EUBG Entrepreneur Universe Bright Group (QB)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2023

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number: 000-56305

ENTREPRENEUR UNIVERSE BRIGHT GROUP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

+86-029 - 86100263

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the issuer was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒   No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒   No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐   No ☒

The number of shares of registrant’s common stock outstanding as of August 9, 2023 was 1,701,181,423.

ENTREPRENEUR UNIVERSE BRIGHT GROUP

FORM 10-Q

For the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2023

Table of Contents

NOTE

Entrepreneur Universe Bright Group, a Nevada corporation (“EUBG” or the “Company”), is not a Chinese operating company but a Nevada holding company. As a holding company with no material operations of our own, EUBG conducts all of its operations through its subsidiaries in Hong Kong and in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC” or “China”). Therefore our shareholders will not directly hold any equity interests in our Chinese operating subsidiaries. Unless otherwise mentioned or unless the context requires otherwise, when used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Form 10-Q”), the terms “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to EUBG and its consolidated subsidiaries, or any one or more of them as the context may require, “HK subsidiary” refers to Entrepreneurship World Technology Holding Group Company Limited, our wholly-owned subsidiary and a Hong Kong limited company, and “PRC subsidiary” refers to Xi’an Yunchuang Space Information Technology Co., Ltd., f/k/a Entrepreneurship World Consultants Limited, a wholly-foreign owned Chinese subsidiary of HK subsidiary.  EUBG is a holding company for its operating subsidiaries.

We currently do not, and we do not plan to use variable interest entities (“VIE”) to execute our business plan or to conduct our China-based operations. We do not have any contractual arrangements between the holding company, the HK subsidiary, and the PRC subsidiary. EUBG is a Nevada holding company and does not have any substantive operations other than directly or indirectly holding the equity interest in our operating subsidiaries in Hong Kong and China. Therefore our shareholders will not directly hold any equity interests in our Chinese operating subsidiaries. Our holding company structure involves unique risks to investors. Chinese regulatory authorities could disallow our corporate structure, which would likely result in a material change in our operations and/or the value of the Company’s common stock, including that it could cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or become worthless.

To the extent you make any investment in our Company, it will be in EUBG, our holding company in Nevada, and not in our operating subsidiaries in Hong Kong or in China. Because substantially all of our operations are conducted in China through our PRC subsidiary, the Chinese government may exercise significant oversight and discretion over the conduct of our business and may intervene in or influence our PRC operations at any time, which could result in a material change in our operations and/or the value of the Company’s common stock. The Chinese government could also significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to list and/or remain listed on a U.S. or other foreign exchange, and to offer future securities to investors and cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or be worthless.

There are significant legal and operational risks associated with being in and conducting a substantial portion of our operations in mainland China. PRC laws and regulations governing our current business operations and corporate structure are sometimes vague and uncertain, and we face the risk that changes in the PRC laws, regulations and policies, including how those laws, regulations and policies will be interpreted or implemented could have a significant impact upon the business we may be able to conduct in the PRC which would likely result in a material change in our operations and/or the value of the Company’s common stock, including that it could cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or become worthless. Furthermore, these risks may significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer our securities to investors in the future.  

Recent statements by the Chinese 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. Any future action by the Chinese government expanding the categories of industries and companies whose foreign securities offerings are subject to government review could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors and could cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or be worthless. In addition, 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 using a VIE structure, adopting new measures to extend the scope of cybersecurity reviews, and expanding efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement. We may be subject to regulations relating to overseas securities offering and listing of China-based companies, including pursuant to the Opinions on Intensifying Crack Down on Illegal Securities Activities issued by the PRC government authorities, which called for enhanced oversight of overseas listed companies as well as overseas equity fundraising and listing by Chinese companies, and proposed measures such as the construction of regulatory systems to deal with the risks and incidents faced by China-based overseas-listed companies; the Trial Administrative Measures of Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies and the supporting guidelines issued by the China Securities Regulatory Commission (“CSRC”), which regulate overseas securities offering and listing activities by China-based companies; the draft Regulations on Network Data Security Management issued by the Cyberspace Administration of China(“CAC”), which requires, among other things, that a prior cybersecurity review be conducted by the Cybersecurity Review Office before listing overseas for data processors which process over one million users’ personal information, and for the listing in Hong Kong of data processors which affect or may affect national security; the Revised Cybersecurity Review Measures, jointly issued by the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the PRC, and several other administrations, which require, among other things, that a network platform operator holding over one million users’ personal information must apply with the Cybersecurity Review Office for a cybersecurity review before any public offering or listing outside of mainland PRC and Hong Kong. 

