Republic
of China and other relevant laws. However, the Foreign Investment Law sets up a transitional period of 5 years after the implementation
of the Foreign Investment Law, during which foreign-invested enterprises established according to the Wholly Foreign-owned Enterprise
Law before the implementation of the Foreign Investment Law may maintain their original organization forms, etc. Specific implementing
measures are to be prescribed by State Council.
Regulations
on Trademark Protection
Intellectual
property rights, also known as “knowledge ownership rights,” refer to “property rights enjoyed by right holders for
the intellectual work created by their intellectual work,” and are generally only valid for a limited time. Various intellectual
creations such as inventions, designs, literary and artistic works, as well as signs, names and images used in commerce, can all be considered
intellectual property owned by a person or organization. Since the 1980s, while continuously improving the construction of the domestic
legal system, China has successively joined some major international conventions, treaties and agreements for the protection of intellectual
property rights. In particular, on December 11, 2001, China became a member of the World Trade Organization’s Agreement on Trade-related
Intellectual Property Rights.
The
Trademark Law of the PRC was passed by the National People’s Congress on August 23, 1982 and last amended in April, 2019, effective
in November 2019. The Law states that an applicant for trademark registration should fill in the product category and product name of
the used trademark in accordance with the stipulated commodity classification form and file an application for registration. Trademark
registration applicants can apply for registration of the same trademark for multiple categories of goods through one application. A
registered trademark is valid for a period of ten years from the date of approval of the registration. If the registered trademark has
expired and it needs to continue to be used, the trademark registrant must go through the renewal formalities within 12 months before
the expiration of the time limit; if it cannot be handled during this period, it may grant a grace period of six months. Each renewal
registration is valid for a period of ten years, counting from the date following the expiration of the previous validity period of the
mark. If registrants fail to complete the renewal formalities at the expiration of the time limit, their registered trademarks shall
be cancelled. In addition, if the registered trademark is a well-known trademark, it shall be managed in accordance with the Regulations
on the Recognition and Protection of Well-known Trademarks issued by the State Administration of Industry and Commerce on July 3, 2014.
The regulation states that well-known trademarks are trademarks that are well-known to the relevant public in China. The relevant public
includes consumers who are related to the use of a certain type of goods or services marked by the trademark, other operators who produce
the aforementioned goods or provide services, and the sellers and related personnel involved in the distribution channels. The recognition
of well-known trademarks follows the principle of case identification and passive protection.
ZDSE
has two trademarks.
Payment
of Dividends
Dividends
payable by the Company to our foreign investors and gain on the sale of our Shares may be subject to PRC income taxes. Pursuant
to the EIT Law and the EIT rules, subject to any applicable tax treaty or arrangement between the PRC and the jurisdiction of residence
of our investors that provides a different income tax arrangement, the payment of dividends by a PRC resident enterprise to investors
that are non-PRC resident enterprises (including enterprises that do not have an establishment or place of business in the PRC and enterprises
that have an establishment or place of business but their income is not effectively connected with the establishment or place of business)
or any gain realized on the transfer of shares by such investors is generally subject to PRC income tax at a rate of 10% to the extent
such dividend has its source in the PRC or such gain is regarded as income derived from sources within the PRC. Under Individual Income
Tax Law of the PRC and its implementation rules, dividends sourced within the PRC paid to foreign individual investors who are not PRC
residents and gains from PRC sources realized on the transfer of our Shares by such investors would be subject to PRC income tax at a
rate of 20%, subject to any reduction or exemption set out in applicable tax treaties and PRC laws.
It
is uncertain whether we will be considered a PRC “resident enterprise.” If we are considered a PRC “resident
enterprise,” dividends payable by us with respect to our Shares, or any gain realized from the transfer of our Shares may
be treated as income derived from sources within the PRC and may be subject to PRC income tax, subject to the interpretation, application
and enforcement of the EIT Law and the EIT rules by the relevant tax authorities. If we are required under the EIT Law or other related
regulations to withhold PRC income tax on our dividends payable to foreign holders of our Shares which are “non-resident
enterprises,” or if our Shareholders are required to pay PRC income tax on the transfer of our Shares under PRC tax laws,
the value of an investment in our Shares may be materially and adversely affected.
Regulations
on Labor
According
to the Labor Law of the PRC (promulgated in 1994, last amended in 2018), Labor Contract Law of the PRC (promulgated in 2007, amended
in 2012) and Implementation Regulations of the Labor Contract Law of the PRC (promulgated in 2008), it is stipulated that employers and
laborers should establish labor contracts when they establish labor relations. The labor contract concluded according to law is binding,
and employers and laborers shall perform the obligations stipulated in the labor contract. Where a labor relationship has been established
and a written labor contract has not been concluded at the same time, a written labor contract shall be concluded within one month from
the date of employment. Where an employer and a laborer conclude a labor contract prior to employment, the labor relationship shall be
established from the date of employment. The state implements a minimum wage security system. The specific standards for minimum wages
are stipulated by the people’s governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government
and reported to the State Council for the record. The employer’s payment of laborers’ wages must not be less than the local
minimum wage standard. The employer must provide laborers with labor safety and hygiene conditions that comply with the state regulations
and necessary labor protection supplies. Workers engaged in occupational hazard operations should carry out regular health checks.
The
provisions concerning the employment of foreigners in China are mainly based on the Regulations on the Administration of Employment of
Foreigners in China jointly issued by the Ministry of Labor, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the
Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation on January 22, 1996, as amended on November 12, 2010 and March 13, 2017. The regulation
states that employers employing foreigners must apply for employment permits for the foreigner. Foreigners can only be hired after obtaining
permission and obtaining the Employment License for Foreigners of the PRC (hereinafter referred to as “permit”). Foreigners
employed in China should enter the country on a Z-visa (if they have a mutual visa exemption agreement, they should be dealt with according
to the agreement). After entering China and obtain the Foreigner’s Employment Permit (hereinafter referred to as “employment
permit”), they will be able to obtain employment in China. Foreigners who have not obtained a residence permit (namely, those with
F, L, C and G visas), foreigners studying in China or performing internships and dependents of foreigners holding a Z visa may not be
employed in China. In exceptional circumstances, the employer may apply for a permit in accordance with the approval procedures stipulated
in these Regulations. Foreigners employed with a permit to the public security agency change their status and apply for an employment
permit or residence permit. Employing units and foreigners hired shall conclude labor contracts according to law. The duration of a labor
contract must not exceed five years. When the employment contract signed between the foreigner and the employing unit expires, the employment
permit will be invalid.
The
provisions concerning the employment of foreigners as teachers mainly refer to the circular concerning the Handling of Work Permits for
Foreign Experts Coming to China issued by the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs on September 30, 2004. The circular states
that foreign experts hired to work in China should obtain the Work Permit for Foreign Experts to Come to China. Foreign experts applying
for Work Permits for Foreign Experts to Work in China shall abide by Chinese laws and regulations, be in good health, have no criminal
record and meet one of the following conditions:
(i)
to implement intergovernmental agreements and agreements between international organizations, and foreign trade contracts, foreign professional
skills or management personnel working for employment in China;
(ii)
foreign professionals who are engaged in education, scientific research, journalism, publishing, culture, arts, health, sports, etc.
in China;
(iii)
appointed as a deputy general manager or above in an enterprise in China, or a foreign professional or technical person enjoying equal
treatment;
(iv)
foreign experts or human agency agencies accredited by the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs Representatives of nationalities;
and
(v)
applicants for work in the fields of economy, technology, engineering, trade, finance, accounting, taxation, tourism, etc., with special
expertise, foreign professional skills or management personnel in short supply in China.
Foreign
experts in paragraphs (ii) and (iii) shall have a bachelor’s degree or above and more than 5 years of relevant work experience
(except that language teachers must have a bachelor’s degree or above and more than 2 years of relevant work experience). All units
intending to hire foreign experts shall be entitled to Accreditation of Foreign Experts Units and obtain the Certificate of Employment
of Foreign Expert Units. This certificate is the basic proof of foreign nationals applying for work permits, invitation letters, foreign
expert certificates and residence procedures in China. Newly-run schools and other education and training institutions should run for
more than one year, only after the basic stability of teachers, students, and teaching institutions, they can apply for qualification
approval procedures. However, the formal establishment of Chinese-foreign cooperatively-run schools and schools that specially recruit
children from foreign nationals are not subject to this restriction. The Provincial Foreign Experts Bureaus, State Council related ministries
and commissions, and the directly-affiliated agencies’ foreign affairs divisions (bureaus) shall be responsible for the annual
inspection work of the local or department according to the annual inspection notice issued by the State Administration of Foreign Experts
Affairs and submit the regional annual inspection report to the State Administration of Foreign Experts Bureau by the end of December.
The National Bureau of Foreign Experts conducts annual inspections of all eligible units from January 1 to January 31 every year. All
overseas organizations that intend to send cultural and educational experts to China must obtain the Authorization of the Qualifications
of Overseas Organizations that Introduce Foreign Cultural and Educational Experts to Work in China and obtain the Authority Certification
for Overseas Organizations that Introduce Foreign Cultural and Educational Experts to Work in China. This certificate is the basic proof
of the overseas organization’s intermediary business of cultural and educational experts in China. The State Bureau of Foreign
Experts Affairs and the Bureau of Foreign Experts at the provincial level conduct annual inspections of overseas organizations that have
obtained the qualifications for introducing foreign cultural and educational experts to China from January 1 to March 31 every year,
and organize dispatch teams and personnel to provide training and internships. Training, study and other forms of training for overseas
training institutions must all obtain the Organizational Dispatch Group and Personnel Qualifications for Overseas Training Institutions
and obtain the Certificate of Organization Qualification for Organizing Delegation Groups and People to Overseas Training. Organizations
that organize their own personnel to go abroad for training only shall be excluded.
According
to the decision regarding the cancellation of 13 administrative licenses of the State Council issued by the State Council on February
13, 2016, the accreditation of foreign experts by the State Foreign Experts Bureau was cancelled.
On
March 28, 2017, the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Public Security jointly issued a notice on the Full Implementation of the Work Permit System for
Foreigners to Come to China. The circular states that foreigners allowed to work in China will receive Work Permits for Foreigners to
Come to China to replace Foreigner Employment Permits and Foreign Experts to Work Permits in China since April 1, 2017.
Tax
regulations
PRC
corporate income tax
On
March 6, 2007, the National People’s Congress of the PRC issued the Corporate Income Tax Law of the PRC, which was implemented
on January 1, 2008 and last amended in December 2018. The tax law stipulates that foreign-invested enterprises and domestic enterprises
have an income tax rate of 25%. Small and low profit enterprises that meet certain conditions will be subject to a 20% income tax rate.
Enterprises with high priority which need to be supported by the state are taxed at a reduced rate of 15%. On December 6, 2007, the State
Council issued the Regulations on the Implementation of the Enterprise Income Tax Law of the PRC, which took effect on January 1, 2008.
On
April 22, 2009, the State Administration of Taxation issued a notice on Relevant Issues of Overseas Registered Chinese-Funded Controlled
Enterprises Recognized as Resident Enterprises on the Basis of Actual Management Institutional Standards, which became effective on January
1, 2008. The circular states that overseas Chinese-invested enterprises that meet the following conditions shall determine that they
are resident companies of the actual administrative agency in China (hereinafter referred to as non-domestically registered resident
enterprises), implement corresponding tax administration and collect corporate income tax on their income from inside and outside China:
(i)
the places where senior management personnel responsible for the implementation of daily production and operation management operations
and their senior management departments perform their duties are mainly located in China;
(ii)
the company’s financial decisions (such as borrowings, lending, financing, financial risk management, etc.) and personnel decisions
(such as appointments, dismissals, remunerations, etc.) are determined by institutions or personnel located in China or need to be approved
by an organization or person located in China;
(iii)
the company’s main property, accounting book, company seal, board of directors and minutes of shareholders’ meetings, etc.
are located or stored in China; and
(iv)
50% or more of the voting directors or senior executives of the corporation often reside in China.
On
July 27, 2011, the State Administration of Taxation issued an announcement on the issuance of the Administrative Measures on the Income
Tax of Overseas-registered Chinese-controlled Holding Enterprises (Trial), which took effect on September 1, 2011. The measure points
out that non-domestic-registered resident enterprises shall, in accordance with relevant Chinese laws and regulations and regulations
of the competent departments of finance and taxation under the State Council, formulate financial and accounting statements, and shall,
within 15 days from the date of receipt of tax registration certificates, submit the enterprise’s financial and accounting systems
or financial accounting, the handling methods and related information to the competent tax authorities for the record. Non-domiciled
registered resident companies that obtain dividends, bonuses and other equity investment income derived from China, income from interest,
rent, royalties, transfer of property income and other income, shall issue a copy of the company’s Certificate of Resident Identity
of Overseas-registered Chinese-controlled Enterprises issued by the company. According to Article 26 of the Corporate Income Tax Law
of the PRC and Articles 17, 18 and 91 of the Implementation Regulations on Enterprise Income Tax Law of the PRC, the following income
of enterprises is tax exempt income:
(i)
interest income from government bonds;
(ii)
dividends, bonuses and other equity investment gains among eligible resident companies;
(iii)
non-resident enterprises that have established establishments in China obtain dividends, dividends, and other equity investment income
from resident enterprises that are actually in contact with the institution or site; and
(iv)
income of qualified non-profit organizations.
The
applicable tax rate for income obtained by non-resident enterprises is 20%. Corporate income tax on income earned by non-resident enterprises
is levied at the rate of 10%. That is to say, general overseas companies transferring 10% of the corporate income tax shall be subject
to the transfer of equity in Chinese enterprises or the dividend distribution of Chinese enterprises. However, if the non-resident enterprise
is a resident enterprise belonging to a country or region that has signed a tax treaty or arrangement with China, it may enjoy preferential
tax treaty provisions.
