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Domain Name License Agreement - KongZhong Information Technology (Beijing) Co. Ltd. and Beijing Boya Wuji Technologies Co. Ltd.

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                          DOMAIN NAME LICENSE AGREEMENT

     This Domain Name License Agreement (the "Agreement") is entered into as of
March 31st, 2004 by and between the following two parties in Beijing.

The Licensor: KONGZHONG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD.



The Licensee: BEIJING BOYA WUJI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.



      WHEREAS, the Licensor, a wholly foreign-owned enterprise registered in
Beijing under the laws of People's Republic of China (for the purpose of this
Agreement, not including Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, hereinafter called
"China"), which owns the domain names listed in the Exhibit 1 of this Agreement;

      WHEREAS, the Licensee, a limited liability company sponsored by natural
persons in China registered in Beijing under the laws of the People's Republic
of China (the"PRC" or "China"), is licensed to engage in the business of
providing Internet information and the telecom value-added services;

      WHEREAS, the Licensor agrees to license the said Domain Names to the
Licensee in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein and the
Licensee as well agrees to accept the license on the terms and conditions set
forth herein;

      NOW THEREFORE, on the basis of mutual benefit and friendly negotiation,
the parties agree as follows:

1.    Grant of License

      1.1   The Domain Names

            Under the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the Licensor
            hereby grants to the Licensee and the Licensee accepts from the
            Licensor parts of or all parts of the Domain Names listed in Exhibit
            1, and the Licensee may deal its business with these domain names.
            Such license is non-monopolized,



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            non-exclusive and non-transferable.

      1.2   Scope

            1.2.1 The use of the domain names licensed by the Licensor to the
                  Licensee extends only to the business operated by the
                  Licensee. The Licensee agrees that it will not use, or
                  authorize any use, direct or indirect, of the licensed Domain
                  Names by any other means without the Licensor's consent.

            1.2.2 The License in this Agreement is effective within the
                  territory of China and other areas as may be granted from time
                  to time by the Licensor in writing. Licensee agrees that
                  Licensee shall not directly or indirectly use or authorize any
                  use of the said domain name in other areas.

      1.3   Standards

            The Licensee shall comply with any standards and criteria the
            Licensor requests from time to time when the Licensee uses the said
            domain names.

      1.4   Licensee's confirmation

            The Licensee confirms that the Licensee does not enjoy any rights,
            titles and interests of the said domain names except the rights,
            titles and interests in the said domain names under this Agreement

2.    PAYMENT

      The Licensee agrees to pay the Licensor the license fee, the details of
      the calculation method and method of payment is set forth in Exhibit 2 to
      this Agreement.

3.    GOODWILL

      The Licensee recognizes the value of the goodwill associated with the
      Domain Names and the relevant rights, and acknowledges that the Domain
      Names therein and goodwill (including but not limited to the goodwill
      occurs from the Licensee's use) pertaining thereto shall be the sole and
      exclusive property of the Licensor. .

4.    CONFIDENTIALITY

     4.1   By accepting the granting of the Domain Name licenses from the
           Licensor, the Licensee agrees to protect and maintain the
           confidentiality of any and all confidential data and information
           acknowledged or received by the Licensee


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            (collectively the "Confidential Information"). Upon termination or
            expiration of this Agreement, the Licensee shall, at the Licensor's
            option, return any and all documents, information or software
            containing such Confidential Information to the Licensor or destroy
            and delete such Confidential Information from any memory devices and
            cease to use them. The Licensee shall not disclose, grant or
            transfer any Confidential Information to any third party and will
            not use the Confidential Information without the Licensor's written
            consent. Licensee shall disclose the protected Confidential
            Information to the necessary employees, agents or consultants by the
            necessary measures, and shall urge the necessary employees, agents
            or consultants to observe the obligations under this Agreement.

      4.2   The above limitations shall not apply to the situations as follows:

            4.2.1 The materials which can be obtained in public in the time of
                  disclosure ;

            4.2.2 The public materials disclosed not due to the mistake of
                  Licensee;

            4.2.3 The Licensee may prove that before the disclosure the
                  materials were under its title and were not obtained directly
                  or indirectly from the other resources;

            4.2.4 Upon the legal demands of any party, the Confidential
                  Information shall be disclosed to the government authorities,
                  security exchange agent, and etc.; and upon the general
                  operation needs, the above Confidential Information shall be
                  disclosed to direct legal consultants and financial advisor.

      4.3   With the consent of both parties, no matter whether this Agreement
            is modified, rescinded, or terminated, this Article is still
            effective.

5.    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

      5.1   The Licensor represents and warrants as follows:

            5.1.1 the Licensor is a company duly registered and in good standing
                  under the applicable laws of the China.

            5.1.2 the Licensor, within its business scope, has full corporate,
                  power and authority and has taken all corporate actions and
                  has obtained all necessary approvals and authorizations from
                  third parties and government authorities to execute and
                  perform the obligations under this Agreement, which will not
                  constitute or result in a violation of any enforceable and
                  effective laws or agreements.



