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    INVESTOR
      RELATIONS CONSULTING AGREEMENT

    

    THIS
      CONSULTING AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made this 20th
      day of
      February 2008, by and between CHINA
      MARINE FOOD GROUP LIMITED
      (OTC:
      CMFO) and its subsidiary, Nice Enterprise Trading H.K. Co., Ltd. (hereinafter
      referred to as the “Company” or “China
      Marine”),
      and
      Hayden Communications International, Inc., a Florida Corporation (hereinafter
      referred collectively as the “Consultant” or “HC”).

     

    EXPLANATORY
      STATEMENT

     

    The
      Consultant affirms that it has successfully demonstrated financial and public
      relations consulting expertise, and possesses valuable knowledge, and experience
      in the areas of business finance and corporate investor/public relations. The
      Company believes that the Consultant’s knowledge, expertise and experience would
      benefit the Company, and the Company desires to retain the Consultant to perform
      consulting services for the Company under this Agreement.

    

    NOW,
      THEREFORE, in consideration of their mutual agreements and covenants contained
      herein, and for other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
      which is hereby acknowledged, and in further consideration of the affixation
      by
      the parties of their respective signatures below, the parties agree as
      follows:

    

      
        	
                I.

              	
                CONSULTING
                  SERVICES

              

      

    

    

    1.1 HC
      agrees
      that for a period of twelve (12) months commencing February 20, 2008, the
      Consultant will reasonably be available during regular business hours to advise,
      counsel and inform designated officers and employees of the Company, a specialty
      food producer, as it relates to financial
      markets and exchanges, competitors, business acquisitions and other aspects
      of
      or concerning the Company’s business about which HC has knowledge or
      expertise.

    

    1.2 HC
      shall
      render services to the Company as an independent contractor, and not as an
      employee. All services rendered by HC on behalf of the Company shall be
      performed to the best of HC’s ability in concert with the overall business plan
      of the Company and the goals and objectives of the Company’s management and
      Board of Directors, including articulating China Marine’s investment story and
      highlights; building and maintaining relationships with supporters of the stock,
      including institutional investors and sell-side analysts; increasing the Company
      participation in investment conferences focused on the international based
      small-cap companies; achieving a fair market value for the Company’ stock;
      significantly increasing the Company’ s exposure in the financial market; and
      assisting the Company in achieving a listing to an exchange such as NASDAQ,
      NYSE
      or AMEX within shortest time. 

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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                II.

              	
                SCOPE
                  OF
                  SERVICES/PROGRAMS/ACTIVITIES

              

      

    

    

    HC
      International, Inc. (HC) will develop, implement, and maintain an ongoing stock
      market support system for “China Marine” with the general objective of expanding
      awareness of the Company among stockbrokers, analysts, micro-cap portfolio/fund
      managers, market makers, and the appropriate financial & trade publications.

    

      
        	
                1.

              	
                PROFESSIONAL
                  INVESTMENT COMMUNITY
                  AWARENESS

              

      

    

    

    
      	A.  	
              Improvement
                on the Company’s Profile, PPT and Website so that China Marine will have a
                powerful and compelling tool to tell to investors.
                

            

    

    
      	B.  	
              Introductions
                to professionals at select firms, with a focus on members of the
                Financial
                Community in various geographic regions, both in the United States,
                North
                America and China. The targeted group of professionals, which would
                be
                drawn from our proprietary database of contacts will be a subset
                of
                the following:

            

    

    
      	1.  	
              Over
                15,000 Equity Brokers

            

    

    
      	2.  	
              Over
                750 Analysts (700 Buy-Side and 50 Sell Side), both generalists and
                industry specialists. 

            

    

    
      	3.  	
              Over
                3,000 Micro-Cap Portfolio/Hedge Fund
                Managers

            

    

    
      	4.  	
              Over
                100 Market Makers (both retail and
                wholesale)

            

    

    
      	5.  	
              Financial,
                Trade and Industry Publications

            

    

    
      	C.  	
              Introductions
                to an expanded group of fund managers and analysts (buy and sell
                side)
                beyond our current database through the utilization of both Big Dough
                subscription service and other on-line tools such as StreetWise,
                etc.
                