Small
and micro enterprise income tax preferential policy
According
to notice of the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation No. 13 of 2019 (Abbreviated as CS (2019) No.13) on Implementing
the Inclusive Tax Deduction Policy for Small and Micro Enterprises issued by the Ministry of Finance and State Administration of Taxation,
the annual taxable income of small and micro-profit enterprises shall not exceed RMB 1 million, the taxable income shall be included
in the taxable income of 25% and the enterprise income tax shall be paid at the rate of 20%. For the portion exceeding RMB 1 million
but not exceeding RMB 3 million, the amount of taxable income shall be included in the reduction of 50%, and the enterprise income tax
shall be paid at the rate of 20%. These small-scale and low-profit enterprises refer to enterprises engaged in the national non-restricted
and prohibited industries, and at the same time complying with the three conditions of annual taxable income of not more than RMB 3 million,
the number of employees not exceeding 300 and the total assets not exceeding RMB 50 million. This notice is effective from January 1,
2019 to December 31, 2021.
According
to notice of the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation No. 12 of 2021 for small and low profit enterprises with
annual taxable income not exceeding RMB 1 million, the enterprise income tax shall be halved on the basis of the preferential policies
stipulated in Article 2 of the notice of CS (2019) No.13; that is, when the taxable income does not exceed 1 million yuan, the income
tax shall be levied at the tax rate of 2.5%. The implementation period of this announcement is from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2022.
PRC
withholding tax
Foreign
enterprises have no institutions or places in China, but have obtained profits, interest, rent, royalties and other income from China,
or have established institutions or places, but the above-mentioned income has no actual connection with institutions and places. The
amount of income is subject to withholding income tax. In accordance with the accrued method, the payer (payer) pays the tax on the proceeds
(payments) to the beneficiary (the payee). The withholding income tax belongs to personal income tax or corporate income tax, but it
is only a source of income tax control. It is a taxation of a personal income tax or corporate income tax.
In
2008, China began to impose a dividend withholding income tax on foreign-invested enterprises at a tax rate of 20%, generally levied
at 10%. Hong Kong, Macao, Singapore, Seychelles and others have signed tax treaties with China or have special taxes. The preferential
national tax rate for the countries in the arrangement is as low as 5%. Therefore, when a Hong Kong company affiliated to the group obtains
the after-tax profits distributed by the mainland Chinese company it invests, the mainland Chinese company must withhold and pay 5% of
the withholding income tax.
In
addition, Notice No.88 (2017) on “the Issues Concerning the Direct Investment of Foreign Investors in Distributing the Withholding
Income Tax Policy” stipulates that foreign investors who meet the conditions of direct investment shall not be subject to withholding
tax.
PRC
Business Tax and Value-Added Tax (VAT)
On
March 23, 2016, the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation issued a circular on the Full Implementation of the
Business Tax Levy of VAT Pilots. The circular indicates that since May 1, 2016, pilots for the change of business tax to VAT have been
fully promoted throughout the country, and all business tax taxpayers, including ZDSE, were included in the scope of the pilot and were
changed from paying business tax to paying VAT. According to notice No.36 (2016) issued by the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration
of Taxation, the Comprehensive Project replaces Business Tax with Value-added Tax.
According
to Article 1 of notice CS (2019) No. 13, VAT small-scale taxpayers with monthly sales not exceeding RMB 100,000 are exempt from VAT.
The implementation date of this paper is from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2021. According to the “Notice of the State Administration
of Taxation on Issues Concerning the Exemption of Value-Added Tax for Small and Micro Enterprises” (State Administration of Taxation
Announcement No. 52 of 2017, now abolished), from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2020 sales of small-scale VAT taxpayers shall not exceed
RMB 100,000 (tax payment of RMB 300,000 per quarter) and enjoy the preferential policy of exemption from VAT.
Announcement
of the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation No. 11 of 2021 repealed Article 1 of the notice of CS (2019) No.
13 and provides that, from April 1, 2021 to December 31, 2022, small-scale VAT taxpayers with monthly sales not exceeding RMB 150,000
are exempt from VAT.
To
support novel coronavirus pneumonia prevention and control and to accelerate the resumption of work, the rate of small-scale VAT was
reduced from 3% to 1% (Announcement on the value added tax policy of supporting individual industrial and commercial households to return
to work—Announcement No.13, 2020 of the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation). This preferential tax rate
will be in effect until December 31, 2021 (Announcement No.7, 2021). Further, in accordance with The Announcement of Ministry of Finance
and State Taxation Administration on Exemption of VAT for VAT Small-scale Taxpayer (No. 15, 2022), effective from April 1, 2022 to December
31 2022, VAT small-scale taxpayers, regardless of monthly sales, are exempt from VAT but are subject to a 3% tax rate for assessable
income.
In
accordance with the announcement of the Tax Bureau of the Ministry of Finance (No.1, 2023) on defining the policies of reducing or exempting
the VAT for small-scale taxpayers, from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023, the VAT will be exempted for monthly sales below RMB 100,000
(inclusive) and quarterly sales below RMB 300,000, and VAT will be levied at a reduced rate of 1% for small-scale VAT payers applying
a 3% levy rate.
Currently,
of all the Company’s Operating Subsidiaries, with the exception of SDYL, which is a general taxpayer and subject to a VAT rate
of 6%, are small-scale taxpayers and subject to a VAT rate of 3% but are exempt from VAT payments.
The
following table provides details of the licenses and permissions held by our subsidiaries in China:
Company |
|
Licenses
and Permissions |
|
License
Issuers |
|
Term
of Validity |
Huahui
(Shenzhen) Education Management Co., Limited (“HEMC”) |
|
Business License |
|
ShenZhen
Administration For Market Regulation |
|
no
fixed term |
Shenzhen
Huahui Shangxing Education Consulting Co., Limited (“HSEC”) |
|
Business License |
|
ShenZhen
Administration For Market Regulation |
|
no
fixed term |
Zhongdehui
(Shenzhen) Education Development Co., Limited (“ZDSE”) |
|
Business License |
|
ShenZhen
Administration For Market Regulation |
|
no
fixed term |
Huahui
(Shenzhen) Education Technology Co., Ltd (“HETC”) |
|
Business License |
|
ShenZhen
Administration For Market Regulation |
|
no
fixed term |
Huahui
Jinming (Shenzhen) Education Technology Co., Limited (“JMET”) |
|
Business License |
|
ShenZhen
Administration For Market Regulation |
|
no
fixed term |
Shenzhen
Huahui Media Technology Co., Ltd.(“HHMT”) |
|
Business License |
|
ShenZhen
Administration For Market Regulation |
|
no
fixed term |
Zhongdehui
(Guangzhou) Education Consulting Co., Limited (“GZZDH”) |
|
Business License |
|
State
Administration For Market Regulation |
|
no
fixed term |
Zhongdehui
(Shenyang) Education Consulting Co., Limited (“SYZDH”) |
|
Business License |
|
State
Administration For Market Regulation |
|
to
no fixed term |
Shenzhen
Jiarui Media Co.,Limited(SJMC) |
|
Business License |
|
ShenZhen
Administration For Market Regulation |
|
no
fixed term |
Shangdong
Yuli Big Data Technology Co., Limited (SDYL) |
|
Business License |
|
State
Administration For Market Regulation |
|
no
fixed term |
Zhongdehui
(JiNan) Education Consulting Co., Limited (“JNZDH”) |
|
Business License |
|
State
Administration For Market Regulation |
|
no
fixed term |
Item
4A. Unresolved Staff Comments
Not
Applicable
Item
5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects
The
following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report.
Overview
Our
primary business operations are provided through ZDSE. Our second Operating Subsidiary, HHMT, is engaged in several areas related to
business planning and event planning and production. HEMC, our third Operating Subsidiary, is engaged in providing consulting
services for entrepreneurs, staff training and introduction services for investors and government. JEMT, our fourth Operating
Subsidiary, JEMT started operation in June 2022, holding training courses for individuals and enterprises to improve their
professional and management skills. For the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company derived approximately 65% of its revenue from
ZDSE, 26% from HHMT, 6% from JEMT and the remaining 1% from HEMC.
For
the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2022, our consolidated revenue amounted to approximately $1.7 million and $1.1 million, respectively.
We sustained a net loss of approximately $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively, for those years.
The
following table shows our Statement of Operations data for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2022. ZDSE, HHMT, JEMT and HEMC’s
financial data have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31,
2021 and 2022. For further information regarding the results of our operations, see our consolidated financial statements appearing elsewhere
in this Annual Report.
| |
For The Year Ended Dec 31, | |
| |
2022 | | |
2021 | |
| |
USD | | |
USD | |
Revenue | |
| 1,106,349 | | |
| 1,705,225 | |
Cost of revenue | |
| (268,408 | ) | |
| (537,427 | ) |
Gross profit | |
| 837,941 | | |
| 1,167,798 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Selling and marketing expenses | |
| (9,466 | ) | |
| (7,635 | ) |
General and administrative expenses | |
| (1,094,261 | ) | |
| (1,228,669 | ) |
Loss on disposal of a subsidiary | |
| - | | |
| (42,346 | ) |
Operating (loss) | |
| (265,786 | ) | |
| (110,852 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Other income(expenses), net | |
| (2,565 | ) | |
| 6,380 | |
Income(loss) before income taxes | |
| (268,351 | ) | |
| (104,472 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Income tax expenses (benefits) | |
| (14,925 | ) | |
| (9,024 | ) |
Net (loss) | |
| (283,276 | ) | |
| (113,496 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Foreign currency translation differences | |
| (23,604 | ) | |
| 9,704 | |
Total comprehensive loss for the years | |
| (306,880 | ) | |
| (103,792 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Owners of the Company | |
| (281,452 | ) | |
| - | |
Non-controlling interest | |
| (1,824 | ) | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| - | |
Basic and diluted loss per ordinary share | |
| (0.00 | ) | |
| (0.00 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Weighted average number of shares outstanding-Basic and diluted | |
| 302,734,900 | | |
| 302,734,900 | |
Our
Primary Business
Through
ZDSE, we engage in providing executive coaching services in the PRC. We are striving to become the leader in executive business coaching
services by guiding and transforming our clients’ organizations into the future: into organizations that are highly motivated with
a productive workforce, streamlined processes, automated workflows, cost savings and a solid path towards continuous innovations. The
unique orientation of ZDSE’s programs, including its holistic aspects, the quality of its coaches, personalized atmosphere and
individualization of programs sets it apart from its competition.
ZDSE
strives to be a sustainable and dynamic foundation to any organization by providing career development and learning opportunities to
enhance workforce agility and improve employer brand. Through our modules, we deliver actionable solutions to real life business challenges
across many facets of an organization, including people, technology, data and finances. Our strategic leadership and transformational
insights, obtained through years of our coaches’ experience and our research and data, result in providing our clients with thoughtful,
practical guidance and recommendations.
ZDSE’s
Future Business Plan
ZDSE’s
national development plan, which is contingent on the status of the COVID-19 epidemic, includes opening 10 to 15 new branches in China,
including branches in Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Chongqing and Xiamen, within three to six years. In addition, along with its geographic
expansion, ZDSE is continuously improving its module offerings. More modules are being developed for inclusion on our future products.
We will focus on (i) workforce planning, which examines the workforce lifecycle ensuring new workforce strategies are adopted and organizational
analytics optimize our program deliveries; (ii) career management, which will examine current employee skills, finding mentors and tailoring
our guidance for the leadership skills needed within an organization; (iii) development solutions, which will assist organizations to
accelerate performance and increase productivity while enhancing company culture; and (iv) cultivating future leaders by focusing on
our leader development program.
Financial
Impact of COVID-19
Due
to the coronavirus outbreak in China, ZDSE’s revenues in 2020 fell by 48% compared to 2019. Revenue for 2021 increased by 37% compared
with that of 2020; however, due to recurrences of coronavirus in China, ZDSE’s revenues in 2021 were still 52% below its revenue
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019. ZDSE’s revenues in 2022 were still 67% below its revenue for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2019.Beginning in January 2020, the emergence and wide spread of COVID-19 has resulted in quarantines, travel restrictions
and the temporary closure of businesses in China and elsewhere. Since late July 2021, the Delta variant of COVID-19 has resurged in several
provinces across China and the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has been detected and is rapidly increasing the proportion of COVID-19 cases
it is causing. This has resulted in the complete lockdown of Shanghai.In Mar. 2022, sudden outbreaks of many COVID-19 variants continued
to occur in Guangzhou, Shenyang, Shenzhen, etc.. Consequently, the COVID-19 outbreak and its continuous resurgences together with governmental
sanctions has deeply affected our business operations, financial condition and operating results. In Dec. 2022, the Chinese government
abruptly declared an overall openness for the anti-epidemic policy against COVID-19 which no longer restrains social mobility.
We
will continue to actively monitor the rapidly evolving situation related to COVID-19 and may take further actions that alter our business
operations, including those that may be required by government authorities, or that we determine are in the best interests of our employees
and shareholders. At this point, the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic may impact our business and operations in the future remains
uncertain.
Going
Concern Uncertainties
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates
the realization of assets and the discharge of liabilities in the normal course of business for the foreseeable future.
As
reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, we incurred net losses
of $283,276 and $113,496, respectively. In addition, we reported a cash outflow of $100,109 in the year ended December 31, 2022. As
of December 31, 2022, we had an accumulated deficit of $472,503. Management believes these factors raise substantial doubt about our
ability to continue as a going concern for the next twelve months. The continuation of our company as a going concern through the next
twelve months is dependent upon (1) the continued financial support from our stockholders or external financing. Management believes
that our existing stockholders will provide the additional cash to meet our obligations as they become due, and (2) that we will be able
to implement our business plan to expand our company’s operations and generate sufficient revenues to meet our obligations. While
we believe in the viability of our strategy to increase sales volume and in our ability to raise additional funds, there can be no assurance
to that effect, nor that our company will be successful in securing sufficient funds to sustain the operations.