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            5.1.3 the Agreement will constitute a legal, valid and binding
                  agreement of the Licensor and will be enforceable against the
                  Licensor in accordance with its terms upon its execution.

            5.1.4 the Licensor legally hold the said domain names under this
                  Agreement.

      5.2   The Licensee makes to the Licensor the following representation and
            warranties:

            5.2.1 the Licensee is a company duly registered and in good standing
                  under the applicable laws of the China, and is approved by the
                  relevant authorities to provide the internet information
                  services and the value-added telecom service.

            5.2.2 the Licensee, within its business scope, has full corporate,
                  power and authority and has taken all corporate actions and
                  has obtained all necessary approvals and authorizations from
                  third parties and government authorities to execute and
                  perform the obligations under this Agreement, which will not
                  constitute or result in a violation of any enforceable and
                  effective laws or agreements.

            5.2.3 the Licensee will timely subscribe the files and the cases
                  pertaining to the domain name, which the Licensor considered
                  shall be subscribed or dealt with.

            5.2.5 the Agreement will constitute a legal, valid and binding
                  agreement of the Licensor and will be enforceable against the
                  Licensor in accordance with its terms upon its execution.

6.    The Licensee further makes to the Licensor the following representation
      and warranties:

      6.1   The Licensee agrees that it will not, during the term of this
            Agreement, or thereafter, challenge the title or any rights of the
            Licensor in and to the Domain Names or challenge the validity of
            this Agreement, and shall not perform or un-perform any act, which
            the Licensor may deem impairing the interest in the above rights or
            the license.

      6.2   The Licensee agrees to assist the Licensor to the extent necessary
            in the procurement of any protection or to protect any of the
            Licensor's rights to the Domain Names, and the Licensor, if it so
            desires, may commence or prosecute any



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            claims or lawsuits in its own name or in the name of the Licensee or
            join the Licensee as a party thereto. The Licensee shall promptly
            notify the Licensor in writing of any infringements of the Domain
            Names to its acknowledgement that may come to the Licensee's
            attention, and the Licensor shall have the sole right to determine
            whether or not any action shall be taken on account of any such
            infringements.

      6.3   The Licensee further agrees to use the Domain Names only in
            accordance with this Agreement and shall not use the Domain Names in
            any way that, in the opinion of the Licensor, is deceptive,
            misleading or in any way damaging to such Domain Names or the
            reputation of the Licensor.

7.    QUALITY

      The Licensee shall make every effort to improve its service quality as to
      protect the goodwill represented by the said domain name.

8.    PROMOTION

      In all cases where the Licensee produces promotional material involving
      the Domain Name, the production cost of such material thereof shall be
      borne by the Licensee. All copyrights or other intellectual property
      rights of such material concerning the Domain Name thereto shall be the
      sole and exclusive property of the Licensor whether developed by the
      Licensor or the Licensee. The Licensee agrees that the Licensee shall not
      promote or advertise the said domain names under this Agreement in any
      radio, TV, newspapers, magazine, internet or any other media unless the
      prior consent and approval from the Licensor in writing has acquired.

9.    EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM

      9.1   This Agreement has been duly executed as of the date first set froth
            above and shall be effective simultaneously. The term of this
            Agreement is 10 (ten) years unless earlier terminated pursuant to
            this Agreement.

      9.2   Unless any other provisions set forth in written form, this
            Agreement shall be applicable to any other domain names licensed to
            the Licensee during the term of this Agreement. After the execution
            of this Agreement, the Licensor and Licensee shall review this
            Agreement every 3 months to determine whether to modify or renew
            this Agreement under specific circumstances.



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      9.3   This Agreement may be automatically extended for 10 (ten) years
            unless otherwise terminated by the Licensor by a written notice to
            the Licensee three (3) months before the expiration of this
            Agreement. However, the Licensee has no right to confirm such
            extension.

10.   REGISTRATION

      Within three (3) months of the execution of Agreement, both parties shall,
      in accordance with the law of China, file the licensed domain names with
      the relevant domain name administrative authorities (if applicable). Both
      parties agree to execute or furnish the relevant documents necessary for
      such filing based on the principals set forth in this Agreement and
      requirements under relevant laws.

11.   TERMINATION

      11.1  This Agreement shall expire on the date due or when the license
            right in possession of Licensor is terminated (the earlier date is
            preferred) unless this Agreement is extended as set forth above.

      11.2  Without prejudice to any legal rights or remedies, which are based
            on any laws or causes, of the party who asks for termination of this
            Agreement after the termination of this Agreement, any party has the
            right to terminate this Agreement immediately with written notice to
            the other party in the event the other party materially breaches
            this Agreement including but not limited to the provisions in
            Section 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 of this Agreement and fails to cure its
            breach within 30 days from the date it receives written notice of
            its breach from the non-breaching party.

      11.3  During the term of this Agreement, the Licensor may terminate this
            Agreement at any time with a written notice to the Licensee, which
            shall be effective 30 days after sending. The Licensee shall not
            terminate this Agreement in prior.

