{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"115506","rtpr_id":"nGNXcfCbgd","ticker":"MAAS","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["MAAS"],"title":"MAAS Completes Delivery and Client Acceptance of RMB1.65 Million AI Computing Services Contract, Full Payment Received","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-08-11T13:00:01.667Z","article_body":"QINGDAO, China, Aug. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Maase Inc. (NASDAQ: MAAS)\n(“MAAS” or the “Company”), an artificial intelligence\n(“AI”)-centric full-scene digital systems provider and operator, today\nannounced that its subsidiary, Huazhi Future (Chongqing) Technology Co., Ltd.\n(“Huazhi Future”), has completed delivery of an AI computing technical\nservices contract with Guangzhou Benyun Artificial Intelligence Technology\nCo., Ltd. (“Guangzhou Benyun”), with a total tax-inclusive contract value\nof RMB1.65 million. Guangzhou Benyun has completed acceptance of the project,\nand the Company has received payment in full under the contract.\n\nUnder the contract, Huazhi Future provided Guangzhou Benyun with five AI\ncomputing service nodes (instances), including activation of computing\nresources, account provisioning, network access and basic connectivity\nconfiguration. Huazhi Future also completed deployment of the underlying\noperating environment, including operating systems, drivers, Compute Unified\nDevice Architecture (CUDA), containers and commonly used deep learning\nframeworks, to provide a stable runtime environment supporting the client’s\nmodel training, inference and deployment needs. Throughout the engagement,\nHuazhi Future provided supplemental services of system monitoring, fault\ndiagnostics, technical consultation, performance optimization recommendations\nand ongoing operations and maintenance support. The project was delivered in\naccordance with high standards and successfully accepted by the client.\n\nThe successful delivery demonstrates the market’s recognition of MAAS’s\ncapabilities in AI compute resource deployment and operational maintenance,\nreinforcing the foundation for MAAS’s continued expansion in the enterprise\nAI infrastructure market.\n\n“AI model training, inference and application deployment require not only\nstable computing resources, but also software environments and continuous\noperational support that matches the project,” said Dr. Zhifeng Li, Chief\nTechnology Officer of MAAS. “The successful delivery demonstrates Huazhi\nFuture’s execution capabilities in computing resource deployment,\nenvironment configuration and technical services, and further validates the\nscalability of our business model. We will continue to strengthen our\ncapabilities in delivering and operating AI computing resources and providing\nefficient and reliable AI infrastructure services to a broader base of\nenterprise customers.”\n\nAbout Maase\n\nWe are an integrated provider and operator of an artificial intelligence\n(“AI”)-centric full-scene digital systems. Our businesses focus on areas\nof flexible energy deployment and intelligent commercial network operation,\nand provide closed-loop solutions from computing infrastructure, smart\nhardware and full-scene services, aiming to achieve large-scale implementation\nof AI technologies across industries. Powered by our dual engines of\nintelligent technology and ecosystem integration, through strategic industry\nconsolidation and continuous improvement in operations, our mission is to\nbuild up an open and collaborative industrial ecosystem and provide our\ncustomers with efficient, reliable and sustainable intelligent products and\nsolutions. We will continuously explore and consolidate high-quality\ntechnological and commercial resources globally and explore industrial\napplication scenarios of AI technologies. For more information, please visit:\nhttps://ir.maaseai.com/\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of\nthe Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking\nstatements can be identified by terminology such as “will,” “expects,”\n“anticipates,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,”\n“estimates,” and similar statements. Among other things, statements\nregarding the Company’s strategies, business plans, future business\ndevelopment and prospects are forward-looking statements. Such statements are\nsubject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ\nmaterially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Potential risks\nand uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the Company’s goals and\nstrategies; its future business development; the demand for and acceptance of\nits products and services; technological changes; the economic environment;\nits reputation and brand; the effects of competition and pricing; governmental\nregulation; and general economic and business conditions in the domestic and\ninternational markets in which the Company operates, as well as assumptions\nunderlying or related to any of the foregoing risks and other risks disclosed\nin the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission\n(“SEC”). Investors should not place undue reliance on these\nforward-looking statements. All information provided in this press release is\nas of the date of this press release, and the Company does not undertake any\nobligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under\napplicable law. Further information regarding these and other risks is\nincluded in the Company’s filings with the SEC, which are available for\nreview at www.sec.gov.\n\nInvestor Relations Contact\n\nFor more information, please contact:\nInvestor Relations\nPhone: +86-532-66030885\nEmail: ir@maaseai.com\nWebsite: https://ir.maaseai.com/\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNXcfCbgd","title":"MAAS Completes Delivery and Client Acceptance of RMB1.65 Million AI Computing Services Contract, Full Payment Received","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"MAAS","created":"2026-08-11T13:00:01.667Z","tickers":["MAAS"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"QINGDAO, China, Aug. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Maase Inc. (NASDAQ: MAAS)\n(“MAAS” or the “Company”), an artificial intelligence\n(“AI”)-centric full-scene digital systems provider and operator, today\nannounced that its subsidiary, Huazhi Future (Chongqing) Technology Co., Ltd.\n(“Huazhi Future”), has completed delivery of an AI computing technical\nservices contract with Guangzhou Benyun Artificial Intelligence Technology\nCo., Ltd. (“Guangzhou Benyun”), with a total tax-inclusive contract value\nof RMB1.65 million. Guangzhou Benyun has completed acceptance of the project,\nand the Company has received payment in full under the contract.