These
conditions raise substantial doubt about our company’s ability to continue as a going concern. These financial statements do not
include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effect on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classifications
of liabilities that may result from the outcome of these uncertainties. Management believes that the actions presently being taken to
obtain additional funding and implement its strategic plan provides the opportunity for our company to continue as a going concern.
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
We
prepare our financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP, which requires management to make certain estimates and apply judgments.
We base our estimates and judgments on historical experience, current trends and other factors that management believes to be important
at the time the financial statements are prepared. On a regular basis, we review our accounting policies and how they are applied and
disclosed in our condensed financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates made by management.
We
believe that of our significant accounting policies, which are described in note 2 to our consolidated financial statements, the following
accounting policies involve a greater degree of judgment and complexity. Accordingly, these are the policies we believe are the most
critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating our financial condition and results of operations.
Revenue
Recognition
Revenue
is generated through the delivery of services. Revenue is recognized when a client receives services and is recognized in an amount that
reflects the consideration that the Company expects to receive in exchange for those services. In addition, the standard requires disclosure
of the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with clients. The amount of revenue that
is recorded reflects the consideration that the Company expects to receive in exchange for those services. The Company applies the following
five-step model in order to determine this amount:
|
(i) |
identification
of the services in the contract; |
|
|
|
|
(ii) |
determination
of whether the services are performance obligations, including whether they are distinct in the context of the contract; |
|
|
|
|
(iii) |
measurement
of the transaction price, including the constraint on variable consideration; |
|
|
|
|
(iv) |
allocation
of the transaction price to the performance obligations; and |
|
|
|
|
(v) |
recognition
of revenue when (or as) the Company satisfies each performance obligation. |
The
Company only applies the five-step model to contracts when it is probable that the Company will collect the consideration it is entitled
to in exchange for the goods or services it transfers to the client. Once a contract is determined to be within the scope of ASC 606
at contract inception, the Company reviews the contract to determine which performance obligations the Company must deliver and which
of these performance obligations are distinct. The Company recognizes as revenues the amount of the transaction price that is allocated
to the respective performance obligation when the performance obligation is satisfied or as it is satisfied. Generally, the Company’s
performance obligations are transferred to clients at a point in time, typically upon delivery.
For
all reporting periods, the Company has not disclosed the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for all service revenue contracts
with an original expected length of one year or less, which is an optional exemption that is permitted under the adopted rules.
We
operate in three business segments:
(i)
Coaching service derived from ZDSE. This segment has a second business unit which commenced business operations in June 2022, involved
in the training of individuals and enterprises.
(ii)
Conference and exhibition planning service revenue derived from HHMT, which was established on August 25, 2020.
(iii)
Consulting service revenue derived from HEMC, which commenced business operations in the second half of 2020.
Concentration
of Credit Risk
Financial
instruments that potentially expose the Company to significant concentration of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents.
As of December 31, 2022, substantially all of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents were deposited with financial institutions
with high-credit ratings and quality.
Accounts
receivable represent tuition fees due from customers, which are typically collected within a short period of time. Other receivables
are mainly comprised of a short-term loan to a third party, Dongguan Anxiang Technology Co., Ltd., and rental and utilities deposits
paid for the Guangzhou and Liaoning office which are fully refundable.
The
Company did not have any clients constituting 10% or more of the net revenues for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Recently
Issued and Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In
February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). The guidance supersedes existing guidance on accounting for leases with
the main difference being that operating leases are to be recorded in the statement of financial position as right-of-use assets and
lease liabilities, initially measured at the present value of the lease payments. For operating leases with a term of 12 months or less,
a lessee is permitted to make an accounting policy election not to recognize lease assets and liabilities. For public business entities,
the guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early
application of the guidance is permitted. In transition, entities are required to recognize and measure leases at the beginning of the
earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach. Effective January 1, 2019, the Company adopted this standard, which
resulted in the recognition of right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities of $545,745 and $453,708 as of December 31, 2022 and
December 31, 2021, respectively.
Recently
Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
In
June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326), Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial
Statements.” This ASU requires a financial asset (or group of financial assets) measured at amortized cost basis to be presented
at the net amount expected to be collected. The allowance for credit losses is a valuation account that is deducted from the amortized
cost basis of the financial asset(s) to present the net carrying value at the amount expected to be collected on the financial asset.
This Accounting Standards Update affects entities holding financial assets and net investment in leases that are not accounted for at
fair value through net income. The amendments affect loans, debt securities, trade receivables, net investments in leases, off balance
sheet credit exposures, reinsurance receivables and any other financial assets not excluded from the scope that have the contractual
rights to receive cash. For public business entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after January
1, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years. All entities may adopt the amendments in this Update through a cumulative-effect
adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective (that is, a modified-retrospective
approach). The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption of this pronouncement on its consolidated financial
statements.
The
Company reviews new accounting standards as issued. Management has not identified any other new standards that it believes will have
a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.
Key
Components of Results of Operations
The
following discussion should be read in conjunction with the financial statements attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.
Financial
and Operating Data
(In
US$, except number of trainees and percentages)
| |
For The Year Ended December 31, | | |
| |
| |
2022 | | |
2021 | | |
Pct. Change | |
Revenue | |
$ | 1,106,349 | | |
$ | 1,705,225 | | |
| -35 | % |
Operating (loss) | |
$ | (265,786 | ) | |
$ | (110,852 | ) | |
| 139 | % |
Net (loss) | |
$ | (283,276 | ) | |
$ | (113,496 | ) | |
| 149 | % |
Number of trainees | |
$ | 927 | | |
$ | 956 | | |
| -3 | % |
For
the Year Ended December 31, 2022 Compared to the Year Ended December 31 2021
Revenue
| |
For The Year Ended December 31, | | |
| |
| |
2022 | | |
2021 | | |
Pct. Change | |
Education and training | |
$ | 796,257 | | |
$ | 1,052,413 | | |
| -24 | % |
Exhibition planning service | |
$ | 292,273 | | |
$ | 551,535 | | |
| -47 | % |
Consulting service | |
$ | 17,698 | | |
$ | 101,277 | | |
| -83 | % |
Human resources outsourcing service revenue | |
$ | 1,21 | | |
$ | - | | |
| 0 | % |
Total Revenue | |
$ | 1,106,349 | | |
$ | 1,705,225 | | |
| -35 | % |
Net
revenue for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $1,106,349 compared to $1,705,225 for the year ended December 31, 2021, a decrease of
$598,876 or 35%.
Education
and training revenue for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $796,257 compared to $1,052,413 for the year ended December 31, 2021, a
decrease of $256,156 or 24%. The reduction is mainly attributable to the continued outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the first half
of 2022 in Guangzhou, China. Many branches including GZZDH were unable to carry out their businesses as normal. In the year 2022, the
income of GZZDH declined by $536,316, or 74%, compared with that of 2021. JEMT started operation in June 2022 and recorded training service
revenue of $72,398in 2022.
Exhibition
planning service revenue for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $292,273 compared to $551,535 for the year ended December 31, 2021,
a decrease of $259,262 or 47%. The main reason for the decrease is the flare-ups of COVID-19 across the country since March 2022. SJMC
did not have any operating income in the first half 2022.
Consulting
service revenue for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $17,698 compared to $101,277 for the year ended December 31, 2021, an decrease
of $83,579 or 83%. The main reason for the decrease is the flare-ups of COVID-19 across the country since March 2022.
Human
resources outsourcing service revenue derived from SDYL which commenced business operations in May 2022.Human resources outsourcing service
revenue in 2022 was $121.
Cost
of Revenue
Cost
of revenue for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $268,408 compared to $537,427 for the year ended December 31, 2021, a decrease of
$269,019, or 50%. reflecting the decrease in revenues.
Gross
profit
Gross
profit for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $837,941 compared with $1,167,798 for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Operating
Expenses
By
far the most significant component of our operating expenses for the two years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were general and administrative
expenses of $1,094,261 and $1,228,669, respectively. The following table sets forth the main components of our general and administrative
expenses for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.
| |
For the year ended December 31, 2022 | | |
For the year ended December 31, 2021 | |
| |
Amount (US$) | | |
% of Total | | |
Amount (US$) | | |
% of Total | |
General and administrative expense: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Salary and welfare | |
$ | 653,064 | | |
| 60 | % | |
$ | 499,305 | | |
| 41 | % |
Depreciation and amortization | |
| 13,838 | | |
| 1 | % | |
| 46,676 | | |
| 4 | % |
Travel and accommodations | |
| 21,568 | | |
| 2 | % | |
| 10,062 | | |
| 1 | % |
Rental expenses | |
| 248,628 | | |
| 23 | % | |
| 412,070 | | |
| 33 | % |
Office expenses | |
| 31,317 | | |
| 3 | % | |
| 111,104 | | |
| 9 | % |
Legal and professional fees | |
| 76,139 | | |
| 7 | % | |
| 66,030 | | |
| 5 | % |
Audit Fee | |
| 16,000 | | |
| 1 | % | |
| 14,000 | | |
| 1 | % |
Other | |
| 33,707 | | |
| 3 | % | |
| 69,422 | | |
| 6 | % |
Total general and administrative expenses | |
$ | 1,094,261 | | |
| 100 | % | |
$ | 1,228,669 | | |
| 100 | % |
Net
Loss
Net
loss for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $283,276 compared with a net loss of $113,496 for the same period of 2021. primarily due
to the significant decrease in revenue that resulted from the COVID-19 outbreak.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
At
December 31, 2022, we had approximately $84,487 in cash and a working capital deficit of $666,472 cash of $184,596 and a working capital
deficit of$321,038 at December 31, 2021. Historically, we have met our working capital and other liquidity requirements primarily through
a combination of cash generated from our operations and loans from related parties. Going forward, we expect to fund our working capital
and other liquidity requirements from various sources, including but not limited to cash generated from our operations and loans from
related if and as needed, and other equity and debt financings as and when appropriate.
Cash
Flows and Working Capital
Our
principal sources of liquidity have been cash generated from operating activities, loans from related parties and funds raised from financing
activities. As of December 31, 2022, we had $84,487 in cash and cash equivalents. Our cash and cash equivalents consist primarily of
bank deposits. We believe that our current cash and anticipated cash flow from operations, along with loans from related parties if and
when needed, will be sufficient to meet our anticipated cash needs, including our cash needs for working capital and capital expenditures,
for at least the next 12 months.
During
the year ended December 31, 2022, $128,165 net cash was used in operating activities, compared to $339,571 used in operating activities
in 2021. The Company resumed business after the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020. During the year ended December 31, 2022, $3,369 was used in
investing activities, as compared to $63,145 used in investing activities in 2021, and $43,488 was provided by financing activities,
as compared to $283,024 provided by financing activities in 2021. The resulting change in cash for the year was a decrease of $100,109
for 2022, as compared to a decrease of $113,510 for 2021. The cash and cash equivalents balance on January 1, 2022 was $184,596, and
on December 31, 2022 it was $84,487.
As
of December 31, 2022, we had $1,925,246 in total liabilities, which was primarily comprised of amounts due to related parties ($704,980),
non-current operating lease liabilities ($330,987), deferred revenue ($306,785) and current operating lease liabilities ($214,758), as
compared to $1,476,229 in total liabilities as of December 31, 2021, which was primarily comprised of amounts due to related parties
($674,537), non-current operating lease liabilities ($291,530), deferred revenue ($119,028) and current operating lease liabilities ($162,178).
Impact
of Inflation
In
accordance with the National Bureau of Statistics of China, the year-over-year percentage changes in the consumer price index for March
2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 were 2.3%, 4.3%, 4.4% and 5.9%, respectively. Inflation in China has not materially affected our profitability
and operating results. However, we can provide no assurance that we will be unaffected by higher inflation rates in China in the future.
Taxation
As
an exempt company limited by shares, we are not subject to taxation in the Cayman Islands on income arising in or derived from other
jurisdictions.
On
July 3, 2019, we completed the Share Exchange whereby ZDSE, a PRC company, became our sole operating subsidiary. ZDSE is a general VAT
taxpayer with a tax rate of 6%; its three branch companies are small-scale taxpayers with a tax rate of 3%. The corporate income tax
rate in China is generally 25%; however, it may be as low as 5% to 10% for small and micro enterprises that meet certain conditions.
Our income tax for the year ended December 31, 2021 was $9,024 and for the year ended December 31, 2022 it was $14,925.
Efforts
by the Chinese government to increase tax revenues could result in decisions or interpretations of the tax laws by the Chinese tax authorities
that are unfavorable to us and which increase our future tax liabilities or deny our expected refunds. Changes in Chinese tax laws or
their interpretation or application may subject us to additional Chinese taxation in the future.
Dividends,
if any, paid to any United States resident or citizen shareholder are treated as dividend income for United States federal income tax
purposes. Such dividends are not eligible for the 50% dividends-received deduction allowed to United States corporations on dividends
from a domestic corporation under Section 243 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue
Code”). Various Internal Revenue Code provisions impose special taxes in certain circumstances on non-United States corporations
and their shareholders. You are urged to consult your tax advisor with regard to such possibilities and your own tax situation.
In
addition to United States federal income taxation, shareholders may be subject to state and local taxes upon their receipt of dividends.
Foreign
Currency Exchange Rates
We
are not materially affected by foreign currency exchange rates. However, it is difficult to predict how market forces, or PRC or U.S.
government policy, might affect our operations. There remains significant international pressure on the PRC government to adopt a substantial
liberalization of its currency policy, which could result in a further and more significant change in the value of the RMB against the
U.S. dollar. Limited hedging transactions are available in China to reduce our exposure to exchange rate fluctuations. So far, we have
not entered into any hedging transactions in an effort to reduce our exposure to foreign currency exchange risk. While we potentially
may decide to enter into hedging transactions in the future, the availability and effectiveness of these hedging transactions may be
limited, and we may not be able to successfully hedge our exposure at all. Furthermore, our currency exchange losses may be magnified
by PRC exchange control regulations that restrict our ability to convert RMB into foreign currency.
