(December 5, 2025) Qidian Guofeng (Stock Code: 01280.HK) received the “Most Valuable Investment Award” at the “AI Empowerment · Technological Self-Reliance in Science and Technology — SME Innovation and Opportunities Summit” during the “Award Ceremony for Outstanding SMEs and Best Service Institutions.” This forum was co-hosted by the Hong Kong Association of Listed SMEs and the Shenzhen Finance Chamber of Commerce, and serves as an industry event jointly focused by Shenzhen and Hong Kong on the technological transformation and development opportunities of SMEs, attracting the participation of many enterprises, institutions, and industry experts.

This award demonstrates Qidian Guofeng’s outstanding strength in its business layout, strategic transformation, and growth resilience. In recent years, Qidian Guofeng has continued to deepen its OMO online–offline integration strategy and promote the upgrading of its new consumption strategy: as a key step in its strategic advancement, the company announced in September 2025 the acquisition of an AI technology company specializing in interest-based e-commerce; this plan is currently underway and aims to further strengthen the company’s digital capability layout. In terms of performance, the company has shown a stable growth trend: in 2024, total revenue reached 442 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 38.2%; in the first half of 2025, revenue increased to 182 million yuan, up about 5% year-on-year, and profitability continued to improve. Its transformation path of building an “AI + OMO (online–offline integration) new consumption platform” has gradually gained the attention and recognition of the industry.

These achievements and layouts are precisely the core affirmation represented by this award — the honor not only proves the market’s recognition of its business model, but also highlights the long-term investment value it demonstrates amid the wave of SME transformation.

Chairman of Qidian Guofeng, Mr. Yuan Li said: “We are deeply honored to receive the ‘Most Valuable Investment Award.’ This is not only a recognition of the company’s achievements at this stage but also a high affirmation of our strategic direction and long-term value. In the future, we will continue to focus on the collaborative innovation and resource integration of our core businesses, continuously improve operational efficiency, and actively share our transformation experience to help more SMEs achieve technological self-reliance and high-quality development, jointly promoting the progress of the industry ecosystem.”

This “Most Valuable Investment Award” was jointly selected by the forum organizers together with investment institutions and industry research experts from Shenzhen and Hong Kong. The evaluation dimensions covered core indicators such as enterprise strategic innovation, performance growth resilience, and long-term investment value.