As of the date of this filing, our operating subsidiaries have not been involved in any investigations on cybersecurity review initiated by the CAC based on the Measures for Cybersecurity Review (2021) and the Draft Regulation, and we have not received any inquiry, notice, warning, sanctions in such respect or any regulatory objections to this registration. Because these statements and regulatory actions are new, however, it is highly uncertain how soon legislative or administrative regulation making bodies in China will respond to them, or what existing or new laws or regulations will be modified or promulgated, if any, or the potential impact such modified or new laws and regulations will have on our daily business operations or our ability to accept foreign investments and list on a U.S. exchange. If we are subject to such a probe or if we are required to comply with stepped-up supervisory requirements, valuable time from our management and money may be expended in complying and/or responding to the probe and requirements, thus diverting valuable resources and attention away from our operations. This may, in turn, negatively impact our operations. 

As advised by our PRC legal counsel, we and our subsidiaries are not required to obtain permission or approval from any of the PRC authorities including CSRC or CAC to issue the Company’s common stock to foreign investors, nor have we, or our subsidiaries, applied for or received any denial for the Registration. However, recently, the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council jointly issued the “Opinions on Severely Cracking Down on Illegal Securities Activities According to Law,” or the Opinions, which was made available to the public on July 6, 2021. The Opinions emphasized the need to strengthen the administration over illegal securities activities, and the need to strengthen the supervision over overseas listings by Chinese companies. Effective measures, such as promoting the construction of relevant regulatory systems will be taken to deal with the risks and incidents of China-concept overseas listed companies, and cybersecurity and data privacy protection requirements and similar matters. The Opinions and any related implementing rules to be enacted may subject us to compliance requirement in the future. Given the current regulatory environment in the PRC, we are still subject to the uncertainty of interpretation and enforcement of the rules and regulations in the PRC, which can change quickly with little advance notice, and any future actions of the PRC authorities. We cannot assure you that relevant PRC government agencies would reach the same conclusion as we do or as advised by our PRC legal counsel. However, (i) if we inadvertently concluded that such permissions or approvals are not required, or (ii) if the CSRC, the Cyberspace Administration of China or other regulatory PRC agencies later promulgate new rules requiring that we obtain their approvals to issue the Company’s common stock to foreign investors, and we are unable to obtain a waiver of such approval requirements, if and when procedures are established to obtain such a waiver, then we may not be able to list on a U.S. exchange. In addition, any uncertainties and/or negative publicity regarding such an approval requirement could have a material adverse effect on the trading price of our securities. It is uncertain when and whether we will be required to obtain permission from the China Securities Regulatory Commission to list on U.S. exchanges, and even if such permission is obtained, whether it will be denied or rescinded.