Item
6. Directors, Senior Management and Key Employees
The
names, titles and ages of the members of the Company’s and ZDSE’s Boards of Directors and their executive officers as of
the date of this Annual Report are as set forth in the below tables. Our directors and those of ZDSE are elected annually and serve until
their successors take office or until their death, resignation or removal. The executive officers serve at the pleasure of the respective
Boards of Directors.
Mr.
Junze Zhang’s election as Chairman of the Board of Directors and his appointment to the positions of President, Chief Executive
Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the Company occurred pursuant to the terms of the Share Exchange Agreement.
Officers
and Directors of the Company
Name |
|
Age |
|
Position |
Junze
Zhang |
|
51 |
|
President,
Chief Executive Officer, Secretary and Chairman of the Board |
Liqin
Liu |
|
42 |
|
Chief
Financial Officer |
Zhongpeng
Chen |
|
52 |
|
Director |
Mr.
Junze Zhang has served as the Company’s President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Chairman
of the Board since July 2019. He also served as Chief Financial Officer until May 19, 2020, when the Company hired Xiaoyan Xia to fill
that position. Since May 1, 2018 he has been employed as General Manager of HEMC and since 2016, he has worked as a chairman in HGSL.
He led and formulated the long-term development strategy for HGSL, while orchestrating internal and external changes. He also organized
the company’s overall strategy, explored executive coaching market opportunities and led the innovation during the development
of the company. From 1998 to 2016, Mr. Zhang worked as a chairman in Puning Fageer Clothing Co., Limited where he was responsible for
the overall operation of the factory. Mr. Zhang obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Economics & Management in 1996 from Sun Yat-sen
University in Guangzhou.
Since
2010, Mr. Zhang has been a member of the Shenzhen Chaoshang chamber of commerce. From 2014 to 2018, Mr. Zhang was the VP of Shenzhen
Longgang District private enterprise chamber of commerce and the Vice-President of the Shenzhen Longgang District Financial chamber of
commerce. From 2018 to the present, Mr. Zhang has been the honorary chairman of the Shenzhen Longgang District private enterprise chamber
of commerce. Mr. Zhang has been a member of the Board of Directors of China Huiying United Supply Chain Group Co., Limited since January
2016 and a member of the Board of Directors of China Supply Chain Holdings Limited (FKA Yat Sing Holdings Limited), a Cayman Islands
company that trades on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, since December 2019.
Ms.
Liqin Liu has served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer since December 2021. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Liu served
as Chief Financial Officer for ZTE Group Finance Co., Limited from January 2018 to November 2021. From March 2014 to December 2017, she
worked as Financial Director for Zhongxing Telecommunication Equipment Corporation and from October 2006 to March 2014, she served as
Financial Director for the Shenzhen Branch of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ(China) Co., Ltd. Ms. Liu holds a Bachelor’s degree
in Accounting from South China University of Technology and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Mr.
Zhongpeng Chen became a director of the Company in November 2017. From 1996 to 2006, Mr. Chen worked as a general manager in Shenzhen
Peng Fa Freight Department. As a general manager, he was responsible for the overall operation of the factory. Mr. Chen has worked as
a chairman in Shenzhen Hua Peng Fa Logistics Limited since 2006, and in 2017 he was appointed Chief Executive Officer, President, Secretary,
Treasurer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of that company. He leads the development of the company’s strategy, adjusting
that strategy according to changes in the internal and external environment. Moreover, he oversees the implementation of the company’s
overall strategy, explores market opportunities and leads innovation and change within the company. Mr. Chen obtained a Master’s
degree in Business Administration in 2013 from the Graduate School of Tsinghua University in Shenzhen.
Officers,
Directors and Key Employees of Zhongdehui (Shenzhen) Education Development Co., Limited
Name |
|
Age |
|
Positions |
Qing
Zuo |
|
47 |
|
General
Manager |
Shaogang
Yin |
|
52 |
|
Head
of SYZDH and GZZDH, Senior Consultant t |
Mr.
Qing Zuo has been employed by ZDSE since 2016. Mr Zuo obtained a graduate degree in Coaching Theory at Fudan University in 2016 and
the Diploma of Foundation in Psychology from Hong Kong Shue Yan University in January 2019. He is the general manager of ZDSE and has
20 years of experience as a business manager. He is also a promoter of the company’s charitable activities. With his passion for
business management, he hopes to improve his clients’ management skills, improve clients’ leadership skills and lead ZDSE
in the corporate management industry. ZDSE will continue to carry out charitable activities, and Mr. Zuo hopes to help more orphans and
poor children including helping them get a better education opportunity.
Mr.
Shaogang Yin has been employed by ZDSE since May 2019, originally as head of ZDSE’s Liaoning Branch and since February 1, 2021
as head of SYZDH and GZZDH. From 2001 until 2019, Mr. Yin was employed as general manager for Shenyang Shuangbai Enterprise Management
Consulting Co. Ltd. where he was responsible for the full operation and management of the company. Mr. Yin has an undergraduate degree
in business administration and the certificate of corporate coach, issued by the China Employment Training Technical Instruction Center.
He was invited as the chief specialist by China National Training Network from April 22, 2018 to April 21, 2019.
Family
Relationships
There
are no family relationships among the directors or executive officers of either the Company or its subsidiaries.
Committees
of the Board of Directors
The
Company’s Board of Directors has not established any committees. The functions of the audit committee are currently performed by
the Board of Directors, with assistance by expert independent accounting personnel. The Company is not currently subject to any law,
rule or regulation requiring that it establish or maintain an audit committee. The Company believes that while its Board of Directors
is capable of analyzing and evaluating financial statements and understanding internal controls and procedures for financial reporting,
the Company would be well served to retain an independent director who would qualify as an “audit committee financial expert.”
The Company’s Board of Directors intends at some point in the future to establish audit, nominating and compensation committees.
The audit committee will be primarily responsible for reviewing the services performed by our independent auditors and evaluating our
accounting policies and our system of internal controls. The nominating committee will be primarily responsible for nominating directors,
setting policies and procedures for the nomination of directors and overseeing the creation and implementation of our corporate governance
policies and procedures. The compensation committee will be primarily responsible for reviewing and approving salary and benefit policies
(including stock options), including compensation of the Company’s executive officers.
Compensation
The
following table summarizes all compensation received by our directors and our Chief Executive Officer, President, Secretary and Chief
Financial Officer and by the directors, executive officers and key employees of ZDSE in the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.
| |
Compensation Paid |
Name and
Principal Position | |
Year | |
Salary(1) ($) | | |
Bonus ($) | | |
Other Compensation(2) ($) | |
| |
| |
| | |
| | |
| |
Junze Zhang,(4) President,
CEO, Secretary and Director; General Manager of HEMC | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| |
2021 | |
| 19,535 | | |
| Nil | | |
| 3,358 | |
| |
2022 | |
| 25,025 | | |
| Nil | | |
| 4,291 | |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Shijie Yu,(5) COO | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| |
2021 | |
| 11,383 | | |
| Nil | | |
| 2,245 | |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Xiaoyan Xia,(6) CFO | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| |
2021 | |
| 23,366 | | |
| Nil | | |
| 6,109 | |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Liqin Liu(7) | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| |
2021 | |
| 863 | | |
| Nil | | |
| Nil | |
| |
2022 | |
| 33,963 | | |
| Nil | | |
| 8,512 | |
(1) |
Expressed
in U.S. Dollars based on the applicable average exchange rate as reported by xrates.com |
(2) |
Consists
of contribution to social insurance and housing funds |
(4) |
Junze
Zhang has been employed as General Manager of HEMC from May 1, 2018 and also has served as President, CEO, Secretary and director
of the Company since July 3, 2019. Amounts shown were paid by HEMC. |
(5) |
Shijie
Yu was employed as CEO of HEMC as of November 22, 2019 and as COO of the Company as of May 19, 2020. Mr. Yu resigned from both positions
as of June 1, 2021. Amounts shown were paid by HEMC. |
(6) |
Xiaoyan
Xia was employed as CFO of HEMC since January 2, 2020 and as CFO of the Company since May 19, 2020. Ms. Xia resigned from both positions
on December 22, 2021. |
|
|
|
|
(8) |
|
(9) |
|
(10) |
|
We
did not set aside or accrue any amounts to provide pension, retirement or similar benefits for directors and officers for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2022, other than contributions to our Provident Fund Plan as social insurance and housing provident fund, which
aggregated $12,803 for officers and directors.
Stock
Option Grants and Exercises
The
Company has not issued any options or stock appreciation rights to any officers, employees or directors. Our directors and executive
officers may receive share options at the discretion of our Board of Directors in the future.
Compensation
of Directors
We
do not have any agreements for compensating our directors for their services in their capacity as directors.
Employment
Contracts
We
have formal employment agreements with our key employees and with our executive officers. The employment agreements are summarized below,
and qualified by reference to the summaries of those employment agreements filed as Exhibits 10.7 through 10.10 to the Company’s
Report on Form 6-K filed with the SEC on July 5, 2019, as Exhibits 10.11 through 10.13 to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 filed
with the SEC on November 26, 2019 and as Exhibits 10.15 and 10.16 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC
on April 29, 2020.
Junze
Zhang. Junze Zhang and the Company have entered into an employment agreement for an indefinite term commencing May 1, 2018. Under
the Agreement, Mr. Zhang is paid a monthly salary of RMB 4,950, and additional monthly payments of RMB 5,050 for an aggregate monthly
amount of RMB 10,000. Social insurance premiums and housing provident fund are paid by both the Company and Mr. Zhang. The Agreement
may be terminated by mutual consent of the parties.
Liqin
Liu. Liqin Liu’s employment agreement is for a fixed term that commenced December 22, 2021 and terminates on December 21, 2024.
Under the Agreement, Ms. Liu is paid a monthly salary of RMB 14,000 and she is eligible for a performance bonus of RMB 6,000 and a perfect
attendance award of RMB 100. Social insurance premiums and housing provident fund are paid by both the Company and Ms. Liu.
Qing
Zuo. Qing Zuo’s employment agreement is for a term that commenced February 1, 2021 and terminates on January 31, 2026, unless
renewed by mutual agreement or terminated by either party under certain specified conditions. Mr. Zuo’s compensation is set forth
in the company payroll, but may not be less than minimum wage, and he is entitled to overtime compensation for hours worked in excess
of 40 hours per week.
Shaogang
Yin. Shaogang Yin’s employment as head of GZZDH is pursuant to an employment agreement that is for a term that commenced February
1, 2021 and terminates on January 31, 2024. Mr. Yin is also employed as head of SYZDH pursuant to an Employment Agreement that is for
a term that commenced February 1, 2021 and terminates on January 31, 2022. He is paid a monthly salary of RMB 10,000 pursuant to each
Employment Agreement, for an aggregate monthly salary of RMB 20,000.
Employees
As
of December 31, 2020 we employed a total of persons, of whom were employed by ZDSE.
As
of December 31, 2021 we employed a total of persons, of whom were employed by ZDSE.
As
of December 31, 2022 we employed a total of 49 persons, 27 of whom are employed by ZDSE.
Our
employees are not covered by collective bargaining agreements. We consider our labor practices and employee relations to be good.
Item
7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions
Major
shareholders
We
are not directly or indirectly owned or controlled by any foreign government or by another corporation. The following table sets forth
the number of the Company’s Ordinary Shares beneficially owned as of April 1, 2021 by (i) those persons or groups known to beneficially
own more than 5% of our Ordinary Shares; (ii) each executive officer and director; and (iv) all directors and executive officers as a
group. The information is determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act. Under those rules, beneficial
ownership includes any shares as to which the individual has sole or shared voting power or investment power and also any shares which
the individual has the right to acquire within 60 days of the date hereof, through the exercise or conversion of any stock option, convertible
security, warrant or other right. Including those shares in the tables does not, however, constitute an admission that the named stockholder
is a direct or indirect beneficial owner of those shares.
Except
as indicated below, the stockholders listed possess sole voting and investment power with respect to their shares.
Name of Beneficial Owner | |
Ordinary Shares Beneficially Owned | | |
Percent of Class(1) | |
Junze Zhang | |
| 30,000,000 | | |
| 9.91 | % |
Zhongpeng Chen | |
| 1,700,000 | | |
| 0.56 | % |
Feier Co. Limited(2) | |
| 153,000,000 | | |
| 50.54 | % |
Meisi Co. Limited(3) | |
| 87,133,000 | | |
| 28.78 | % |
All executive officers and directors as a group (2 persons) | |
| 31,700,000 | | |
| 10.47 | % |
|
(1) |
Based
on 302,734,900 shares outstanding |
|
(2) |
Feier
Co., Limited is a Seychelles company, which is wholly owned by Mr. Guiting Rao. All of the Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by
Feier Co. Limited were acquired on July 3, 2019 pursuant to the Share Exchange. Feier Co., Limited’s address is Oliaji Trade
Centre, 1st Floor, Victoria, Mahe, Republic of Seychelles. |
|
(3) |
Meisi
Co., Limited is a Seychelles company, which is wholly owned by Mr. Yuze Zhong. All of the Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by Meisi
Co. Limited were acquired on July 3, 2019 pursuant to the Share Exchange. Meisi Co., Limited’s address is Oliaji Trade Centre,
1st Floor, Victoria, Mahe, Republic of Seychelles. |
There
are no arrangements known to us that may at a subsequent date result in a change in control of the Company.
Related
Party Transactions
Pursuant
to a Share Exchange Agreement dated July 2, 2019, the Company issued 300 million of its Ordinary Shares to the HGSL Shareholders, constituting
99.1% of our issued and outstanding shares after the Share Exchange. The shares were issued in exchange for 100% of the outstanding shares
of Ordinary Shares of HGSL. Prior to the Share Exchange, Mr. Junze Zhang, a director of the Company, was the record and beneficial owner
of 10% of the outstanding shares of HGSL and, accordingly, he received 30,000,000 Ordinary Shares of the Company pursuant to the Share
Exchange.
Mr.
Qing Zuo, the Chairman of the Board of ZDSE, made advances aggregating $83,409 to ZDSE during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017.