            

    

    
      	D.  	
              Introductions
                to High Net-Worth accredited investors who build positions in China
                based,
                micro-cap companies and are familiar with other quality companies,
                which
                HC currently and previously
                represented.

            

    

    
      	E.  	
              Broker
                conference calls/meetings arranged by HC in select cities (and at
                compatible times) with top management at “China Marine” on a Quarterly
                basis. The following cities encompass locations we typically travel
                to for
                Road Shows - New York, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Denver, Atlanta,
                Phoenix/Scottsdale, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Chicago, Minneapolis, Southern
                Florida, Southern California, San Francisco, Washington DC. HC will
                seed
                markets prior to effectuating road shows and will only incorporate
                areas
                of significant interest. Other interested parties can be introduced
                via
                conference calls. 

            

    

    
      	F.  	
              Road
                Show assistance in China - facilitate key meetings and road shows
                at China
                Marine facilities. This will be for large investors and needs to
                be
                compatible with HC’s schedule. 

            

    

    
      	G.  	
              All
                interested parties will be continually updated of Client’s progress via
                phone conversations and through our fax/e-mail list for news releases.
                

            

    

    
      	H.  	
              Featuring
                China Marine in future editions of the HC International Newsletter
                which
                is distributed to over 7,500 professional and high-net worth investors
                on
                a quarterly basis. Each feature includes a summary of each respective
                client’s operating activities along with insightful industry commentary
                to
                help investors embrace the investment opportunity and thesis. HC
                does not
                provide specific investment recommendations or advice but rather
                the facts
                by utilizing public information for its publication.
                

            

    

    
      	I.  	
              HC
                will screen all investment firms for upcoming financial conferences,
                which
                would be appropriate for “China Marine”. HC will work through the proper
                channels with the goal of receiving invitations for management to
                present
                at those relevant conferences.

            

    

    
      	J.  	
              Building
                the effective contact with analysts, HC will survey sell-side and
                buy-side
                industry analysts covering China Marine’s peer companies to obtain
                industry earnings estimates, build a positive overall corporate image
                and
                initiate high-quality regional sell-side and buy-side analyst coverage.
                HC
                will present the China Marine story to sell-side analysts who express
                an
                interest in the Company and will continue regular dialogs with the
                analysts in order to maintain interest and achieve research coverage.
                

            

    

    
      	K.  	
              HC
                will help China Marine create an investor kit. The investor kit will
                include the corporate profile, historical financials, economic forecasts,
                industry/peer information and recent press releases. The investor
                kit will
                be mailed to all interested parties as well as presented at investment
                conferences and road show.

            

    

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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                2.

              	
                SHAREHOLDER
                  COMMUNICATIONS

              

      

    

    

    
      	A.  	
              Understand
                the financials and all operating metrics of the company in detail,
                facilitating interactions with new and current investors and articulating
                the necessary information to assist professionals in completing their
                due
                diligence. This activity enables management to focus on executing
                its
                business plan. 

            

    

    
      	B.  	
              Handle
                investor requests for timely information via the telephone and e-mail.
                HC
                will have a knowledgeable associate available during market hours
                to field
                and respond to all investor inquiries and update the shareholder
                database
                accordingly. This helps shareholder retention by showing that the
                Company
                is shareholder friendly and proactive in its communication
                efforts.

            

    

    
      	C.  	
              Contact
                shareholders on a quarterly basis and gather perception feedback
                on their
                views of how the business is evolving and management’s execution relative
                to expectations. Open dialogue, expand and update database and keep
                key
                investors informed once material developments are
                reported

            

    

    
      	D.  	
              Host
                Quarterly Conference Calls to accompany the earnings release. HC
                will
                assist with scripting these calls and monitoring the continuity to
                ensure
                a smooth roll-out for investors. These will be especially important
                as
                these will represent some of the first interactions between the Company
                and a broader investor audience.

