NOTE 7 — LEASES

The Company leases office spaces from various third parties under non-cancelable operating leases, with terms ranging from 12 to 55 months. The Company considers the renewal or termination options that are reasonably certain to be exercised in the determination of the lease term and initial measurement of ROU assets and lease liabilities. Lease expenses are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet.

The Company determines whether a contract is or contains a lease at the inception of the contract and whether that lease meets the classification criteria of a finance or operating lease. When available, the Company uses the rate implicit in the lease to discount lease payments to present value; however, most of the Company’s leases do not provide a readily determinable implicit rate. Therefore, the Company discounts lease payments based on an estimate of its incremental borrowing rate.

The Company’s lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.

On July 19, 2024, the Company entered into a non-cancellable operating lease with an independent third party, Zina Development, LLC, for office space in Irvine, California, comprising approximately 15,000 square feet. The lease term commenced on July 23, 2024, and expires on July 31, 2027. The lease is guaranteed by West Buy Media Inc., a North Carolina Corporation 100% owned by the Company’s chief executive officer, Huan Liu, ensuring the Company’s full payment and performance of all obligations under the lease. Monthly base rent payments under this lease range from $42,000 to $45,000, with scheduled increases over the lease term. The office space is designated for general business operations. In accordance with ASC 842, the Company has recognized a right-of-use asset and a lease liability on its balance sheet related to this operating lease.

On April 28, 2023, the Company entered a First Amendment to Lease Agreement (the “Amended Lease”) with one of its landlords, which amended a previous lease agreement between the two parties, whereby the Company leases office space from the landlord with an initial lease term from December 1, 2020 to December 31, 2023. Pursuant to the Amended Lease, the initial lease term was extended for a period commencing January 1, 2024 and expiring February 28, 2027, unless sooner terminated as provided in the Amended Lease. On January 10, 2025 and January 31, 2025, the Company sent two letters to the lessor requesting to terminate the lease, as the Company had vacated the property. As of the date of this quarterly report, the Company has ceased to pay rent per the Company’s legal counsel advice.

The Company’s subsidiary, Edward, entered into a Second Amendment to Lease Agreement with its landlord on May 22, 2023, which amended a previous lease agreement and the first amendment between the parties, whereby Edward leases a warehouse from the landlord with an initial lease term from June 1, 2013 to July 31, 2018. The lease term was extended to July 31, 2023 by the first amendment. The second amendment further extended the lease to August 31, 2028.

The short-term lease runs month-to-month from January 1, 2024 to August 31, 2024. Both operating lease expenses and short-term lease expenses are recognized in general and administrative expenses. The components of lease expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:

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During the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company incurred total operating lease expenses of $177,763 and $355,526, respectively. The total lease expenses were $208,129 and $416,258 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively.

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During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company incurred total operating lease expenses of $71,097 and $119,703, respectively. The total lease expenses were $112,035 and $167,552 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively.

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The weighted average remaining lease terms and discount rates for all operating leases were as follows for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024:

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*The Company used weighted average incremental borrowing rate of 4.9% per annum for its lease contracts based on the Company’s current borrowings from various financial institutions.

As of June 30, 2025, future maturities of lease liabilities were as follows:

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