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, Mr. Zuo and two companies controlled by him advanced $96,916 to ZDSE, were repaid $576
and agreed to waive repayment and to make an additional capital contribution to ZDSE of $51,801. During the year ended December 31, 2019,
Mr. Zuo and his affiliates made advances to ZDSE aggregating $147,673 and were repaid $268,748 of the total amounts advanced. Mr. Zuo
did not make any advances during the year ended December 31, 2020. During the year ended December 31, 2021, Mr. Zuo advanced $15,499
to ZDSE and was repaid $8,850. During the year ended December 31, 2022, Mr. Zuo advanced $151 to ZDSE. As of December 31, 2022, and after
adjusting the differences in year end exchange rates for year 2022 and 2021, Mr. Zuo was owed $6,356 by the Company. The amounts owed
to Mr. Zuo and his affiliates as of December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022 were as follows:
December 31, 2017 | |
$ | 83,409 | |
December 31, 2018 | |
$ | 121,533 | |
December 31, 2019 | |
$ | 0 | |
December 31, 2020 | |
$ | 0 | |
December 31, 2021 | |
$ | 6,750 | |
December 31, 2022 | |
$ | 6,356 | |
Ms.
Mengling Zhang, the General Manager of ZDSE, made advances to ZDSE during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 in the amount of $213,867.
Ms. Zhang made further advances to ZDSE during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2018, 2019 and 2020. The amounts owed to Ms. Zhang
as of December 31, 2021 and 2022 were as follows:
December 31, 2017 | |
$ | 537,137 | |
December 31, 2018 | |
$ | 36,519 | |
December 31, 2019 | |
$ | 0 | |
December 31,2020 | |
$ | 0 | |
December 31,2021 | |
$ | 0 | |
December 31,2022 | |
$ | 0 | |
During
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, Ms. Zhang advanced $56,612 to ZDSE, was repaid $400,222 and agreed to waive repayment and to
make an additional capital contribution to ZDSE of $147,239. During the year ended December 31, 2019, Ms. Zhang advanced $13,840 to ZDSE
and was repaid the amount owed to her of $50,221. Ms. Zhang did not make any advances during the year ended December 31, 2022.
As
of December 31, 2018, Mr. Junze Zhang, HGSL’s President, was owed $182,093 for advances to that company. During the year ended
December 31, 2019, he made advances to HGSL in the aggregate amount of $264,836 and during the year ended December 31, 2020, he advanced
an additional $116,343 and was repaid an aggregate of $172,306. As of December 31, 2021, and after adjusting for differences in exchange
rates, Mr. Zhang advanced an additional $95,608 to HGSL. As of December 31, 2021, and after adjusting for differences in exchange rates,
Mr. Zhang was owed $667,787 by the Company. During the year ended December 31, 2022, Mr. Zhang advanced an additional $43,337 to HGSL.
As of December 31, 2022, and after adjusting for differences in exchange rates, Mr. Zhang was owed $698,624 by the Company. All of the
above advances are interest-free, unsecured and have no fixed repayment term.
Interests
of Experts and Counsel
Not
Applicable
Legal
Proceedings
Not
Applicable
Item
8. Financial Information
Financial
Statements
Our
Consolidated Financial Statements are set forth under Item 18. – “Financial Statements.”
Item
9. The Offer and Listing
Offer
and Listing Details
Our
shares were quoted on the OTCQB under the symbol “HHEG.” However, the shares are not currently traded. The Company has filed
a registration statement with the SEC under the Securities Act in order to register shares for resale that are currently held by shareholders
of the Company in order for trading to occur in the future. There is no established public trading market for our shares, and there can
be no assurance that a trading market will be developed and if developed that it will be sustained.
Of
our 302,734,900 Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding as of April 15, 2023, 1,500 shares were held in the United States by three holders
of record. We have 57 shareholders of record.
Transfer
Agent
The
transfer agent and registrar for the Ordinary Shares of the Company is V Stock Transfer, LLC, 18 Lafayette Place, Woodmere, New York
11598; telephone: 212-828-8436, toll-free: 855-9VSTOCK; Facsimile: 646-536-3179.
Item
10. Additional Information
Share
Capital
We
are a Cayman Islands exempted company with limited liability and our affairs are governed by our Memorandum and Articles of Association,
the Companies Law (Revised) and the common law of the Cayman Islands, our corporate governance documents and rules and regulations of
the stock exchange on which our shares are traded.
Our
authorized capital is $50,000, consisting of 500,000,000 shares, $0.0001 par value per share. The Board of Directors has the right, in
its absolute discretion and without approval of the existing shareholders, to issue shares, grant rights over existing shares or issue
other securities in one or more series as it deems necessary and appropriate and to determine designations, powers, preferences, privileges
and other rights, including dividend rights, conversion rights, terms of redemption and liquidation preferences, any or all of which
may be greater than the powers and rights associated with the shares held by existing shareholders, at such times and on such other terms
as it deems proper. No preferred shares have been issued.
As
of the date of this Annual Report, there are 302,734,900 of our Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding, 300,000,000 of which were issued
in July 2019 in consideration for 100% of the outstanding shares of HGSL pursuant to the Share Exchange. All shares are fully paid. We
do not have any options to purchase shares or any preferred shares outstanding.
Memorandum
and Articles of Association
We
are registered in the Cayman Islands and have been assigned company number 346267 in the register of companies. Our registered office
is Harneys Fiduciary, 3rd Floor Harbour Place, 103 South Church Street, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, KY1-1002. The objects
for which the Company was established are unrestricted and the Company has full power and authority to carry out any object that is not
prohibited under Cayman Islands law as set forth in Paragraph 4 of our Memorandum of Association. As a Cayman Islands exempted company,
we are (subject to certain qualifications) prohibited from trading in the Cayman Islands with any person, firm or corporation except
in furtherance of our business carried on outside the Cayman Islands, owning land in the Cayman Islands and making any invitation to
the public in the Cayman Islands to subscribe for any of our shares or debentures. We do not believe that these restrictions materially
affect our operations.
Objects
of the Company
Under
our Memorandum and Articles of Association, the objects of our Company are unrestricted and we have the full power and authority to carry
out any object not prohibited by the law of the Cayman Islands.
Powers
of Directors
Paragraph
107 of our Articles of Association (our “Articles”) provides that a director who is in any way, whether directly or indirectly,
interested in a contract or a proposed contract with the Company shall declare the nature of his interest at a meeting of the directors
or by general notice to the directors. The director may vote in respect of the contract or arrangement notwithstanding his interest therein
and his vote shall be counted, and he may be counted in the quorum at any meeting at which the contract or arrangement is considered.
Paragraph 86 of the Articles allows the directors to vote compensation to themselves in respect of services rendered to the Company.
Paragraph 98 of the Articles provides that the directors may exercise all the powers of the Company to borrow money and to mortgage or
charge its undertakings and property or any part thereof, to issue debentures, debenture stock and other securities whenever money is
borrowed or as security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or of any third party. Such borrowing powers can be altered
by an amendment to the Articles. There is no provision in the Articles for the mandatory retirement of directors. Paragraph 85 of the
Articles provides that directors are not required to own shares of the Company in order to serve as directors.
Our
Ordinary Shares
Our
authorized share capital is $50,000, divided into 500,000,000 shares, $0.0001 par value. Holders of our Ordinary Shares are entitled
to one vote for each whole share on all matters to be voted upon by shareholders, including the election of directors. Holders of our
Ordinary Shares do not have cumulative voting rights in the election of directors. All of our fully paid Ordinary Shares are equal to
each other with respect to dividend rights. Holders of our Ordinary Shares are entitled to receive dividends if and when declared by
our Board of Directors out of funds legally available therefor under Cayman Islands law. In the event of our liquidation, the liquidator
will, after having discharged the debts, if any, of the Company, divide among the shareholders on a pari passu basis, in specie
or in kind, the whole or any part of the assets of the Company (whether they shall consist of property of the same kind or not) and may
for such purpose set such value as he deems fair upon any property to be divided as aforesaid. Holders of our Ordinary Shares have no
preemptive rights to purchase any additional unissued Ordinary Shares. No preferred shares have been issued; however, the Board of Directors
has the ability to determine the rights, preferences and restrictions of preferred shares at their discretion.
Paragraph
8 of the Articles provides that the powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of each series
of preferred shares, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, if any, may differ from those of any and all other
series at any time outstanding.
Amendment
Paragraph
153 of the Articles provides that our Memorandum and Articles of Association may be amended by a special resolution of members. A special
resolution requires passage by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the shareholders entitled to vote on the matter, in person or,
where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting of the Company or in writing by all of the shareholders entitled to vote.
General
Meetings
Provisions
in respect of the holding of annual general meetings and extraordinary general meetings are set out in Paragraphs 55 through 69 of the
Articles and under the Companies Law (Revised) of the Cayman Islands. The directors may convene meetings of the members at such times
and in such manner and places as the directors consider necessary or desirable, and they shall convene such a meeting upon the written
request of members holding not less than one-third of the share capital of the Company as at that date carries the right to vote at general
meetings of the Company.
Limitations
on Right to Own Shares
Cayman
Islands law and our Memorandum and Articles of Association impose no limitations on the right of nonresident or foreign owners to hold
or vote our securities. There are no provisions in the Memorandum and Articles of Association governing the ownership threshold above
which shareholder ownership must be disclosed.
Anti-Takeover
Provisions
Some
provisions of our Articles may discourage, delay or prevent a change of control of our Company or management that shareholders may consider
favorable, including provisions that:
|
● |
authorize
our Board of Directors to issue preferred shares in one or more series and to designate the price, rights, preferences, privileges
and restrictions of such preferred shares without any further vote or action by our shareholders (subject to variation of rights
of shares provisions in our Memorandum and Articles of Association); and |
|
|
|
|
● |
limit
the ability of shareholders to requisition and convene general meetings of shareholders. Our Memorandum and Articles of Association
allow our shareholders holding shares representing in aggregate not less than one-third of our share capital as carries the right
to vote to requisition an extraordinary general meeting of our shareholders, in which case our directors are obliged to call such
meeting and to put the resolutions so requisitioned to a vote at such meeting. |
However,
under Cayman Islands law, our directors may only exercise the rights and powers granted to them under our Memorandum and Articles of
Association for a proper purpose and for what they believe in good faith to be in the best interests of our Company.
Issuance
of Additional Shares
Paragraph
6 of our Articles authorize our Board of Directors to issue additional Ordinary Shares from time to time as our Board of Directors shall
determine, to the extent there are available authorized but unissued shares.
Paragraph
7 of our Articles also authorizes our Board of Directors to establish from time to time one or more series of preferred shares and to
determine, subject to compliance with the variation of rights of shares provision in the Articles, with respect to any series of preferred
shares, the terms and rights of that series, including:
|
● |
the
designation of the series; |
|
● |
the
number of shares of the series; |
|
● |
the
dividend rights, dividend rates, conversion rights and voting rights; and |
|
● |
the
rights and terms of redemption and liquidation preferences. |
Our
Board of Directors may issue preferred shares without action by our shareholders to the extent there are authorized but unissued shares
available. Issuance of additional shares may dilute the voting power of holders of our Ordinary Shares. However, no shares may be issued
in excess of the authorized share capital specified in our Memorandum of Association and to the extent the rights attached to any class
may be varied, the Company must comply with the provisions in our Articles relating to variations in rights of shares.
A
copy of our Memorandum and Articles of Association was filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Report on Form 6-K filed with the
SEC on July 5, 2019.
Material
Contracts
Not
applicable
Exchange
Controls
The
government of the PRC imposes restrictions on the convertibility of the RMB and the collection and use of foreign currencies by Chinese
entities. Under the current regulations, the RMB can be freely exchanged in current account transactions, including dividend distribution,
interest payments and import and export of goods and services. However, the conversion of RMB into foreign currency and the conversion
of foreign currency into RMB for capital account transactions, such as direct investment, securities investment and loans, generally
require prior approval from the SAFE.
According
to the current PRC regulations, foreign-invested enterprises, such as our subsidiaries in China, must apply for a Foreign Exchange Registration
Certificate for Foreign-Invested Enterprise. With such a certificate, a foreign-invested enterprise may open foreign exchange bank accounts
with banks authorized by SAFE to conduct foreign exchange business and may purchase, sell and remit foreign exchange through such banks,
subject to documentation and approval requirements. Foreign-invested enterprises are required to open and maintain separate foreign exchange
accounts for capital account transactions and current accounts. In addition, there are restrictions on the amount of foreign currency
that foreign-invested enterprises can retain in such accounts.
There
are no exchange control regulations or currency restrictions in the Cayman Islands.
Taxation
No
reciprocal tax treaty regarding withholding exists between the United States and the Cayman Islands. Under current Cayman Islands law,
dividends, interest or royalties paid by us to individuals are not subject to tax. If we were to pay a dividend, we would not be liable
to withhold any tax, but shareholders would receive gross dividends, if any, irrespective of their residential or national status.
Dividends,
if any, paid to any United States resident or citizen shareholder are treated as dividend income for United States federal income tax
purposes. Such dividends are not eligible for the 50% dividends-received deduction allowed to United States corporations on dividends
from a domestic corporation under Section 243 of the Internal Revenue Code. Various Internal Revenue Code provisions impose special taxes
in certain circumstances on non-United States corporations and their shareholders. You are urged to consult your tax advisor with regard
to such possibilities and your own tax situation.