            

    

    

    
      	3.  	
              MEDIA
                RELATIONS

            

    

      

    Financial
      Newsletter and Business Publication campaign. HC will work with our contacts
      that include financial newsletters to solicit “Buy Recommendations” for “China
      Marine”. The business publications we have relationships with include Business
      Week, Fortune, Investors Business Daily, Wall Street Journal, among others.
      The
      Financial Newsletters we target have a paid subscription base of investors
      focused mainly on micro cap stocks and do not solicit compensation for coverage.
      A “Buy Recommendation” can produce a great deal of new investor interest and
      lends third party support and opinion. There are several newsletters which
      have
      initiated China coverage and will focus on those initially. HC will work with
      the Company to keep current pitch letters, backgrounds/fact sheets and press
      release for use in an interview campaign. 

    HC
      will
      help the Company to prepare for it conference call such as earning conference
      call and regular conference calls. HC will advise on the agenda and script
      of
      the call, properly prepare management for Q&A and provide necessary
      translation. 

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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              4.

            	
              THE
                FINANCIAL PRESS 

            

    

    

    
      	A.  	
              HC
                will assist senior management to draft and complete press releases
                on all
                material events as deemed by the Company. Management and corporate
                counsel
                will approve all releases before they are sent to the
                wire.

            

    

    
      	B.  	
              At
                company’s discretion, HC will disseminate news releases electronically to
                our established database of financial professionals including: special
                situation analysts, brokers, fund managers, individual investors,
                money
                managers, and current or prospective individual shareholders who
                are
                already invested or have expressed an interest in “China
                Marine”.

            

    

    

    
      	
              5.

            	
              PUBLIC
                MARKET INSIGHT is
                utilized to assist senior management in understanding the life cycle
                of
                the financial markets and most importantly how “China Marine” is impacted
                directly and indirectly by different variables (both macro and
                micro-economic). The Team at HC leverages its collective expertise
                gained
                by representing over 200 public companies, and through also working
                on the
                “buy” and “sell” side to help our clients understand expectations,
                valuations, perceptions, and investment methodologies utilized by
                investment professionals. This consulting aspect of our business
                is
                extremely valuable for management to optimize key opportunities and
                to
                avoid pitfalls, which periodically have long term significant
                implications. HC will advise you on crisis communication policy and
                are
                immediately available to assist you if problems develop. We will
                also take
                a key role in introducing and interview in concert with management
                applicable investment banking partners to facilitate potential capital
                raises. 

            

    

    

      
        	
                III.

              	
                AGENDA

              

      

    

    

    Paramount
      to our collective efforts, HC will educate senior management on the importance
      of establishing conservative expectations and how various corporate actions
      may
      be perceived and impact the public market. HC has the capability to help access
      acquisition candidates, discuss the financial impacts as well as the longer
      term
      implications. Please refer to the Agenda on the proposal as outlined in detail
      for months one through six and carrying on through the balance of the
      contractual period. 

    

    Assuming
      that management’s efforts are leading ultimately to success and greater
      profitability, the end results of this financial communication and awareness
      campaign should be:

     

    *
      An
      increase in the number of financial professionals (including brokers,
      institutions and analysts) and individual
      investors well educated and knowledgeable about “China Marine”: including senior
management,
      the company’s products, and its current financial condition & growth
      opportunities.

    *
      An
      increase in the number of articles printed in both trade and financial
      publications.

    *
      An
      increase in the liquidity of the common stock.

    *
      An
      increase in “China Marine” market capitalization coupled with a broader, more
      diverse shareholder base.

    *
      Suitable and better access to the capital markets, which will facilitate future
      acquisitions and working capital needs. 

    

    
      
        
        

      

      
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                IV.

              	
                TERM

              

      

    

     

    This
      agreement shall remain in effect for a period commencing on the signature date
      and expires twelve months (365 days) from signing date. In the event that HC
      commits any material breach or violation of the provisions of this Agreement,
      then, the Client has the right to terminate this agreement any time during
      the
      contractual period and/or any extension periods after the initial contractual
      period. In addition, the Client has the right to terminate after the initial
      six-month period if HC is unable to fulfill its obligations detailed in this
      agreement. 

    

      
        	
                V.