The PRC laws and regulations and government policy changes rapidly on digital training. For our digital training related services, we worked with Beida Jade Bird Vocational Education (“Jade Bird”) which was an authorized licensee of China National Personal Talent Training Network (“CNPTTN”), a PRC regulatory agency for the talent training. Jade Bird was in charge of its training courses, and the Company was authorized by Jade Bird as its sole training related administrator of the training courses, limited to coordinate the digital training related services to individual clients who were interested in conducting live-broadcasting business through social medias. The Company provided training related services, to these individual clients who subscribed courses, in arranging the examination, following up certificate issuance processes, addressing clients’ concerns, etc. On March 22, 2022, the PRC subsidiary learned that Jade Bird suspended its service after receiving a notice from CNPTTN and that until further notice CNPTTN has suspended all recruitment services using its CNPTTN’s name. As a result of CNPTTN’s suspension, the PRC subsidiary has also suspended its digital training related services with Jade Bird from March 22, 2022 until further notice. In the future, laws and regulations and the CNPTTN may require our PRC Subsidiary to meet additional requirements or obtain additional approvals, licenses or permits to conduct KOL training related business. If our PRC Subsidiary is unable to meet the relevant requirements or obtain the relevant approvals, licenses or permits, our PRC Subsidiary may not be able to continue to conduct the KOL training related business. As of the date of this filing, there is no further notice from CNPTTN and the service is still being suspended. As advised by our PRC legal counsel, other than the above, we and our subsidiaries are currently not required to obtain permission from any of the PRC authorities to operate its principal business. We cannot assure you that relevant PRC government agencies would reach the same conclusion as we do or as advised by our PRC legal counsel. If (i) we and our PRC legal counsel inadvertently concluded that such permissions or approvals are not required, or (ii) the relevant regulatory PRC agencies later promulgate new rules requiring that we obtain their approvals to operate our business, and we are unable to obtain approval or a waiver of such approval requirements, any uncertainties and/or negative publicity regarding such an approval requirement could have a material adverse effect on our business operation and the trading price of our securities.

Although we concluded that we and our subsidiaries are currently not required to obtain permission from any of the PRC central or local government and that we have not received any denial to list on the U.S. exchange or to conduct our business operations, if (x) we inadvertently conclude that such approvals are not required when they are, (y) we do not receive or maintain such permissions or approvals if and when required, or (z) changes in applicable laws, regulations, or interpretations relating to our business or industry which would require us to obtain approvals in the future, our operations, financial conditions, and results of operations could be adversely affected, directly or indirectly, and the value of the Company’s common stock could significantly decline or become worthless.  

On July 7, 2022, the CAC promulgated the Measures for the Security Assessment for Cross-border Transfer of Data (the “Security Assessment measures”), which will come into effect on September 1, 2022. The Security Assessment measures stipulates that data processors which provide data cross-border and have one of the following circumstances, should apply the security assessment to the national network information department through the provincial branches of network information department: (A) data processors to provide important data cross-border; (B) operators of critical information infrastructure and data processors handling personal information of more than 1 million people to provide personal information cross-border;(C) data processors which provide cross-border a cumulative total of 100,000 people’s personal information or 10,000 people’s sensitive personal information since January 1 of the previous year; (D) other situations requiring application for the security assessment regarding providing data cross-border as stipulated by the state Internet information department. As of the date of this filing, the PRC subsidiary has not provided any important data or personal data to any offshore institutions or individuals, so the PRC subsidiary do not need to apply for a security assessment at this stage. However, if we need to provide data to offshore institutions or individuals in the future and fall into the situations which should apply for the security assessment, we might not pass the security assessment.

In December 2020, the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (“HFCAA”), was signed into law as part of a continued regulatory focus in the United States on access to audit and other information currently protected by national law. The HFCAA states if the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) determines that we have filed audit reports issued by a registered public accounting firm that has not been subject to inspection by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) for three consecutive years beginning in 2021, the SEC shall prohibit securities from being traded on a national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter trading market in the U.S. Following the filing of our Form 10 for fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, which was audited by Centurion ZD CPA & Co. (“CZD CPA”), an audit firm headquartered in Hong Kong, a jurisdiction that the PCAOB has determined that the PCAOB is unable to conduct inspections or investigate auditors, the SEC added us to its list of Commission-Identified Issuers identified under HFCAA. In December 2022, the Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (“AHFCAA”) was signed into law, which amended the HFCAA to shorten the three-year period to two years.

On September 7, 2022, the we dismissed CZD CPA and appointed Prager Metis CPAs, LLC (“PragerMetis”) as our independent auditor for the fiscal year end December 31, 2022. Our current auditors, PragerMetis, is located at Hackensack, New Jersey, and has been inspected by the PCAOB. We expect that this will satisfy the PCAOB inspection requirements for the audit of our consolidated financial statements, subject to compliance with SEC and other requirements prior to the two-year deadline of the AHFCAA.

