Legal basis: Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC).
Article 963 Where the broker facilitates the formation of a contract, the principal shall pay the remuneration as agreed. If the remuneration of the broker is not agreed or clearly agreed, and cannot be determined according to the provisions of Article 510 of this Law, it shall be reasonably determined according to the services of the broker. Where an intermediary provides media services for concluding a contract, the remuneration of the intermediary shall be borne equally by both parties to the contract.
If the intermediary facilitates the establishment of the contract, the expenses of the intermediary activities shall be borne by the intermediary.
Article 964 Where the broker fails to facilitate the conclusion of the contract, he may not request payment of remuneration; However, customers may be required to pay the necessary fees for intermediary activities as agreed.