              	
                COMPENSATION

              

      

    

    

    Cash
      and Equity

    

    
      	A.  	
              Monthly
                consulting and services fee of $7,500 per month from the initial
                start
                date of February 20, 2007 through the effective date of the SB-2,
                at which
                time the consulting fee will increase to $11,500 per month through
                the end
                of the contractual period. The first payment will be due on February
                20
                with subsequent payments due on the 20th
                of
                each month. Payments will be made by wire to the following account:
                

            

    

     

    Bank
      of
      America 

    Tampa,
      Florida 

    Swift
      Code: BOFAUS3N 

    ABA
      Routing #026009593 

    Credit
      to
      account: Hayden Communications International Inc. 

    Account
      #005566998525

    

    
      	B.  	
              Equity:
                Thirty
                Thousand (30,000) shares of restricted common stock. A certificate
                will
                made out in the name of Hayden Communications International, Inc.
                and sent
                within 30 days of the pending registration being deemed effective
                by the
                SEC to the attention of Jennifer Heady, Operations VP, 9734 Anchor
                Drive,
                Longs, SC 29568. Phone 843-399-7576. The Management team and China
                Marine’s legal counsel agree that these shares are considered issued the
                date the contract was signed from a 144-ruling
                perspective.

            

    

    

    Expenses:
      Only
      expenses that would ordinarily be incurred by the Client will be billed back
      on
      a monthly basis. Applicable reimbursements would include: creation, printing
      and
      postage for investor packages, fees for news wire services, and fees for
      fax-broadcasting news releases. Any packages requiring additional
      photocopying/printing will be billed back to the Client at cost (with no
      mark-up). Any extraordinary items, such as broker lunch presentations, air
      travel, hotel, ground transportation or media campaigns, etc. shall be paid
      by
      the Client, only with Client authorization prior to incurring any expenses.
      

    

      
        	
                VI.

              	
                Prior
                  Restriction

              

      

    

    

    HC
      represents to the Company that it is not subject to, or bound by, any agreement
      which sets forth or contains any
      provision,
      the
      existence or enforcement of which would in any way restrict or hinder HC from
      performing the services on behalf of the Company that HC is herein agreeing
      to
      perform.

    

    
      
        
        

      

      
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                VII.

              	
                Assignment

              

      

    

    

    This
      Agreement is personal to HC and may not be assigned in any way by HC without
      the
      prior written consent of the Company. Subject to the foregoing, the rights
      and
      obligations under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be
      binding upon, the heirs, legatees, successors and permitted assigns of HC and
      upon the successors and assigns of the Company. 

    

      
        	
                VIII.

              	
                Confidentiality

              

      

    

    

    Except
      as
      required by law or court order, HC will keep confidential any trade secrets
      or
      confidential or proprietary information of the Company which are now known
      to HC
      or which hereinafter may become known to HC and HC shall not at any time
      directly or indirectly disclose or permit to be disclosed any such information
      to any person, firm, or corporation or other entity, or use the same in any
      way
      other than in connection with the business of the Company and in any case only
      with prior written permission of China Marine. For purposes of this Agreement,
      “trade secrets or confidential or proprietary information” includes information
      unique to or about the Company including but not limited to its business and
      is
      not known or generally available to the public. 

    

      
        	
                IX.

              	
                Default

              

      

    

    

    9.1 
      Except
      for a claim or controversy arising under Section 6 of this Agreement, any claim
      or controversy arising under any of the provisions of this Agreement shall,
      at
      the election of either party hereto, be determined by arbitration in Florida
      in
      accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association. The decision
      of the Arbitrator shall be binding and conclusive upon the parties. Each party
      shall pay its own costs and expenses in any such arbitration.
      The
      parties
      shall share the costs of filing fee for the arbitration and the fees of the
      arbitrators equally.

    

    9.2
      In
      the event that HC commits any material breach
      of
any provision
      of this
      Agreement, as determined by the Company in good faith, the Company may, by
      injunctive action, compel HC to comply with, or restrain HC from violating,
      such
      provision, and, in addition, and not in the alternative, the Company shall
      be
      entitled to declare HC in default hereunder and to terminate this Agreement
      and
      any further payments hereunder.