A
foreign corporation will be treated as a passive foreign investment company (“PFIC”) for United States federal income tax
purposes if, after applying relevant look-through rules with respect to the income and assets of subsidiaries, 75% or more of its gross
income consists of certain types of passive income or 50% or more of the gross value of its assets is attributable to assets that produce
passive income or are held for the production of passive income. For this purpose, passive income generally includes dividends, interest,
royalties, rents (other than rents and royalties derived in the active conduct of a trade or business), annuities and gains from assets
that produce passive income. We presently believe that we are not a PFIC and do not anticipate becoming a PFIC. This is, however, a factual
determination made on an annual basis and is subject to change. If we were to be classified as a PFIC in any taxable year, (i) United
States holders would generally be required to treat any gain on sales of our shares held by them as ordinary income and to pay an interest
charge on the value of the deferral of their United States federal income tax attributable to such gain; and (ii) distributions paid
by us to our United States holders could also be subject to an interest charge. In addition, we would not provide information to our
United States holders that would enable them to make a “qualified electing fund” election under which, generally, in lieu
of the foregoing treatment, our earnings would be currently included in their United States federal income.
In
addition to United States federal income taxation, shareholders may be subject to state and local taxes upon their receipt of dividends.
Further, non-U.S. shareholders may be subject to taxation upon their receipt of dividends in their tax jurisdiction.
Documents
on Display
You
may read and copy documents referred to in this Annual Report on Form 20-F that have been filed with the SEC at the SEC’s Public
Reference Room, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by
calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. You can also obtain copies of our SEC filings by going to the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
The
SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” the information we file with the SEC. This means that we can disclose important
information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is considered
to be part of this Annual Report on Form 20-F.
Item
11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Interest
Rate Risk
The
Company is currently not subject to significant interest rate risk due to its lack of outstanding loans or large deposit accounts.
Foreign
Currency Exchange Rates
The
Chinese government’s control over the convertibility of the Ren Min Bi (RMB) may affect the value of your investment. The Chinese
government regulates the exchange of foreign currency into RMB. In some cases, it also controls the remittances to China. Most of our
income is charged in RMB, and the shortage of available foreign currency may limit our ability to pay dividends (if any) or other payments,
or otherwise pay off foreign currency denominated debts (if any). According to China’s current foreign exchange regulations, current
account items (including profit distribution, interest payments and trade-related transaction expenses) can be paid in foreign currency
in accordance with certain procedures without prior approval from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange. When converting RMB into
foreign currency and remitting it to China to pay for capital expenditures such as foreign currency loan repayments, it is necessary
to obtain approval from relevant government departments.
We
are exposed to foreign exchange risk, which can adversely affect our business and investor investments. As China faces international
pressure to allow for a more flexible RMB exchange rate, China’s and overseas economic conditions and financial market development,
and China’s international balance of payments, the Chinese government has decided to further reform the RMB exchange rate system
and increase the flexibility of the RMB exchange rate. Any appreciation or depreciation of RMB or other foreign currency that our operations
face will affect our business in different ways. In such circumstances, our business, financial condition, results of operations and
development prospects may be materially and adversely affected.
Item
12. Description of Securities Other Than Equity Securities
Not
applicable
CONSOLIDATED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021 AND 2020
1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
HUAHUI
EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED, formerly DUONAS CORP. (“HHEG Nevada” or “Nevada Company”) was incorporated in the State
of Nevada on September 19, 2014 to start business operations concerned with production of stylish decorative items made from concrete,
such as: different sculptures, candleholders, lamps, tabletops, bookcases, vases of different shapes and forms, decorations for the garden;
and subsequent selling thereof.
A
change of control took place on November 2, 2017 from Vladyslav Beinars. Control was obtained by the sale of 2,000,000 shares of Nevada
Company common stock by Vladyslav Beinars to Zhongpeng Chen, Shuiyu Zhong, Xihan Huang, Meihua Zhuang, Peina Huang, Yanru He, Yin Ao,
Zhanpeng Fang, Liming Huang, Chuhong Huang, Xiaodong Du, Qiaohong Xie, Lizhen Huang, Liyu Zhang, Chuhua Chen, Meina Xie, Meiyun Wang,
Ning Xie, Lirong Zhang, Chan Li, Qiongju Ou, Xijuan Huang, Yihao Chen, Huilin Chen, Yulan Chen, Yixiong Chen, Qixia Yao, Baoquan Huang,
Wei Xiong, Changli Huang and Wu Lin. In connection with the transaction, Vladyslav Beinars released the Company from all debts owed.
Through
October 22, 2017, Nevada Company’s primary business activity was production of stylish decorative items made from concrete, such
as: different sculptures, candleholders, lamps, tabletops, bookcases, vases of different shapes and forms, decorations for the garden;
and subsequent selling thereof. Subsequently, Nevada Company’s operations were determined and structured by the new investor group.
As such, at December 31, 2018, Nevada Company accounted for the related assets, liabilities and results of operations up to October 22,
2017 as discontinued operations.
On
February 22, 2019, Nevada Company completed the process of redomiciling from Nevada to the Cayman Islands. The Board of Directors had
established a wholly owned subsidiary in the Cayman Islands named HUAHUI EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED (“HHEG Cayman” or “Company”),
and merged Nevada Company into HHEG Cayman. HHEG Cayman is the surviving company. There was no change in the number of outstanding shares
of Nevada Company’s Common Stock and that each share of HHEG Nevada Common Stock was converted into one ordinary share of HHEG
Cayman.
On
July 2, 2019, the Company’s board of directors unanimously approved modifying the Company’s accounting fiscal year end from
June 30 to December 31.
On
July 3, 2019 (the “Closing Date”), HHEG Cayman, an exempted company limited by shares under the laws of the Cayman Islands,
closed on a share exchange (the “Share Exchange”) with HUAHUI GROUP STOCK LTD, (“HGSL”), a Seychelles company
limited by shares, and HUAHUI GROUP (HK) CO., LTD (“HGHK”), a company with limited liability formed under the laws of Hong
Kong and a wholly owned subsidiary of HGSL. As a result, HGHK is now a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Under the Share Exchange
Agreement, on the Closing Date, the Company issued a total of 300,000,000 of its Ordinary Shares to the HGSL Shareholders in exchange
for 100% of the common stock of HGSL. After the closing, the HGSL Shareholders own approximately 99.1% of the Company’s outstanding
shares and the former shareholders of the Company own approximately 0.9%. Mr. Zihua Wu, the former sole officer and director of the Company,
resigned from all positions with the Company immediately before the closing of the Share Exchange and Mr. Junze Zhang was appointed as
the Company’s President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary, as well as a director. Mr. Zhongpeng Chen
also was appointed a director of the Company. As a result of the Share Exchange, HGSL became the wholly owned subsidiary of the Company
and ZHONGDEHUI (SZ) DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD (“ZDSE”), HGSL’s indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary, became the Company’s
sole operational business. Consequently, the Company believes that the Share Exchange has caused the Company to cease to be a shell company.
ZDSE
was incorporated as a limited company in the Peoples’ Republic of China (the “PRC”) on January 19, 2016. ZDSE is a
professional management coaching organization engaged in researching, developing and applying methods for helping individuals to improve
their personal and professional leadership skills and effectiveness. ZDSE’s clients consist of executive managers from large scale,
small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as professionals and employees in various fields. The Company conducts business in one segment
which is the provision of educational services in the PRC.
Zhongdehui
(Shenyang) Education Consulting Co., Limited (“SYZDH”) was established on December 29, 2020 and Zhongdehui (Guangzhou) Education
Consulting Co., Limited (“GZZDH”) was established on December 28, 2020. SYZDH has taken over the business of ZDSE’s
Shenyang branch and GZZDH has taken over the business of ZDSE’s Guangzhou branch. On February 26, 2021, ZDSE’s Shenzhen Branch
established a wholly-owned subsidiary, Shenzhen Zhengxinhui Education Technology Co., Limited, which was sold to an unrelated third party
on June 28, 2021. Zhongdehui (JiNan) Education Consulting Co., Limited (“JNZDH”) was established as of April 14, 2022, engaged
in researching, developing and applying methods for helping individuals to improve their personal and professional leadership skills
and effectiveness. ZDSE’s clients include executive managers from large scale, small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as professionals
and employees in various fields.
Shenzhen
Huahui Media Technology Co., Ltd. (“HHMT”) was established in August 25,2020. HHMT’s business includes cultural exchange
event planning; conference planning; corporate image planning; marketing planning; exhibition planning; stage lighting, audio equipment,
display equipment, and technology development and sales, leasing, and door-to-door integration of multimedia teaching systems installation,
and on-site maintenance. HHMT has one wholly-owned subsidiary, Shenzhen Jiarui Media Co., Limited (“SJMC”), which was formed
on June 4, 2021 under the laws of the PRC. SJMC’s principal business is essentially the same as that of HHMT, including cultural
exchange event planning; conference planning; corporate image planning; marketing planning; exhibition planning; stage lighting, audio
equipment, display equipment, and technology development and sales, leasing, and door-to-door integration of multimedia teaching systems
installation, and on-site maintenance. In addition, Huahui (Shenzhen) Education Management Co., Limited (“HEMC”), which was
established on March 28, 2017 and previously conducted only minor operations providing administrative services for the Company, commenced
providing consulting services on November 1, 2020.
Huahui
Jinming (Shenzhen) Education Technology Co., Limited (“JMET”) was incorporated in the PRC on July 8, 2020 as a wholly owned
subsidiary of HSEC. JEMT started operation in June 2022, holding training courses for individuals and enterprises to improve their professional
and management skills
Shandong
Yuli Big Data Technology Co., Limited (“SDYL”) was incorporated in the PRC on December 14, 2021, and is an 80% owned subsidiary
of HSEC. Twenty percent of SDYL’s shares are owned by SYDL’s Legal Representative, Xinwen Yang. SDYL’s business model
of “HR Technology + Platform + Service” utilizes human resources (“HR”) technology to build a HR platform that
will provide payroll, personnel recruitment, labor dispatch, flexible employment, fiscal and tax planning and legal HR consultation through
a mobile app and SDYL’s website. SDYL started operation in May 2022.
As
of December 31, 2022, the Company’s subsidiaries are as follows:
SUMMARY
OF SUBSIDIARY INFORMATION
Entity |
|
Date
of
incorporation |
|
Date
of
acquisition |
|
Place
of
incorporation |
|
Percentage
of
legal ownership
by the Company |
|
|
Principal
activities |
Huahui
Group Stock Limited (“HGSL”) |
|
May
17, 2017 |
|
N/A |
|
Seychelles |
|
|
100 |
% |
|
Holding
company |
Huahui
Group Co., Limited (“HGCL”) |
|
May
29, 2017 |
|
N/A |
|
Seychelles |
|
|
100 |
% |
|
Holding
company |
Huahui
Group (HK) Co., Limited (“HGHK”) |
|
January
4, 2017 |
|
April 20, 2018 |
|
Hong
Kong |
|
|
100 |
% |
|
Holding
company |
Huahui
(Shenzhen) Education Management Co., Limited (“HEMC”) |
|
March
28, 2017 |
|
April 20, 2018 |
|
PRC |
|
|
100 |
% |
|
Holding
company |
Shenzhen
Huahui Shangxing Education Consulting Co., Limited (“HSEC”) |
|
January
5, 2018 |
|
May
4, 2018 |
|
PRC |
|
|
100 |
% |
|
Holding
company |
Zhongdehui
(Shenzhen) Education Development Co., Limited (“ZDSE”) |
|
January 19, 2016 |
|
June 27, 2018 |
|
PRC |
|
|
100 |
% |
|
Educational
services |
Huahui
Technology (HK) Co., Limited (“HTHK”) |
|
March
25, 2020 |
|
N/A |
|
Hong
Kong |
|
|
100 |
% |
|
Holding
company |
Huahui
(Shenzhen) Education Technology Co., Ltd (“HETC”) |
|
July
8, 2020 |
|
N/A |
|
PRC |
|
|
100 |
% |
|
Holding
company |
Huahui
Jinming (Shenzhen) Education Technology Co., Limited (“JMET”) |
|
July
8, 2020 |
|
N/A |
|
PRC |
|
|
100 |
% |
|
Holding
company |
Shenzhen
Huahui Media Technology Co., Ltd.(“HHMT”) |
|
August
25, 2020 |
|
N/A |
|
PRC |
|
|
100 |
% |
|
Event
planning and production; business planning |
Zhongdehui
(Guangzhou) Education Consulting Co., Limited (“GZZDH”) |
|
December
28, 2020 |
|
N/A |
|
PRC |
|
|
100 |
% |
|
Educational
services |
Zhongdehui
(Shenyang) Education Consulting Co., Limited (“SYZDH”) |
|
December
29, 2020 |
|
N/A |
|
PRC |
|
|
100 |
% |
|
Educational
services |
Shenzhen
Jiarui Media
Co.,Limited(SJMC) |
|
June
4, 2021 |
|
N/A |
|
PRC |
|
|
100 |
% |
|
Conference
and exhibition planning |
Shangdong
Yuli Big Data
Technology Co., Limited
(SDYL) |
|
December
14, 2021 |
|
N/A |
|
PRC |
|
|
80 |
% |
|
Investment
holding |
Zhongdehui
(JiNan) Education Consulting Co., Limited (“JNZDH”) |
|
April
14, 2022 |
|
N/A |
|
PRC |
|
|
100
|
% |
|
Educational
services |
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(a) Basis of Presentation
The
accompanying financial statements include the balances and results of operations of the Company have been prepared pursuant to the rules
and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchanges Commission (“SEC”) and in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles in the U.S. (“US GAAP”).
The
Company incurred net loss of $283,276 for the years ended December 31, 2022. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had net current liabilities
of $ and a shareholder equity deficit of $435,343. Net cash used in operating activities was $128,165.
The
ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the Company’s profit generating operations in the future and/or obtaining
the necessary financing to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities arising from normal business operations when they become due.
These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts
and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
The
Company expects to finance operations primarily through cash flow from revenue and capital contributions from the CEO. During the year,
the CEO has provided financial support for the operations of the Company. In the event that the Company requires additional funding to
finance the growth of the Company’s current and expected future operations as well as to achieve our strategic objectives, the
CEO has indicated the intent and ability to provide additional equity financing.
These
conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company’s continuation
as a going concern is dependent on the Company’s ability to meet obligations as they become due and to obtain additional equity
or alternative financing required to fund operations until sufficient sources of recurring revenues can be generated. There can be no
assurance that the Company will be successful in its plans described above or in attracting equity or alternative financing on acceptable
terms, or if at all. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this
uncertainty.
