{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"93933","rtpr_id":"nGNX26W5JR","ticker":"MAAS","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["MAAS"],"title":"MAAS Subsidiary Huazhi Future Signs Strategic Enterprise AI Solutions Development Agreement with Zhongchuang Liankong","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-07-21T13:00:00.381Z","article_body":"QINGDAO, China, July 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Maase Inc. (NASDAQ: MAAS)\n(“MAAS” or the “Company”), an AI-centric full-scene digital systems\nprovider and operator, today announced that its subsidiary, Huazhi Future\n(Chongqing) Technology Co., Ltd. (“Huazhi Future”), has entered into an\nagreement with Zhongchuang Liankong Holdings (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd.\n(“Zhongchuang Liankong”) to develop a customized, enterprise-grade AI\napplication system powered by Huazhi Future’s proprietary large language\nmodel, “Lingyan Miaoyu”.\n\nUnder the agreement, Huazhi Future will design and deploy an intelligent AI\napplication platform tailored to Zhongchuang Liankong’s complex,\nmulti-industry business operations. The solution is intended to combine deep\nindustry-specific understanding, advanced conversational capabilities and\nseamless systems integration.\n\nThe scope of work includes model customization and algorithm optimization,\ndata engineering and governance, application development and systems\nintegration, secure on-premises deployment and regulatory compliance, as well\nas ongoing operations, maintenance and iterative enhancement following launch.\nThe total contract value exceeds RMB 10 million. The project is expected to be\ncompleted within seven to eight weeks, with delivery currently scheduled for\nthe third quarter of 2026.\n\nMin Zhou, Chief Executive Officer of MAAS, commented: “Enterprise adoption\nof AI is moving beyond general-purpose model access toward customized,\nuse-case-specific solutions. Enterprises increasingly expect AI systems to\nunderstand their industry context, integrate securely with proprietary data,\nsupport complex business processes and operate reliably in private, controlled\nenvironments.”\n\n“Our collaboration with Zhongchuang Liankong demonstrates Huazhi Future’s\nintegrated capabilities in industry-specific large-model applications,\nenterprise knowledge-base enhancement, agentic workflows and secure\ndeployment. More importantly, it represents a meaningful commercial milestone\nin advancing the commercialization of Huazhi Future’s large-model\ntechnologies across key industries.”\n\n“We believe this project has the potential to serve as a strong reference\ndeployment and support our future expansion into sectors including financial\nservices, manufacturing and energy. MAAS, through Huazhi Future, will continue\nto advance its AI-powered, full-scenario digital systems strategy by\nintegrating AI computing infrastructure, models and algorithms, intelligent\nhardware and application-specific services to deliver measurable business\noutcomes for 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, visit\nhttps://ir.maaseai.com.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements as defined by the\nPrivate Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements\ninclude statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future\nevents or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements that\nare other than statements of historical facts. When MAAS uses words such as\n“may”, “will”, “intend”, “should”, “believe”,\n“expect”, “anticipate”, “project”, “estimate” or similar\nexpressions that do not relate solely to historical matters, it is making\nforward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of\nfuture performance and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause the\nactual results to differ materially from MAAS’s expectations discussed in\nthe forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to uncertainties\nand risks including, but not limited to, the following: MAAS’s goals and\nstrategies; MAAS’s future business development; product and service demand\nand acceptance; changes in technology; economic conditions; reputation and\nbrand; the impact of competition and pricing; government regulations;\nfluctuations in general economic and business conditions in China and the\ninternational markets MAAS serves and assumptions underlying or related to any\nof the foregoing and other risks contained in reports filed by MAAS with the\nSecurities and Exchange Commission. For these reasons, among others, investors\nare cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements\nin this press release. Additional factors are discussed in MAAS’s filings\nwith the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available for\nreview at www.sec.gov. MAAS undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these\nforward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after\nthe date hereof.\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":"nGNX26W5JR","title":"MAAS Subsidiary Huazhi Future Signs Strategic Enterprise AI Solutions Development Agreement with Zhongchuang Liankong","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"MAAS","created":"2026-07-21T13:00:00.381Z","tickers":["MAAS"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"QINGDAO, China, July 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Maase Inc. (NASDAQ: MAAS)\n(“MAAS” or the “Company”), an AI-centric full-scene digital systems\nprovider and operator, today announced that its subsidiary, Huazhi Future\n(Chongqing) Technology Co., Ltd. (“Huazhi Future”), has entered into an\nagreement with Zhongchuang Liankong Holdings (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd.\n(“Zhongchuang Liankong”) to develop a customized, enterprise-grade AI\napplication system powered by Huazhi Future’s proprietary large language\nmodel, “Lingyan Miaoyu”.\n\nUnder the agreement, Huazhi Future will design and deploy an intelligent AI\napplication platform tailored to Zhongchuang Liankong’s complex,\nmulti-industry business operations. The solution is intended to combine deep\nindustry-specific understanding, advanced conversational capabilities and\nseamless systems integration.\n\nThe scope of work includes model customization and algorithm optimization,\ndata engineering and governance, application development and systems\nintegration, secure on-premises deployment and regulatory compliance, as well\nas ongoing operations, maintenance and iterative enhancement following launch.\nThe total contract value exceeds RMB 10 million. The project is expected to be\ncompleted within seven to eight weeks, with delivery currently scheduled for\nthe third quarter of 2026.\n\nMin Zhou, Chief Executive Officer of MAAS, commented: “Enterprise adoption\nof AI is moving beyond general-purpose model access toward customized,\nuse-case-specific solutions. Enterprises increasingly expect AI systems to\nunderstand their industry context, integrate securely with proprietary data,\nsupport complex business processes and operate reliably in private, controlled\nenvironments.”