      11.4  Article 3, 4, 6, 15 and 16 shall survive after the termination or
            expiration of this Agreement.

12.   FORCE MAJEURE

      12.1  Force Majeure means any event that is beyond the party's reasonable
            control and cannot be prevented with reasonable care including but
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            governments, nature, fire, explosion, typhoon, flood, earthquake,
            tide, lightning and war. However, any shortage of credit, capital or
            finance shall not be regarded as an event of Force Majeure. The
            party affected by Force Majeure shall notify the other party as soon
            as possible.

      12.2  In the event that the affected party is delayed in or prevented from
            performing its obligations under this Agreement by Force Majeure,
            only within the scope of such delay or prevention, the affected
            party will not be responsible for any damage by reason of such a
            failure or delay of performance. The affected party shall take
            appropriate measures to minimize or remove the effects of Force
            Majeure and attempt to resume performance of the obligations delayed
            or prevented by the event of Force Majeure, and the affected party
            will not be responsible to such performance and will only be
            responsible to the delayed parts of performance. After the event of
            Force Majeure is removed, both parties agree to resume the
            performance of this Agreement with their best efforts.

13.   NOTICES

      Notice or other communications required to be given by any party pursuant
      to this Agreement shall be written in English and Chinese and shall be
      deemed to be duly given when it is delivered personally or sent by
      registered mail or postage prepaid mail or by a recognized courier service
      or by facsimile transmission to the address set forth below.

      The Licensor: KONGZHONG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD.

      Legal Address: Room 809, Tower A, Yue Tan Building, 2#, Yue Tan Bei Jie,
      Xi Cheng District, Beijing

      Fax: (86) 10-68083118

      Tel.:(86) 10-68081818

      Receiver: Yunfan Zhou

      The Licensee: BEIJING BOYA WUJI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

      Legal Address: Room 809, Tower A, Yue Tan Building, 2#, Yue Tan Bei Jie,
      Xi Cheng District, Beijing

      Fax: (86) 10-68083118

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      Tel.: (86) 10-68081818

      Receiver: Yang Zha

14.   RE-TRANSFER, RE-LICENSE

      Without the written consents of the Licensor, the rights and obligation
      licensed of or under this Agreement shall not be transferred, leased, or
      pledged to any third party.

15.   DISPUTE RESOLUTION

      15.1  The parties shall strive to settle any disputes arising from the
            interpretation or performance through negotiation in good faith. In
            the event that no settlement can be reached through negotiation
            within 30 days after one party issues a negotiating notice, either
            party can submit such matter to China International Economic and
            Trade Arbitration Commission (the "CIETAC"). The arbitration shall
            follow the current rules of CIETAC, and the arbitration proceedings
            shall be conducted in Chinese and shall take place in Beijing. The
            arbitration award shall be final and binding upon the parties and
            shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

      15.2  Except the dispute issues, all parties shall perform their own
            duties pursuant to the provisions in good faith.

16.   APPLICABLE LAW

      The execution, validity, interpretation, implementation and disputes of
      this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the PRC.

17.   AMENDMENT AND SUPPLEMENT

      This Agreement shall not be amended, modified, or supplemented except by a
      written instrument signed by both parties. The amendment or supplement
      duly executed by both parties shall constitute part of this Agreement and
      shall have the same legal effect as this Agreement.

18.   SEVERABILITY

      Any provision of this Agreement which is invalid or unenforceable due to
      the violation of relevant laws in any jurisdiction shall, as to that
      jurisdiction, be ineffective or void of binding force only to the extent
      of such invalidity or unenforceability, without affecting in any way the
      remaining provisions hereof.



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19.   WAIVER

      Any party cannot perform the rights, power, or privileges under this
      Agreement shall not be deemed as waiver. Any wholly or partly performance
      of the rights, power, or privileges shall not exclude the performance of
      any other rights, power, or privileges.

20.   EXHIBITS

      The Exhibits referred to in this Agreement are an integral part of this
      Agreement and have the same legal effect as this Agreement.

      IN WITNESS THEREOF the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed by a duly authorized representative each on behalf of the party
here to as of the date first set forth above.



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[Signature page, no Agreement]





The Licensor: KONGZHONG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD.





Authorized Representative: /s/ Nick Yang









The Licensee: BEIJING BOYA WUJI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.





Authorized Representative: /s/ Yang Zha








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                                    EXHIBIT 1

                          LIST OF LICENSED DOMAIN NAMES



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                                    EXHIBIT 2

            CALCULATION METHOD AND PAYMENT METHOD OF THE LICENSE FEE

     The license fee under this Agreement shall be 5% of the total income of the
Licensee, the license fee shall be calculated on a quarterly basis and the
Licensee shall pay the Licensor within 15 days after the end of each quarter, if
the licensor considers it is helpful to the business of the Licensee, the
Licensor is entitled to reduce or exempt whole or part of the license fee.



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