Further, on August 26, 2022, the PCAOB signed a Statement of Protocol with the China Securities Regulatory Commission, or the CSRC, and the Ministry of Finance of the PRC, taking the first step toward opening access for the PCAOB to inspect and investigate registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong. On December 15, 2022, the PCAOB announced that it “was able to secure complete access to inspect and investigate audit firms in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for the first time in history, in 2022. Therefore, on December 15, 2022, the PCAOB Board voted to vacate previous determinations to the contrary.”

EUBG is permitted to transfer cash as a loan and/or capital contribution to the HK subsidiary for its operations and the HK subsidiary is permitted to transfer cash as a loan and/or capital contribution to the PRC subsidiary for capital investment and company operations. For instance, the PRC subsidiary will use the cash for their daily business operations. However, under existing PRC regulations, any loans made to our PRC subsidiaries shall not exceed a statutory limit, and shall be filed with SAFE or its local bureau. Additionally, any capital contributions the HK subsidiary make to the PRC subsidiary shall be filed with the local commerce department. The PRC subsidiary is the main operating company to earn revenue. The HK subsidiary is also permitted under the laws of Hong Kong SAR to provide funding to EUBG through dividend distribution without restrictions on the amount of the funds. Current PRC laws require that dividends be paid only out of the profit for the year calculated according to PRC accounting principles, which differ from the generally accepted accounting principles in other jurisdictions. In addition, PRC laws also require a foreign-invested enterprise to set aside at least 10% of its after-tax profits, if any, to fund its statutory reserves, until the aggregate amount reaches 50% of its registered capital. In addition, a wholly foreign-owned enterprise may, at its discretion, allocate a portion of its after-tax profits based on PRC accounting principles to enterprise expansion funds, staff welfare, and bonus funds. Those reserve funds are not available for distribution as cash dividends. The PRC government’s control of foreign currency conversion may limit our foreign exchange transactions. Under existing PRC foreign exchange regulations, payments of current account items can be made in foreign currencies without prior approval from SAFE. However, approval from SAFE, or registration with SAFE or other appropriate departments is required where RMB shall be converted into foreign currency and be remitted out of the PRC. Failure to comply with the above regulations may result in liability under PRC laws for evasion of foreign exchange controls.

As of the date of this filing, our PRC subsidiary has distributed RMB64.5 million (approximately to $8.8 million) to its holding parent, our HK subsidiary. After deducting the withholding tax of approximately RMB6.4 million (approximately to $0.9 million) at a rate of 10% on the declared dividend, the net distribution amounts to RMB58.0 million (approximately to $8.0 million). However, we cannot ensure that we will be able to comply with the above regulations in all respects in the future. If we fail to comply with the above regulations, our ability to transfer cash and distribute earnings may be negatively affected, which could materially and adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to fund and expand our business. Since EUBG, the Nevada holding company, is not the direct parent company of the PRC subsidiary, EUBG and the PRC subsidiary cannot make transfers to the other. We intend to keep any future earnings to finance the expansion of our business conducted by our subsidiaries, and we do not anticipate that any cash dividends will be paid in the foreseeable future from the HK subsidiary to EUBG, the Nevada holding company, and/or from EUBG to its shareholders. As of the date of this filing, other than the above stated RMB64.5 million cash dividends transferred from our PRC subsidiary to our HK subsidiary for operational costs, no cash transfer or transfer of other assets (including dividends and distribution) have occurred among EUBG, our Nevada holding company, and either of its subsidiaries, our HK subsidiary or our PRC subsidiary.

The PRC government has significant oversight and discretion over the conduct of our business and may intervene or influence our operations as the government deems appropriate to further regulatory, political and societal goals. To the extent that the cash and assets of our business are in our PRC subsidiary and/or Hong Kong subsidiary, such cash or assets may not be available to fund our operations or for other use outside of the PRC and/or Hong Kong due to the potential intervention by the PRC government to impose restrictions and limitations over our ability or our subsidiaries’ ability to transfer cash or assets. Any such intervention in or influence on our business operations or action to exert more oversight and control over the cash or assets of our subsidiaries, once taken by the PRC government, could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations and the value of our common stock, or significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors and cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or in extreme cases, become worthless. 