    

    9.3
       
      Since HC
      must at all times rely upon the accuracy and completeness of information
      supplied to it by the Company’s officers, directors, agents, and employees, the
      Company agrees to indemnify, hold harmless, and defend HC, its officers, agents,
      and employees at the Company’s expense, against
      any
      proceeding or suit which may arise out of and/or be
      due
      to
      any material
      misrepresentation
      in such information
      supplied
      by the Company to HC (or any material omission by the Company that caused such
      supplied information to be materially misleading). 

    

      
        	
                X.

              	
                Severability
                  and Reformation

              

      

    

    

    If
      any
      provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid, or unenforceable
      under present or future law, such provision shall be fully severable, and this
      Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid or
      unenforceable provision were never a part hereof, and the remaining provisions
      shall remain in full force and shall not be affected by the illegal, invalid,
      or
      unenforceable provision, or by its severance; but in any such event this
      Agreement shall be construed to give effect to the severed provision to the
      extent legally permissible.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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                XI.

              	
                Notices 

              

      

    

     

    Any
      notices required by this Agreement shall (i) be made in writing and
      delivered to the party to whom it is addressed by
      hand
      delivery, by certified mail, return receipt requested, with adequate postage
      prepaid, or by courier delivery service (including major overnight delivery
      companies such as Federal Express and Airborne), (ii) be deemed given when
      received,
      and
      (iii) in the case of the Company, be mailed to its principal office at China
      Marine, BA under Auspicious food of Shi Shi City Hua Bao Ming Ltd., Da Boa
      Industrial Zone, Shi Shi City, Fujian Province, PRC 362700. And in the case
      of
      HC, be mailed to Hayden Communications International, Inc., 7582 Windermere
      Court, Lake Worth, FL 33467.

    

      
        	
                XII.

              	
                Miscellaneous

              

      

    

    

    12.1
      This
      Agreement may not be amended, except by a written instrument signed and
      delivered by each of the parties hereto.

    

    12.2
      This
      Agreement constitutes the entire understanding between the parties hereto with
      respect to the subject matter hereof, and all other agreements relating to
      the
      subject matter hereof are hereby superseded.

    

      12.3 This
        Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws
        of
        the State of

      Florida.

       

    

    

    In
      Witness Whereof, the parties have executed this Consulting Agreement as of
      the
      day and year first above written.

     

    
      
        	AGREED: 	 
	 	 	 	 
	Hayden Communications
                International, Inc. 	China Marine/
                Nice
                Enterprise Trading H.K. 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	By: 	
              	By: 
                	
              
	 	
                
Matthew
                M. Hayden, President 	 	
                
Mr.
                Li Pengfei, CEO
	 	 	 	 
	Date:  	 	Date: 	 

      

    

          

    
      
        
        

      

      
        7Exhibit
      4.4

    

    [Rurban
      Financial Corp. Letterhead]

    

    March
      21,
      2008

    

    Securities
      and Exchange Commission

    100
      F
      Street, NE

    Washington,
      D.C. 20549

    

    
      	 	
              Re:

            	
              Rurban
                Financial Corp. – Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
                ended December 31, 2007

            

    

    

    Ladies
      and Gentlemen:

    

    Rurban
      Financial Corp., an Ohio corporation (“Rurban”), is today filing with the
      Securities and Exchange Commision (the “SEC”) the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
      Rurban for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 ( “Rurban’s 2007 Form
      10-K”)

    

    Pursuant
      to the instructions relating to the Exhibits in Item 601(b)(4)(iii) of
      Regulation S-K, Rurban hereby agrees to furnish to the SEC, upon request, copies
      of instruments and agreements defining the rights of holders of long-term debt
      and of the long-term debt of its consolidated subsidiaries, which are not being
      filed as exhibits to Rurban’s 2007 Form 10-K. None of such long-term debt
      exceeds 10% of the total assets of Rurban and its subsidiaries on a consolidated
      basis.

    

    
      	
              Very
                truly yours,

            
	 
	
              RURBAN
                FINANCIAL CORP.

            
	 
	
              /s/
                Duane L. Sinn

            
	 
	
              Duane
                L. Sinn

            
	
              Executive
                Vice President and

            
	
              Chief
                Financial Officer

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