(b)
Basis of Consolidation
The
consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries. Subsidiaries are all entities
over which the Company has control. Control exists when the Company has the power over the entity, exposure, or rights to variable returns
from involvement in the entity, and the ability to use power over the entity to affect returns through its power over the entity. In
assessing control, potential voting rights that presently are exercisable are taken into account. The financial statements of subsidiaries
are included in the consolidated financial statements from the date that control commences until the date that control ceases.
(c)
Use of estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the
reported amounts of assets and liabilities, related disclosures of contingent liabilities at the balance sheet date, and revenue and
expenses in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Significant accounting estimates reflected in the Company’s financial
statements include the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets, economic lives and impairment of leasehold improvements and equipment,
allowance for doubtful accounts and etc. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences could affect the results
of operations reported in future periods.
(d)
Business combinations
Business
combinations are recorded using the acquisition method of accounting. The purchase price of the acquisition is allocated to the tangible
assets, liabilities, identifiable intangible assets acquired and non-controlling interest, if any, based on their estimated fair values
as of the acquisition date. The excess of the purchase price over those fair values is recorded as goodwill. Acquisition-related expenses
and restructuring costs are expensed as incurred.
(e)
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The
Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. All
cash and cash equivalents relate to cash on hand and cash at bank at December 31, 2022 and 2021.
The
Renminbi is not freely convertible into foreign currencies. Under the PRC Foreign Exchange Control Regulations and Administration of
Settlement, Sales and Payment of Foreign Exchange Regulations, the Company is permitted to exchange Renminbi for foreign currencies through
banks that are authorized to conduct foreign exchange business.
(f)
Leasehold Improvement and Equipment
An
item of leasehold improvement and equipment is stated at cost less any accumulated depreciation and any accumulated allowance for decrease
in value (if any).
The
cost of an item of leasehold improvement and equipment comprises its purchase price, import duties and non-refundable purchase taxes
(after deducting trade discounts and rebates) and any costs directly attributable to bringing the asset to the location and condition
necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management. These can include the initial estimate of costs of
dismantling and removing the item, and restoring the site on which it is located, the obligation for which an entity incurs either when
the item is acquired or as a consequence of having used the item during a particular period.
The
cost of replacing part of leasehold improvement and equipment is included in the carrying amount of the asset when it is probable that
future economic benefits will flow to the Company and the carrying amount of those replaced parts is derecognized. Repairs and maintenance
are charged to the statement of income during the financial period in which they are incurred.
Depreciation
is calculated on the straight-line basis to write off the cost of each asset to its residual value over the estimated useful life as
follows:
SCHEDULE
OF ESTIMATE USEFUL LIFE OF ASSETS
Leasehold
improvement |
Shorter
of the lease term or estimated useful life |
Furniture
and education equipment |
5
years |
Computer
equipment and software |
3-5
years |
The
assets’ residual value, useful lives, and depreciation method are regularly reviewed.
(g)
Impairment of long-lived assets
The
Company reviews its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of
an asset may no longer be recoverable. Whenever there is an indication showing a permanent decrease in the amount of leasehold improvement
and equipment; such as an evidence of obsolescence or physical damage of an asset, significant changes in the manner in which an asset
is used or is expected to be used, the Company shall recognize loss on decrease in value of leasehold improvement and equipment in the
statement of income where the carrying amount of asset is higher than the recoverable amount. The Company measures impairment by comparing
the carrying value of the long-lived assets to the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from the use of the assets
and their eventual disposition. If the sum of the expected undiscounted cash flow is less than the carrying amount of the assets, the
Company would recognize an impairment loss based on the fair value of the assets. The Company did not record any impairment losses on
long-lived assets during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.
(h)
Value added tax (“VAT”)
Since
May 1, 2016, all taxpayers, including ZDSE, are subject to value-added tax (“VAT”) instead of business tax. VAT small-scale
taxpayers are subject to a VAT rate of 3%, with the exception of VAT small-scale taxpayers with monthly sales of less than RMB 100,000,
which are exempt from VAT according to notice No. 13 (2019), effective as of January 1, 2019.
To
support the novel coronavirus pneumonia prevention and control and accelerate the resumption of work, the VAT rate for small-scale taxpayers
having monthly sales of in excess of RMB 100,000 was reduced from 3% to 1%, while VAT small-scale taxpayers with monthly sales of less
than RMB 100,000 continue to be exempt from VAT. In order to further support the development of small and micro enterprises, the Ministry
of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation announced on March 31, 2021 that any small-scale VAT taxpayer with monthly sales
of less than RMB150,000 will be exempted from VAT from April 1, 2021 to December 31, 2022. Further, in accordance with The Announcement
of Ministry of Finance and State Taxation Administration on Exemption of VAT for VAT Small-scale Taxpayer (No. 15, 2022), effective from
April 1, 2022 to December 31 2022, VAT small-scale taxpayers, regardless of monthly sales, are exempt from VAT but are subject to a 3%
tax rate for assessable income.
Currently,
of all the operating subsidiaries of the Company, with the exception of SDYL, which is a general taxpayer and subject to a VAT rate of
6%, are small-scale taxpayers and subject to a VAT rate of 3% but are exempt from VAT payments.
(i)
Income Recognition
Recognition
of Revenue
The
primary sources of our revenues are as follows:
|
(a) |
Coach
course service revenue |
Revenue
is reported net of business taxes and VAT. The educational services consist of training programs and courses. Tuition is generally paid
in advance and is initially recorded as deferred revenue. The Company had $306,785 and $119,028 of deferred revenue as of December 31,
2022 and 2021, respectively, which will be recognized as revenue within the next 12 months. Revenue is recognized proportionately as
the instruction is delivered over the period of the course for the course fees collected.
|
(b) |
Conference
and exhibition planning service revenue was derived from HHMT which was established on August 25, 2020. HHMT has one wholly-owned
subsidiary, Shenzhen Jiarui Media Co., Limited (“SJMC”), which was formed on June 4, 2021 under the laws of the PRC.
Conference and exhibition planning service revenue in 2022 was $292,273. As conference and exhibition planning service revenue is
more than 26% of total revenue in 2022, a segment report is included at Note 13, below. |
Revenue
is generated through delivery services. Revenue is recognized when a customer receives services and is recognized in an amount that reflects
the consideration that the Company expects to receive in exchange for those services. In addition, the standard requires disclosure of
the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. The amount of revenue that
is recorded reflects the consideration that the Company expects to receive in exchange for those services. The Company applies the following
five-step model in order to determine this amount:
|
(i) |
identification
of the services in the contract; |
|
|
|
|
(ii) |
determination
of whether the services are performance obligations, including whether they are distinct in the context of the contract; |
|
|
|
|
(iii) |
measurement
of the transaction price, including the constraint on variable consideration; |
|
|
|
|
(iv) |
allocation
of the transaction price to the performance obligations; and |
|
|
|
|
(v) |
recognition
of revenue when (or as) the Company satisfies each performance obligation. |
The
Company only applies the five-step model to contracts when it is probable that the Company will collect the consideration it is entitled
to in exchange for the goods or services it transfers to the customer. Once a contract is determined to be within the scope of ASC 606
at contract inception, the Company reviews the contract to determine which performance obligations the Company must deliver and which
of these performance obligations are distinct. The Company recognizes as revenues the amount of the transaction price that is allocated
to the respective performance obligation when the performance obligation is satisfied or as it is satisfied. Generally, the Company’s
performance obligations are transferred to customers as services are performed over the remaining contractual terms.
For
all reporting periods, the Company has not disclosed the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for all service revenue contracts
with an original expected length of one year or less, which is an optional exemption that is permitted under the adopted rules.
(c) |
Consulting
service income is recognized when the services rendered, HEMC commenced business operations in the second half of 2020.Consulting
service revenue in 2022 was $17,698. Consulting revenue was less than 1.6% of the total revenue in 2022. |
Other
Income and other expenses
Other
income, and other expenses are recognized on an accrual basis in accordance with the substance of the relevant agreements.
(j)
Operating leases
The
Company determines if an arrangement contains a lease at inception. The Company elected the practical expedient, for all asset classes,
to account for each lease component of a contract and its associated non-lease components as a single lease component, rather than allocating
a standalone value to each component of a lease. For purposes of calculating operating lease obligations under the standard, the Company’s
lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise such option.
The Company’s leases do not contain material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants. Operating lease expense
is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease terms. The discount rate used to measure a lease obligation is usually the rate
implicit in the lease; however, the Company’s operating leases generally do not provide an implicit rate. Accordingly, the Company
uses its incremental borrowing rate at lease commencement to determine the present value of lease payments. The incremental borrowing
rate is an entity-specific rate which represents the rate of interest a lessee would pay to borrow on a collateralized basis over a similar
term with similar payments.
(k)
Earnings Per Share
The
Company reports earnings per share in accordance with ASC 260 “Earnings Per Share”, which requires presentation of basic
and diluted earnings per share in conjunction with the disclosure of the methodology used in computing such earnings per share. Basic
earnings per share excludes dilution and is computed by dividing income available to common stockholders by the weighted average common
shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted earnings per share takes into account the potential dilution that could occur
if securities or other contracts to issue Ordinary Shares were exercised and converted into Ordinary Shares. Further, if the number of
common shares outstanding increases as a result of a stock dividend or stock split or decreases as a result of a reverse stock split,
the computations of a basic and diluted earnings per share shall be adjusted retrospectively for all periods presented to reflect that
change in capital structure.
The
Company’s basic earnings per share is computed by dividing the net income available to holders by the weighted average number of
the Company’s Ordinary Shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share reflects the amount of net income available to each ordinary
share outstanding during the period plus the number of additional shares that would have been outstanding if potentially dilutive securities
had been issued. The Company had no potentially dilutive Ordinary Shares as of December 31, 2022.
(l)
Foreign Currency Translation
The
Company’s reporting currency is the U.S. dollar and the functional currency is the Chinese Renminbi (“RMB”). All assets
and liabilities are translated at exchange rates at the balance sheet date and revenue and expenses are translated at the average yearly
exchange rates and equity is translated at historical exchange rates. Any translation adjustments resulting are not included in determining
net income but are included in foreign exchange adjustment to other comprehensive income, a component of equity.
Transactions
in currencies other than the functional currencies
during
the year are converted into the applicable functional currencies at the applicable rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions.
Exchange gains and losses are recognized in the statements of operations.
The
exchange rates utilized are as follows:
SUMMARY
OF EXCHANGE OF CURRENCY RATES
| |
2022 | | |
2021 | |
Year-end RMB exchange rate | |
| 6.9091 | | |
| 6.3551 | |
Average annual RMB exchange rate | |
| 6.7131 | | |
| 6.4522 | |
No
representation is made that the RMB amounts could have been, or could be, converted into U.S. dollars at the rates used in translation.
(m)
Foreign Currency Risk
The
RMB is not a freely convertible currency. The State Administration for Foreign Exchange, under the authority of the People’s Bank
of China, controls the conversion of the RMB into other currencies. The value of the RMB is subject to changes in central government
policies and to international economic and political developments affecting supply and demand in the China Foreign Exchange Trading System
market. Over 99% of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents are in RMB as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
(n)
Fair Value
Fair
value is the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market
participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities required or permitted to
be recorded at fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact and it considers
assumptions that market participants would use when valuing the asset or liability. Authoritative literature provides a fair value hierarchy
which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The level in the hierarchy within
which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value
measurement as follows:
Level
1
Level
1 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level
2
Level
2 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for
the asset or liability such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical assets
or liabilities in markets with insufficient volume or infrequent transactions (less active markets); or model-derived valuations in which
significant inputs are observable or can be derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data.
Level
3
Level
3 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the measurement
of the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
(o)
Fair Value of financial instruments
The
Company’s financial instruments consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents and accounts payable. The carrying amounts of cash
and cash equivalents, accounts payable and amount due to related parties approximate their fair values due to the short-term maturities
of these instruments.
(p)
Income Taxes
Income
tax expense comprises current and deferred taxation and is recognized in profit or loss except to the extent that it relates to items
recognized directly in other comprehensive income or equity, in which case it is recognized directly in other comprehensive income or
equity. Current tax is the expected tax payable on the taxable income for the year, using tax rates enacted or substantively enacted
at the reporting date, and any adjustment to tax payable with respect to previous periods.
The
Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability approach. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are
determined based on the difference between the financial reporting and tax basis of assets and liabilities, net of operating loss carry
forwards and credits, by applying enacted tax rates that will be in effect for the period in which the differences are expected to reverse.
The effect on deferred taxes of a change in tax rates is recognized in the statements of operations in the period of change.
The
Company accounts for uncertain tax positions by reporting a liability for unrecognized tax benefits resulting from uncertain tax positions
taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. Tax benefits are recognized from uncertain tax positions when the Company believes that
it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the tax authorities based on the technical merits
of the position. The Company recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expenses.
The Company did not record uncertain tax positions as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 as the amounts were immaterial.
(q)
Comprehensive income
Comprehensive
income includes net income and foreign currency translation adjustments. Comprehensive income is reported in the statements of comprehensive
income.
(r)
Concentration of credit risk
Financial
instruments that potentially expose the Company to significant concentration of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents,
accounts receivables and other receivables.
As
of December 31, 2022, substantially all of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents were deposited with financial institutions with
high-credit ratings and quality.
Accounts
Receivable represent tuition fees due from customers, typically are collected within a short period of time. Other receivables mainly
represent short-term loans to other companies with interest charged, rental and utilities deposit. Management believes it has no significant
risk related to its concentration within its accounts receivable.
The
Company did not have any customers constituting 10% or more of the net revenues during the year ended December 31, 2022.
(s)
Share Capital
Incremental
costs directly attributable to the issue of Ordinary Shares are recognized as a deduction from equity.