On September 1, 2021, our PRC subsidiary adopted a written Monetary and Cash Fund Management System (“Cash Management Policy”) for its operations in China and Hong Kong. The Cash Management Policy covers cash, bank deposits and other monetary funds owned by the PRC subsidiary and Hong Kong subsidiary and includes procedures on receiving funds, depositing funds, transferring funds and proper documentation and recording of cash. We adopted the Cash Management Policy in order to provide a process and guidance on collecting, accounting for, and safeguarding all cash and cash equivalents of our PRC subsidiary and Hong Kong subsidiary, including 1) checking the latest regulation requirements between China and Hong Kong; and 2) seeking approval from EUBG’s chief executive officer in order to transfer funds from our PRC subsidiary to our HK subsidiary. EUBG does not have a cash management policy.

For detailed discussions on such risks, please see the section captioned “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K (the “Annual Report” or “Form 10-K”), filed with the SEC on March 29, 2023.

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Quarterly Report” or “Form 10-Q”) includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). All statements in this report other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements for purposes of these provisions, including any statements of the Company’s plans and objectives for future operations, the Company’s future financial or economic performance (including known or anticipated trends), and the assumptions underlying or related to the foregoing. Statements that include the use of terminology such as “may,” “will,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “potential,” or “continue,” or the negative thereof, or other comparable terminology, are forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the factors described in the section captioned “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report filed with the SEC on March 29, 2023. Forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are based on assumptions and subject to risks and uncertainties. You should read these factors and the other cautionary statements made in this report and in the documents we incorporate by reference into this report as being applicable to all related forward-looking statements wherever they appear in this report or the documents we incorporate by reference into this report. If one or more of these factors materialize, or if any underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results, performance or achievements may vary materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

Any forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report are only estimates or predictions of future events based on information currently available to our management and management’s current beliefs about the potential outcome of future events. Whether these future events will occur as management anticipates, whether we will achieve our business objectives, and whether our revenues, operating results or financial condition will improve in future periods are subject to numerous risks. There are a number of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results anticipated by these forward-looking statements. These important factors include those that we discuss under the heading “Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report and in other reports filed from time to time with the SEC that are incorporated by reference into this Quarterly Report. You should read these factors and the other cautionary statements made in this Quarterly Report and in the documents which we incorporate by reference into this Quarterly Report as being applicable to all related forward-looking statements wherever they appear in this Quarterly Report or the documents we incorporate by reference into this Quarterly Report. If one or more of these factors materialize, or if any underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results, performance or achievements may vary materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

PART I - Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements 

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2023 AND 2022

ENTREPRENEUR UNIVERSE BRIGHT GROUP 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2023 AND DECEMBER 31, 2022

(UNAUDITED)

(In U.S. dollars except for number of shares)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

ENTREPRENEUR UNIVERSE BRIGHT GROUP

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2023 AND 2022

(UNAUDITED)

(In U.S. dollars except for number of shares)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

ENTREPRENEUR UNIVERSE BRIGHT GROUP

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2023 AND 2022

(UNAUDITED)

(In U.S. dollars except for number of shares) 

Three and six months ended June 30, 2022

Three and six months ended June 30, 2023

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements. 

ENTREPRENEUR UNIVERSE BRIGHT GROUP

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2023 AND 2022

(UNAUDITED)

(In U.S. dollars)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

ENTREPRENEUR UNIVERSE BRIGHT GROUP

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2023 AND 2022

(UNAUDITED)

(In U.S. dollars except for number of shares)

ITEM 2 – MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

COVID-19 Update

In early January of 2020, a novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) outbreak took place in Wuhan, China. Subsequently, it has spread rapidly to Asia and other parts of the world. The COVID-19 outbreak has resulted in widespread economic disruptions in China, as well as stringent government measures by the Chinese government to contain its transmissions including quarantines, travel restrictions, and temporary closures of non-essential businesses in China and elsewhere.

