Project consultant appointment letter Project name ASCII word art modification Party A, Sohu Company, hereinafter referred to as Party A Party B Mr. Madam Hereinafter referred to as Party B In order to ensure that Party A's ASCII word art modification project is carried out smoothly and achieves the expected results, Party A hires Party B as a project consultant. After friendly negotiation between Party A and Party B, the following cooperation agreement is signed for both parties to abide by. Article 1 Party A hires Party B to be the project consultant for Party A’s ASCII art word decoration project. This project consultant relationship formed between the two parties does not belong to a labor contract relationship and is not within the scope of the Labor Law of the People’s Republic of China. Both parties agree that this agreement is governed by the Civil Law of the People’s Republic of China. During the adjustment of the General Principles and the Contract Law of the People's Republic of China, both parties shall fully On the basis of clarifying the above legal relationship, Party B accepts Party A's employment period from the signing of this agreement to the end of the project but not exceeding September 30, 2006. Article 2 Party B shall provide business services, business support, technology development and project implementation services for Party A’s projects during the period of employment. Article 3 During the period of employment of project consultants, Party A shall pay Party B’s consultant fees based on the settlement standards of labor fees in accordance with financial regulations. Please refer to the attachment for specific terms. Organization of artistic word modification work Article 4 Party B must keep Party A’s financial, technical and business secrets and shall not disclose Party A’s plans, project technology, financial network passwords and permissions, business channels, customer information, external communications, and project plan content to any other company or individual in any way. technical methods and other technical and commercial secrets, otherwise Party A will pursue Party B’s legal liability responsibility and financial responsibility Article 5 All intellectual property rights generated during the project research and development process belong to Party A. Party B has the obligation to keep the intellectual property secrets and shall not participate in related projects of competitors within one year after the project ends. Article 6 Party B shall not disclose the identity of its project consultant without the permission of Party A. Otherwise, any disputes or liabilities arising therefrom shall be borne independently by Party B. If the interests of Party A are infringed, Party A has the right to hold Party B accountable. Article 7 If Party B cannot fully perform its consulting duties or obligations stipulated in Article 2 of this Agreement, Party A has the right to terminate this Agreement at any time. Article 8 Any dispute arising from the performance of this agreement shall be under the jurisdiction of the People's Court of Haidian District, Beijing Article 9 Attachment to the Agreement: Corporate Trade Secrets Confidentiality Agreement shall be an integral part of this Agreement. Article 10 Matters not covered in this Agreement shall be resolved through friendly negotiation between the two parties. Article 11 This Agreement shall take effect from the date of signature by both parties. This Agreement shall be made in four copies, with Party A and Party B each holding two copies, and shall have the same legal effect. Signature of Party A’s representative Signature of Party B’s representative Correspondence address Postal code Postal code ID number phone phone Fax Fax date date