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Greater China Media & Entertainment Corporation Jointly Invests $3.8 million in TV series 'Cherry Love'

BEIJING, July 16 Xinhua-PRNewswire — Greater China Media & Entertainment Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: GCME), an integrated professional media and entertainment company (GCME or the Company), announced that it has entered into a contract with Kingjoy Vision Inc. (Kingjoy), a well known movie and film producing company, to jointly produce a TV drama, tentatively titled "Cherry Love". "Cherry Love" is scheduled to start shooting next June.

Per the agreement, the total investment is estimated at RMB 26 million (approximately US $3.8 million). Each company will be responsible for 50%, or approximately US $1.9 million. GCME secured an investment opportunity for Cherry Love and paid RMB 384,000 (approximately US$56,470) for the script fee. GCME also has the right to assign this agreement to a third party or partner with the third party to raise US $1.9 million fund. After the completion of this drama, GCME will enjoy exclusive copyrights in Mainland China. Kingjoy will be entitled to the copyright in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macao.

"Cherry Love" is a 27-episode romantic drama. Several top directors, screenwriters as well as acclaimed performers from both China and Korea are slated to participate. The leading actor role will be played by Takeshi Kaneshiro, a Japanese-Taiwanese actor, and one of the most sought-after performers in Asia. The lead actress role is yet to be cast. Candidates include: BingBing Fan, who was recognized as the best supporting actress at the 44th Taiwan Golden Horse Awards, and Korean actress Song Hye Kyo, who was recognized as the best new actress at the 6th Korea Film Award 2007.

"TV dramas centering on finding and keeping true love are still the mainstream on TV, especially in Asia," commented Jake Wei, CEO of the Company. "With the incredible cast and crew, I believe that this TV series will enjoy high ratings and bring our investors a great deal of success."

About Greater China Media and Entertainment Corporation:

Greater China Media & Entertainment Corp. ("GCME" or the "Company") is an integrated professional media and entertainment company covering various areas including film and TV production, management, promotion and distribution. The Company maintains its own film and television production center, promotion agency, audio-visual distribution company, digital network company, talent agency, as well as sales and advertising agencies acquired as a result of recent joint ventures. With its broad range of media and entertainment talents, the Company is capable of making films, TV programs and related projects on a large scale.

Joint Ventures and Affiliated Entity:

In 2006, the Company formed a joint venture with Beijing Racemind HuaDing International Marketing Consultants Limited (Racemind). Racemind specializes in public relations, media strategy, consulting and event management services.

The Company signed an agreement with Beijing Star King Talent Agency to form a joint venture to carry on business as a talent agency. This joint venture is in process.

In March 2008, the Company obtained control of a local Chinese company called Beijing HuaDing Century International Cultural Limited Corp. ("Beijing HuaDing") to produce movies and TV series.

Milestones: Movie and TV production and distribution: — Signed a trust agreement with Beijing Jin Ying Xiang Media Culture Limited Corp. to produce 'Rose Thorn', a 24-episode TV series. The series is now in production. — Closed a first round of private placement for US $1.6 million. — Signed a production and distribution deal with Mega Vision Productions Limited for the new movie 'Tough Guy.' — Received US $100,000 for the TV series 'Poor Dad, Rich Dad' Racemind HuaDing — Total contract value from January 2008 to April 2008 was RMB 7,424,540 (approx. US $1,061,000). — Total contract value for calendar year 2007 was RMB 12,333,669 (approx. US $1,762,000). — Provided an array of public relations services to Siemens China. — Selected by Microsoft China as an approved public relations vendor.

For more information, please visit the Company website at http://www.greaterchinamedia.com .

Forward-looking statements:

This report contains "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this report are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, economic and political factors; changes and developments in the Chinese and North American markets as well as changes in regulatory matters; our business strategies and future operation plans; market acceptance and volume of sales of our products and services; our historical losses; the competitive environment in the industries in which we compete; and our ability to raise additional capital currently needed for expansion. The Company cautions that forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements.

For more information, please contact: Greater China Media & Entertainment Corp. Jake Wei Tel: +86-10-5921-2333

SOURCE Greater China Media and Entertainment Corporation

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