In early December 2022, China announced a nationwide loosening of its zero-covid policy, and most of the travel restrictions and quarantine requirements were lifted in December 2022. As a result, there were significant surges of COVID-19 cases in many cities in China from December 2022 to March 2023. However, based on the current situation, the Company does not expect a significant impact on the Company’s operations and financial results in the long run.

The Company achieved an operating revenue of $2,882,878 and $2,049,872 for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, representing an increase of approximately 40.6% from the prior period. The increase was mainly contributed by our consultation services to a client engaged in live streaming business.

Overview

From 2007 to 2019, we were an inactive company looking for business opportunities, and did not have any active business activities. In May of 2019, our board of directors decided to embark on our new marketing consultancy services and e-commerce business in China. Our PRC subsidiary’s operations in China are the primary operations of the Company. While substantially all of our operations are located in China, we currently do not, and we do not plan to use variable interest entities to execute our business plan or to conduct our China-based operations. However, because our operations are in China and our major shareholders are located in China, there is always a risk that the Chinese government may in the future seek to affect operations of any company with any level of operations in China, including its ability to offer securities to investors, list its securities on a U.S. or other foreign exchange, conduct its business or accept foreign investment. If any or all of the foregoing were to occur, it could, in turn, result in a material change in the Company’s operations and/or the value of its common stock and/or significantly limit or completely hinder its ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors and cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or be worthless.

On March 22, 2022, the PRC subsidiary learned that Beijing Jade Bird Culture and Art Research Institute (“Jade Bird”), the key opinion leader (KOL) agency that the PRC subsidiary works with to coordinate digital training related service, suspended its service after receiving a notice from China National Personal Talent Training Network (“CNPTTN”), a PRC regulatory agency for the talent training, that until further notice CNPTTN has suspended all recruitment services using CNPTTN’s name from January 30, 2022. As a result of CNPTTN’s suspension, the PRC subsidiary has also suspended its digital training related services with Jade Bird until further notice. Jade Bird is an authorized licensee of CNPTTN. For the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the digital training related services with Jade Bird represented 0% and 13% of our total revenue, or $0 and $272,962, respectively. For the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the digital training related services with Jade Bird were nil.

Segment and Related Information

We operate as a single reportable segment “provision of consulting, sourcing and marketing services in China”.

Results of Operations and Financial Condition

Results of Operations for the three months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2022

The following table represents our unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022.

Revenue and cost of revenue

During the three months ended June 30, 2023, we generated revenue of $1,705,942, which represents an increase of $865,074 or 102.9% compared to the same period in the prior year. The increase was mainly contributed by our consultation services to a client engaged in live streaming business.

Cost of revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2023 was $108,581, which represented a slight decrease of $4,751 or 4.2% compared to the same period in the prior year.

As a result of the above, the gross profit was $1,597,361 for the three months ended June 30, 2023, which represented an increase of $869,825 or 119.6% as compared to the same period in the prior year. The increase in gross profit was primarily due to the increase in revenue as well as the decrease in cost of revenues, resulting in an increase in profit margin.

Selling expenses

During the three months ended June 30, 2023, we incurred $5,279 selling expenses, which represented a decrease of $3,040 or 36.5% as compared to the same period in the prior year. We maintained the selling expenses at a lower amount during the periods.

General and administrative expenses

During the three months ended June 30, 2023, we incurred $390,294 general and administrative expenses, which represented an increase of $58,909 or 17.8% as compared to the same period in the prior year. Our general and administrative expenses consisted mainly of audit fees, professional fees, payroll expenses and consultancy fees. The increase in general and administrative expenses was primarily due to an increase in audit fees related to the filing of a registration document during the period. Additionally, certain staff costs that were previously classified as selling expenses were reclassified as general and administrative expenses to better reflect their nature.

Total other income (expenses), net

During the three months ended June 30, 2023, we incurred net other expense of $55,476, which represented a difference of $113,575 or 195.5% as compared to the same period in the prior year. The difference was primarily attributable to exchange losses of US$74,178, which arose from the translation of certain foreign currency-denominated assets in our subsidiaries. Our net other income (expenses) mainly consisted of bank interest income, exchange rate differences and sundry income.