(t)
Recent accounting pronouncements
Recent
accounting pronouncements adopted
In
February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). The guidance supersedes existing guidance on accounting for leases with
the main difference being that operating leases are to be recorded in the statement of financial position as right-of-use assets and
lease liabilities, initially measured at the present value of the lease payments. For operating leases with a term of 12 months or less,
a lessee is permitted to make an accounting policy election not to recognize lease assets and liabilities. For public business entities,
the guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early
application of the guidance is permitted. In transition, entities are required to recognize and measure leases at the beginning of the
earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach. Effective January 1, 2019, the Company adopted this standard resulted
in the recognition of right-of-use assets of $545,745 and operating lease liabilities of $545,745 as of December 31, 2022.
Recently
issued accounting pronouncements not yet adopted
In
June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments — Credit Losses (Topic 326), Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial
Statements. This ASU requires a financial asset (or group of financial assets) measured at amortized cost basis to be presented at the
net amount expected to be collected. The allowance for credit losses is a valuation account that is deducted from the amortized cost
basis of the financial asset(s) to present the net carrying value at the amount expected to be collected on the financial asset. This
Accounting Standards Update affects entities holding financial assets and net investment in leases that are not accounted for at fair
value through net income. The amendments affect loans, debt securities, trade receivables, net investments in leases, off balance sheet
credit exposures, reinsurance receivables, and any other financial assets not excluded from the scope that have the contractual rights
to receive cash. For public business entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after January 1,
2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years. All entities may adopt the amendments in this Update through a cumulative-effect
adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective (that is, a modified-retrospective
approach). The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption of this pronouncement on its consolidated financial
statements.
The
Company reviews new accounting standards as issued. Management has not identified any other new standards that it believes will have
a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.
3. LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENT AND EQUIPMENT, NET
SCHEDULE
OF LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS AND EQUIPMENT
| |
2022 | | |
2021 | |
Furniture and education equipment | |
$ | 22,917 | | |
$ | 22,731 | |
Computer equipment and software | |
| 68,248 | | |
| 72,718 | |
Leasehold improvements | |
| 73,135 | | |
| 79,511 | |
Leasehold improvement and equipment, gross | |
$ | 164,300 | | |
$ | 174,960 | |
Less: accumulated depreciation | |
| (147,929 | ) | |
| (144,563 | ) |
Leasehold improvement
and equipment, net | |
$ | 16,371 | | |
$ | 30,397 | |
Depreciation
expense for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 was $15,394 and $45,448, respectively. The Company did not record any long-lived
asset impairment losses during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.
4. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
The
Accounts receivable and allowance balances at December 31, 2022 and 2021 are as follows:
SCHEDULE
OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE
| |
2022 | | |
2021 | |
Accounts receivable | |
$ | 458,896 | | |
$ | 357,233 | |
Less: allowance for doubtful accounts | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Accounts receivable, net | |
$ | 458,896 | | |
$ | 357,233 | |
No
allowance for doubtful accounts was made for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.
5. OTHER RECEIVABLES
Other
receivables mainly comprise short-term loan to a third party, Dongguan Anxiang Technology Co., Ltd. and rental and utilities deposits
paid for the Guangzhou and Liaoning office which are fully refundable.
6. PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets mainly represent prepaid consultancy fees for professional advice on business expansion plan.
7. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, OTHER PAYABLES AND ACCRUALS
SCHEDULE
OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, OTHER PAYABLES AND ACCRUALS
| |
2022 | | |
2021 | |
Accounts payable (a) | |
$ | 136,302 | | |
$ | 96,154 | |
Accrued payroll and welfare payable | |
| 85,229 | | |
| 50,949 | |
VAT and other taxes payable | |
| 14,067 | | |
| 2,895 | |
Others (b) | |
| 132,138 | | |
| 78,644 | |
Total other payables
and accruals | |
$ | 367,736 | | |
$ | 228,642 | |
|
(a) |
Accounts
payable primarily include supplier’s service charge to HHMT and SJMC. |
|
(b) |
Others
primarily include office rental and miscellaneous expenses payable. |
8. INCOME TAXES
Cayman
Islands
The
Company’s parent entity, In February 2019, HHEG Nevada was redomiciled from Nevada to the Cayman Islands. HHEG Cayman is a tax-exempted
company incorporated in Cayman Islands. Under the current laws of Cayman Islands, the Company is not subject to income, corporate or
capital gains tax, and Cayman Islands currently have no form of estate duty, inheritance tax or gift tax. In addition, payments of dividends
and capital in respect of their shares are not subject to taxation and no withholding will be required in the Cayman Islands on the payment
of any dividend or capital to any holder of their shares, nor will gains derived from the disposal of their shares be subject to Cayman
Islands income or corporation tax. No provision for income taxes in Cayman Islands has been made as the Company had no taxable income
for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.
Seychelles
HGSL
and HGCL are tax-exempted companies incorporated in Seychelles. Under the current laws of Seychelles, HGSL and HGCL are not subject to
income, corporate or capital gains tax, and Seychelles currently have no form of estate duty, inheritance tax or gift tax. In addition,
payments of dividends and capital in respect of their shares are not subject to taxation and no withholding will be required in the Seychelles
on the payment of any dividend or capital to any holder of their shares, nor will gains derived from the disposal of their shares be
subject to Seychelles income or corporation tax. No provision for income taxes in Seychelles has been made as HGSL and HGCL had no taxable
income for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.
Hong
Kong
HGHK
is incorporated in Hong Kong and is subject to an income tax rate of 16.5% for taxable income generated from operations in Hong Kong.
No provision for income taxes in Hong Kong has been made as HGHK had no taxable income for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.
PRC
The
Company’s PRC subsidiaries are subject to 25% standard enterprise income tax except for those accepted as deemed profit method
enterprises, or qualified for small-scale enterprises, or granted preferential tax treatment.
ZDSE, HHMT and SJMC enjoy a preferential tax rate of 2.5% for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 10% for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Income
tax expense (benefits)
SCHEDULE
OF INCOME TAX EXPENSES BENEFITS
| |
2022 | | |
2021 | |
Current tax expense | |
$ | 14,925 | | |
$ | 9,024 | |
Deferred tax expense (benefits) | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Total income taxes | |
$ | 14,925 | | |
$ | 9,024 | |
Income
taxes of ZDSE, JEMT, HHMT and SJMC are accrued at the tax rate of 2.5%. The deferred income tax assets of ZDSE are calculated according
to the preferential tax rate of 5% for the years ended December, 2022.
SCHEDULE
OF RECONCILIATION OF EFFECTIVE INCOME TAX RATES
| |
2022 | | |
2021 | |
Tax (credit) calculated at statutory tax rate (25%) | |
| (67,087 | ) | |
| (26,118 | ) |
Valuation allowance | |
| 82,012 | | |
| 35,142 | |
Total income taxes | |
$ | 14,925 | | |
$ | 9,024 | |
The
Company’s other subsidiaries have not recognized deferred income tax assets as of December 31, 2022 and 2021.
9. Loss on disposal of a subsidiary
In
June, 2021, ZDSE sold 100% equity interest in Shenzhen Zhengxinhui Education Technology Co., Ltd.(“Zhengxinhui”) to Xuyao
(a unrelated third party), for a cash consideration of US$310. As of the disposal date, Zhengxinhui had net assets $42,656. The disposal
loss recognized by the Group was US$42,346 and was recorded in the consolidated statements of operations for the six months ended June
30, 2021.
SCHEDULE
OF LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF A SUBSIDIARY
Financial position of Zhengxinhui | |
June 28, 2021, date of disposal | |
Current assets | |
$ | 3 | |
Non-Current assets | |
$ | 42,653 | |
Net Assets | |
$ | 42,656 | |
Cash Consideration | |
$ | 310 | |
Loss on disposal | |
$ | 42,346 | |
10. LEASES
The
adoption of the new lease guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations or liquidity but resulted
in the recognition of operating lease liabilities and operating lease right-of-use assets on its balance sheets. Right-of-use (“ROU”)
assets represent the right to use an underlying asset for the lease term, and lease liabilities represent the obligation to make lease
payments arising from the lease. ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the estimated present
value of lease payments over the lease term.
The
Company leased various training centers in the PRC. Rent expense for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $248,628. The Company has two
operating leases with lease terms of more than one year, which are classified as operating leases. The longest lease term expires in
September 2025. There are no residual value guarantees and no restrictions or covenants imposed by the lease. The Company has $545,745
of right-of-use assets, $214,758 in current operating lease liabilities and $330,987 in non-current operating lease liabilities as of
December 31, 2022
Significant
assumptions and judgments made as part of the adoption of this new lease standard include determining (i) whether a contract contains
a lease, (ii) whether a contract involves an identified asset, and (iii) which party to the contract directs the use of the asset. The
discount rates used to calculate the present value of lease payments were determined based on hypothetical borrowing rates available
to the Company over terms similar to the lease terms.
The
Company’s future minimum payments under long-term non-cancelable operating leases are as follows:
SCHEDULE
OF FUTURE MINIMUM PAYMENTS UNDER LONG-TERM NON -CANCELABLE OPERATING LEASES
| |
As of Dec 31, 2022 | | |
As of Dec 31, 2021 | |
Within 1 year | |
| 235,961 | | |
| 249,384 | |
After 1 year but within 5 years | |
| 343,465 | | |
| 311,561 | |
Total lease payments | |
| 579,426 | | |
| 560,945 | |
Less: imputed interest | |
| (33,681 | ) | |
| (107,237 | ) |
Total lease obligations | |
| 545,745 | | |
| 453,708 | |
Less: current obligations | |
| (214,758 | ) | |
| (162,178 | ) |
Long-term lease obligations | |
| 330,987 | | |
| 291,530 | |
Other
information:
SCHEDULE
OF OTHER INFORMATION OF OPERATING LEASES
| |
Dec 31, 2022 | | |
Dec 31, 2021 | |
| |
For year ended | |
| |
Dec 31, 2022 | | |
Dec 31, 2021 | |
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: | |
| | | |
| | |
Operating cash flow from operating lease | |
| 198,874 | | |
| 323,509 | |
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities | |
| 554,643 | | |
| 579,998 | |
Remaining lease term for operating lease (years) | |
| 0.25 to 2.75 | | |
| 0.25 to 3.75 | |
Weighted average discount rate for operating lease | |
| 4.75 | % | |
| 4.75 | % |
11. RELATED PARTIES TRANSACTIONS
(a)
The Company had the following balances due to related parties:
SCHEDULE
OF AMOUNT DUE TO RELATED PARTIES
| |
Relationship | |
Dec 31, 2022 | | |
Dec 31, 2021 | |
Junze Zhang | |
Shareholder and director of the Company | |
| 698,624 | | |
| 667,787 | |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Qing Zuo | |
Chairman of the Board of ZDSE since December 20, 2018 | |
| 6,356 | | |
| 6,750 | |
Total | |
| |
$ | 704,980 | | |
$ | 674,537 | |
The
balances represent cash advances from related parties.
The
balances with related parties are unsecured, non-interest bearing and repayable on demand.
From
time to time, majority shareholder and general manager of the Company advanced funds to the Company for working capital purpose.
(b)
Transactions
12. RESERVES
Pursuant
to the laws applicable to the PRC’s Foreign Investment Enterprises, the Company must make appropriations from after-tax profit
to non-distributable reserve funds. Subject to certain cumulative limits, the general reserve requires annual appropriations of 10% of
after-tax profits as determined under the PRC laws and regulations at each year-end until the balance reaches 50% of the PRC entity registered
capital; the other reserve appropriations are at the Company’s discretion. These reserves can only be used for specific purposes
of enterprise expansion and are not distributable as cash dividends. During the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company did
not accrue any statutory reserve.
(b) |
Currency
translation reserve |
The
currency translation reserve represents translation differences arising from translation of foreign currency financial statements into
the Company’s reporting currency.
13. SEGMENT DATA
The
company shows the financial operation and asset according to three business segments:
(a)
Education and training business projects include: education training, financial management consulting, economic information consulting,
electronic commerce operation, database management, sporting goods, crafts, arts and electronic product sales;
(b)
Media’s business projects include: cultural exchange event planning; conference planning; corporate image planning; marketing planning;
exhibition planning; stage lighting, audio equipment, display equipment, and technology development and sales, leasing, and door-to-door
integration of multimedia teaching systems Installation, on-site maintenance, etc.
(c)
Consulting services business projects include: education information consulting, enterprise management consulting, cultural activity
planning, meeting planning, enterprise image planning, marketing planning, research and development of educational software technology
and so on.
(d)
Human resources outsourcing service revenue projects include: HR Technology + Platform + Service” utilizes HR technology to build
an HR platform that will provide payroll, personnel recruitment, labor dispatch, flexible employment, fiscal and tax planning and legal
HR consultation through a mobile app and SDYL’s website.
Specific
structure information in 2022 sees table below:
SCHEDULE
OF SEGMENT DATA
| |
Education and training | | |
Exhibition planning service | | |
Consulting service | | |
Human resources outsourcing service | | |
Totals | |
Revenue from external customers | |
| 796,257 | | |
| 292,273 | | |
| 17,698 | | |
| 121 | | |
| 1,106,349 | |
Intersegment revenue | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Interest income | |
| 122 | | |
| 2 | | |
| 10 | | |
| 27 | | |
| 161 | |
Interest expense | |
| 1,876 | | |
| 260 | | |
| 2,957 | | |
| 51 | | |
| 5,144 | |
Depreciation and amortization | |
| 15,028 | | |
| - | | |
| 366 | | |
| - | | |
| 15,394 | |
Operating income (loss) | |
| (9,594 | ) | |
| 96,701 | | |
| (343,756 | ) | |
| (9,137 | ) | |
| (265,786 | ) |
Segment assets | |
| 749,015 | | |
| 444,895 | | |
| 207,487 | | |
| 88,506 | | |
| 1,489,903 | |
Expenditures for segment assets | |
| 3,369 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 3,369 | |