\n\nUnder the contract, Huazhi Future provided Guangzhou Benyun with five AI\ncomputing service nodes (instances), including activation of computing\nresources, account provisioning, network access and basic connectivity\nconfiguration. Huazhi Future also completed deployment of the underlying\noperating environment, including operating systems, drivers, Compute Unified\nDevice Architecture (CUDA), containers and commonly used deep learning\nframeworks, to provide a stable runtime environment supporting the client’s\nmodel training, inference and deployment needs. Throughout the engagement,\nHuazhi Future provided supplemental services of system monitoring, fault\ndiagnostics, technical consultation, performance optimization recommendations\nand ongoing operations and maintenance support. The project was delivered in\naccordance with high standards and successfully accepted by the client.\n\nThe successful delivery demonstrates the market’s recognition of MAAS’s\ncapabilities in AI compute resource deployment and operational maintenance,\nreinforcing the foundation for MAAS’s continued expansion in the enterprise\nAI infrastructure market.\n\n“AI model training, inference and application deployment require not only\nstable computing resources, but also software environments and continuous\noperational support that matches the project,” said Dr. Zhifeng Li, Chief\nTechnology Officer of MAAS. “The successful delivery demonstrates Huazhi\nFuture’s execution capabilities in computing resource deployment,\nenvironment configuration and technical services, and further validates the\nscalability of our business model. We will continue to strengthen our\ncapabilities in delivering and operating AI computing resources and providing\nefficient and reliable AI infrastructure services to a broader base of\nenterprise customers.”\n\nAbout Maase\n\nWe are an integrated provider and operator of an artificial intelligence\n(“AI”)-centric full-scene digital systems. Our businesses focus on areas\nof flexible energy deployment and intelligent commercial network operation,\nand provide closed-loop solutions from computing infrastructure, smart\nhardware and full-scene services, aiming to achieve large-scale implementation\nof AI technologies across industries. Powered by our dual engines of\nintelligent technology and ecosystem integration, through strategic industry\nconsolidation and continuous improvement in operations, our mission is to\nbuild up an open and collaborative industrial ecosystem and provide our\ncustomers with efficient, reliable and sustainable intelligent products and\nsolutions. We will continuously explore and consolidate high-quality\ntechnological and commercial resources globally and explore industrial\napplication scenarios of AI technologies. For more information, please visit:\nhttps://ir.maaseai.com/\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of\nthe Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking\nstatements can be identified by terminology such as “will,” “expects,”\n“anticipates,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,”\n“estimates,” and similar statements. Among other things, statements\nregarding the Company’s strategies, business plans, future business\ndevelopment and prospects are forward-looking statements. Such statements are\nsubject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ\nmaterially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Potential risks\nand uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the Company’s goals and\nstrategies; its future business development; the demand for and acceptance of\nits products and services; technological changes; the economic environment;\nits reputation and brand; the effects of competition and pricing; governmental\nregulation; and general economic and business conditions in the domestic and\ninternational markets in which the Company operates, as well as assumptions\nunderlying or related to any of the foregoing risks and other risks disclosed\nin the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission\n(“SEC”). Investors should not place undue reliance on these\nforward-looking statements. All information provided in this press release is\nas of the date of this press release, and the Company does not undertake any\nobligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under\napplicable law. Further information regarding these and other risks is\nincluded in the Company’s filings with the SEC, which are available for\nreview at www.sec.gov.\n\nInvestor Relations Contact\n\nFor more information, please contact:\nInvestor Relations\nPhone: +86-532-66030885\nEmail: ir@maaseai.com\nWebsite: https://ir.maaseai.com/\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-08-11T13:00:01.722563264Z","server_sent_at_ms":1786453201722},"received_at":"2026-08-11T13:00:02.996Z","source_url":"https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/08/11/3342756/0/en/maas-completes-delivery-and-client-acceptance-of-rmb1-65-million-ai-computing-services-contract-full-payment-received.html"},"analysis":{"id":"104505","press_release_id":"115506","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"IT Services","sector":"Information Technology"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"operations_update","narrative":"Maase Inc.'s subsidiary Huazhi Future completed the delivery of an AI computing technical services contract with Guangzhou Benyun Artificial Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd., valued at RMB 1.65 million.\n\nThe project encompassed the delivery of five AI computing service nodes, including full deployment of the operating environment and ongoing maintenance support.\n\nGuangzhou Benyun has accepted the project and MAAS has received payment in full, validating the company's execution capabilities in the enterprise AI infrastructure market.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Small contract validation for MAAS's AI infrastructure services."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"nodes_delivered":5,"contract_value_rmb":"1.65 million"}},"quotedText":"AI model training, inference and application deployment require not only stable computing resources, but also software environments and continuous operational support that matches the project","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Dr. Zhifeng Li","role":"Chief Technology Officer"}],"products":["AI computing service nodes"],"companies":[{"name":"Maase Inc.","ticker":"MAAS"},{"name":"Huazhi Future (Chongqing) Technology Co., Ltd.","relationship":"subsidiary"},{"name":"Guangzhou Benyun Artificial Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd.","relationship":"customer"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"RMB1.65 million","context":"total tax-inclusive contract value"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":2,"reasoning":"The company completed a small contract worth RMB 1.65 million (approx. $230,000 USD) and received full payment. 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