Income tax expense

During the three months ended June 30, 2023, we incurred income tax expense of $455,865, which represented an increase of $275,784 or 153.1% as compared to the same period in the prior year. The income tax expenses consisted of the Enterprise Income Tax charged in China and the withholding tax incurred in Hong Kong.

For the three months ended June 30, 2023, our income tax expenses comprised of current tax expenses and deferred tax expenses of $358,019 and $97,846, respectively, compared to current tax expenses and deferred tax expenses of $131,409 and $48,672 for the three months ended June 30, 2022.

Net income

As a result of the above, we generated a net income of $690,447 and $265,850 for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Results of Operations for the six months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022

The following table represents our unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022.

Revenue and cost of revenue

During the six months ended June 30, 2023, we generated revenue of $2,882,878, which represents an increase of $833,006 or 40.6% compared to the same period in the prior year. The increase was mainly contributed by our consultation services to a client engaged in live streaming business.

Cost of revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was $223,135, which represented a decrease of $202,676 or 47.6% compared to the same period in the prior year. The decrease in cost of revenue is mainly due to the absence of direct operating costs related to digital training services used in the current period. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, direct operating costs related to these services were $206,783.

As a result of the above, the gross profit was $2,659,743 for the six months ended June 30, 2023, which represented an increase of $1,035,682 or 63.8% as compared to the same period in the prior year. The increase in gross profit was primarily due to the increase in revenue, resulting in an increase in profit margin, and was further supported by the temporary suspension of digital training services that typically had lower profit margins.

Selling expenses

During the six months ended June 30, 2023, we incurred $6,718 selling expenses, which represented a decrease of $18,196 or 73.0% as compared to the same period in the prior year. The decrease of selling expenses was mainly due to the tightening of entertainment policies and no staff costs incurred in selling activities during the current period.

General and administrative expenses

During the six months ended June 30, 2023, we incurred $813,796 general and administrative expenses, which represented an increase of $171,123 or 26.6% as compared to the same period in the prior year. Our general and administrative expenses consisted mainly of audit fees, professional fees, payroll expenses and consultancy fees. The increase in general and administrative expenses was primarily due to an increase in audit fees related to the filing of a registration document during the period. Additionally, certain staff costs that were previously classified as selling expenses were reclassified as general and administrative expenses to better reflect their nature.

Total other income, net

During the six months ended June 30, 2023, we recorded net other income of $30,813, which represented a decrease of $129,108 or 80.7% as compared to the same period in the prior year. The different was mainly due to certain sundry income generated in the prior year that did not recur in the current period, as well as exchange losses of US$53,630, which arose from the translation of certain foreign currency-denominated assets in our subsidiaries. Our net other income mainly consisted of bank interest income, exchange rate differences and sundry income.

Income tax expense

During the six months ended June 30, 2023, we incurred income tax expense of $748,138, which represented an increase of $288,766 or 62.9% as compared to the same period in the prior year. The income tax expenses consisted of the Enterprise Income Tax charged in China and the withholding tax incurred in Hong Kong.

For the six months ended June 30, 2023, our income tax expenses comprised of current tax expenses and deferred tax expenses of $573,420 and $174,718, respectively, compared to current tax expenses and deferred tax expenses of $335,479 and $123,893 for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

Net income

As a result of the above, we generated a net income of $1,121,904 and $657,023 for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Working Capital

Cash flow

The following table sets forth a summary of our cash flows for the periods indicated:

Cash generated from operating activities

Net cash generated from operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was $1,119,539, which represented an increase of $867,402 or 344% as compared to the same period in the prior year. The increase of operating cash flows was mainly resulted from a combination of below operating activities changes:

Net income was $1,121,904 for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to $657,023 for the six months ended June 30, 2022. The increase of net income of $464,881 or 70.8% was primarily due to the increase in revenue during the current period.

No cash movement of trade payable was resulted for the six months ended June 30, 2023 because we suspended all digital training related services since March 22, 2022. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, cash outflow of trade payables of $113,645 was all related to the digital training related services.