\n\n“Our collaboration with Zhongchuang Liankong demonstrates Huazhi Future’s\nintegrated capabilities in industry-specific large-model applications,\nenterprise knowledge-base enhancement, agentic workflows and secure\ndeployment. More importantly, it represents a meaningful commercial milestone\nin advancing the commercialization of Huazhi Future’s large-model\ntechnologies across key industries.”\n\n“We believe this project has the potential to serve as a strong reference\ndeployment and support our future expansion into sectors including financial\nservices, manufacturing and energy. MAAS, through Huazhi Future, will continue\nto advance its AI-powered, full-scenario digital systems strategy by\nintegrating AI computing infrastructure, models and algorithms, intelligent\nhardware and application-specific services to deliver measurable business\noutcomes for 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, visit\nhttps://ir.maaseai.com.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements as defined by the\nPrivate Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements\ninclude statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future\nevents or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements that\nare other than statements of historical facts. When MAAS uses words such as\n“may”, “will”, “intend”, “should”, “believe”,\n“expect”, “anticipate”, “project”, “estimate” or similar\nexpressions that do not relate solely to historical matters, it is making\nforward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of\nfuture performance and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause the\nactual results to differ materially from MAAS’s expectations discussed in\nthe forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to uncertainties\nand risks including, but not limited to, the following: MAAS’s goals and\nstrategies; MAAS’s future business development; product and service demand\nand acceptance; changes in technology; economic conditions; reputation and\nbrand; the impact of competition and pricing; government regulations;\nfluctuations in general economic and business conditions in China and the\ninternational markets MAAS serves and assumptions underlying or related to any\nof the foregoing and other risks contained in reports filed by MAAS with the\nSecurities and Exchange Commission. For these reasons, among others, investors\nare cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements\nin this press release. Additional factors are discussed in MAAS’s filings\nwith the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available for\nreview at www.sec.gov. MAAS undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these\nforward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after\nthe date hereof.\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":"2026-07-21T13:00:00.528154653Z","server_sent_at_ms":1784638800528},"received_at":"2026-07-21T13:00:00.579Z","source_url":"https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/07/21/3330542/0/en/MAAS-Subsidiary-Huazhi-Future-Signs-Strategic-Enterprise-AI-Solutions-Development-Agreement-with-Zhongchuang-Liankong.html"},"analysis":{"id":"82975","press_release_id":"93933","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"IT Services","sector":"Information Technology"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"operations_update","narrative":"MAAS subsidiary Huazhi Future signed an agreement with Zhongchuang Liankong to develop a customized enterprise AI application system using the proprietary 'Lingyan Miaoyu' large language model.\n\nThe project scope includes model customization, data engineering and secure on-premises deployment, with a total contract value exceeding RMB 10 million.\n\nManagement expects the project to be completed within seven to eight weeks, with delivery scheduled for the third quarter of 2026.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"RMB 10M contract win validates Huazhi Future's enterprise LLM capabilities."},"keyFigures":{"dealValueUsd":"RMB 10 million","customDimensions":{"delivery_quarter":"Q3 2026","project_timeline_weeks":"7 to 8"}},"quotedText":"Enterprise adoption of AI is moving beyond general-purpose model access toward customized, use-case-specific solutions.","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Min Zhou","role":"Chief Executive Officer"}],"products":["Lingyan Miaoyu"],"companies":[{"name":"Huazhi Future (Chongqing) Technology Co., Ltd.","relationship":"subsidiary"},{"name":"Zhongchuang Liankong Holdings (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd.","relationship":"partner"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"RMB 10 million","context":"total contract value"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":2,"reasoning":"Contract win with a total value exceeding RMB 10 million represents a positive commercial milestone and validation of the company's LLM capabilities, but the financial size suggests limited immediate impact on overall valuation."},"tickerRelevance":{"others":[],"primary":"MAAS"},"globalImportance":15,"audienceRelevance":15,"eventTypeSecondary":["partnership"],"importanceComponents":{"dealSize":"RMB 10M","tickerTier":"small-cap","eventGravity":"contract-win"}},"event_type":"operations_update","event_type_secondary":["partnership"],"sentiment":"bullish","material_impact_score":2,"narrative":"MAAS subsidiary Huazhi Future signed an agreement with Zhongchuang Liankong to develop a customized enterprise AI application system using the proprietary 'Lingyan Miaoyu' large language model.\n\nThe project scope includes model customization, data engineering and secure on-premises deployment, with a total contract value exceeding RMB 10 million.\n\nManagement expects the project to be completed within seven to eight weeks, with delivery scheduled for the third quarter of 2026.","key_figures":{"dealValueUsd":"RMB 10 million","customDimensions":{"delivery_quarter":"Q3 2026","project_timeline_weeks":"7 to 8"}},"named_entities":{"people":[{"name":"Min Zhou","role":"Chief Executive Officer"}],"products":["Lingyan Miaoyu"],"companies":[{"name":"Huazhi Future (Chongqing) Technology Co., Ltd.","relationship":"subsidiary"},{"name":"Zhongchuang Liankong Holdings (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd.","relationship":"partner"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"RMB 10 million","context":"total contract value"}]},"model_name":"glm-4.7","prompt_hash":"sha256:727b4b9429a443af","schema_hash":"sha256:05005c02d9cffac9","created_at":"2026-07-21T15:55:38.719Z","global_importance":15,"audience_relevance":15,"importance_components":{"dealSize":"RMB 10M","tickerTier":"small-cap","eventGravity":"contract-win"}},"durationMs":344473,"modelName":"glm-4.7"}}