Cash inflow of tax payables was $286,498 for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to $125,057 for the same period in the prior year. The cash inflow of $286,498 for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was mainly due to the provision of current income tax $573,420, netting off with $286,922 income tax paid during the current period.

No cash movement of contract liabilities for the six months ended June 30, 2023 because we suspended the digital training related services since March 22, 2022. We do not have other contract require customer to pay the consideration before receiving the services. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, cash outflow of contract liabilities was $212,060 which solely resulted from the digital training related services.

Cash flows used in investing activities

Cash used in investing activity for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was $1,877 as compared to $8,381 used for the same period in the prior year. The cash used in investing activity was due to purchase of property, plant and equipment.

Cash flows used in financing activities

Cash used in financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was $164,441 due to repayment to a director for the amount advanced by a director. No such cash movement was resulted for the same period in the prior year.

Future Capital Requirements

We believe that our ability to generate cash from operations are adequate to fund working capital, capital spending and other cash needs for at least the next 12 months. Our ability to generate adequate cash from operations in the future, however, will depend on, among other things, our ability to successfully implement our business strategies while continuing to tightly control our expenses, and to manage the impact of changes to the PRC regulatory environment. We can give no assurance that we will be able to successfully implement those strategies and cost control initiatives, or successfully adjust to any changes to PRC laws and regulations impacting our business. In addition, changes in our operating plans, lower than anticipated sales, increased expenses, interest rate increases, acquisitions or other events may cause us to seek additional debt or equity financing in future periods. We can give no assurance that financing will be available on acceptable terms or at all. Additional equity financing could be dilutive to holders of the Company’s common stock; debt financing, if available, could impose additional cash payment obligations and additional covenants and operating restrictions.

Contractual Obligations

We had the following contractual obligations and commercial commitments as of March 31, 2023: 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(a) (4) (ii) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act of 1934.

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of condensed financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires our management to make assumptions, estimates and judgments that affect the amounts reported, including the notes thereto, and related disclosures of commitments and contingencies, if any. We have identified certain accounting policies that are significant to the preparation of our financial statements. These accounting policies are important for an understanding of our financial condition and results of operation. Critical accounting policies are those that are most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations and require management’s difficult, subjective, or complex judgment, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain and may change in subsequent periods. Certain accounting estimates are particularly sensitive because of their significance to financial statements and because of the possibility that future events affecting the estimate may differ significantly from management’s current judgments. We believe the following critical accounting policies involve the most significant estimates and judgments used in the preparation of our financial statements.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States of America generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regarding interim financial reporting. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries. All significant inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

The interim condensed consolidated financial information as of June 30, 2023 and for the three and six months period ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 have been prepared without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. Certain information and footnote disclosures, which are normally included in consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The interim condensed consolidated financial information should be read in conjunction with the Financial Statements and the notes thereto, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, previously filed with the SEC on March 29, 2023.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of these financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management of the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, costs and expenses, and related disclosures. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. Identified below are the accounting policies that reflect the Company’s most significant estimates and judgments, and those that the Company believes are the most critical to fully understanding and evaluating its condensed consolidated financial statements.

ITEM 3 - QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The Company is a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and is not required to provide the information required under this item.

ITEM 4 - CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this Report, we conducted an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the 1934 Act). Based on this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of June 30, 2023, our disclosure controls and procedures are not effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the 1934 Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms.

The Company determined that there were control deficiencies that constituted material weaknesses, as described below as of June 30, 2023.

Accordingly, we concluded that these control deficiencies resulted in a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by our internal controls.

Due to our small size and the early stage of our business, segregation of duties may not always be possible and may not be economically feasible. We have limited capital resources and have given priority in the use of those resources to our business development efforts. As a result, we have not been able to take steps to improve our internal controls over financial reporting during the quarter ended June 30, 2023. However, we continue to evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls and procedures on an ongoing basis. Once our operations grow and become more complex, our Board of Directors will take steps to remediate these material weaknesses as soon as practicable: