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                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

AGREEMENT, entered into as of the 1st day of September, 1999 by and between
Premier Classic Art, Inc. a Delaware corporation, having its principal office at
1158 Staffler Rd. Bridgewater, NJ 08807 and (hereinafter referred to as the
"Corporation"), and Charles F. Trapp residing at 1158 Staffler Rd., Bridgewater,
NJ 08807 (hereinafter referred to as the "Employee").

         WHEREAS, the Corporation desires to employ the Employee and the
Employee desires to be employed by the Corporation upon the terms and subject to
the conditions hereinafter set forth.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual coverants herein
contained, And for other good and valuable consideration, it is agreed as
follows:

            1. (a) This Corporation hereby employs the Employee as its President
and Chief Financial Officer. The employee shall perform the duties and have the
responsibilities normally associated with such offices.

               (b) The Employee agrees to devote substantially all of his time
during normal business hours to the Corporation's business and at other times as
are reasonably necessary. The Employee agrees to use his best efforts while
performing the aforesaid duties and such other executive duties consistent with
the office of president as shall from time to time be assigned to him by the
Board of Directors of the Corporation. During the term of his employment
hereunder, the Employee shall not perform any services for any other company,
which services conflict with his obligation

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under the next preceding sentence of this paragraph 1(b). Nothing in this
Agreement shall preclude the Employee from devoting reasonable periods required
for:

                   (i) serving as a director or member of a committee of any
organization involving no conflict of interest with the interest of the
Corporation;

                   (ii) delivering lectures, fulfilling speaking engagements,
teaching at educational institutions;

                   (iii) engaging in charitable and community activities; and

                   (iv) managing his personal investments, provided that such
activities do not materially interfere with the regular performance of his
duties and responsibilities under this agreement.

            2. (a) The Corporation shall pay to the Employee, commencing
September 2, 1999 a gross salary (before deduction for income taxes, social
security, unemployment benefits, and other deductions required by law ("Base
Salary") at the rate of Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000) per annum for the year
ending August 31, 2000. Base Salary shall be payable no less often than monthly
in accordance with corporate policy.

               (b) During the Term of Employment, the Executive shall be paid a
10% bonus annually by the Company after completion of the annual audit of the

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Company's financial statements by the independent accountants. The Bonus shall
be based upon the net income of the Company, determined in accordance with
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, before charges for officers' bonus and
income taxes (EBOBAT).

               (c) The Corporation will reimburse the Employee for his necessary
and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in the course of his employment
and in connection with his duties hereunder, upon presentation to the
Corporation of satisfactory evidence of such expenses.

               (d) The Corporation will provide the Employee, his dependents and
beneficiaries, with all payments and benefits to which officers of the
Corporation, their dependents and beneficiaries, are entitled as the result of
the employment of such officers during the period of employment under the terms
of all employee plans.

               (e) Medical, dental, health and welfare plans, stock option
plans, stock purchase plans and other deferred compensation plans.

               (f) During the term of employment the Company shall pay premiums
on behalf of the Employee up to $3,000 per year for life insurance policies
under which the ownership and beneficiaries are to be designed by the Employee.

               (g) During the term of employment the Company shall lease for the
Employee an automobile of the Employee's choice with a cost of up to $35,000 or
in the alternate, the employee may elect to receive a monthly payment consistent
with

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the Internal Revenue Service lease schedule for a vehicle of equivalent value.
Employee shall be subject to taxation for personal use of the automobile in
accordance with the Internal Revenue Code and the Internal Service regulations
thereunder.

               (h) Employee will be entitled to all holidays, vacation, sick
leave, and similar benefits provided to the Corporation's other senior
executives.

               (i) In the event that there is a material change in the duties
and responsibilities, or location of employment of the Employee from that
existing on the date of this Employment Agreement, Employee shall have the
option to terminate this Employment Agreement by resigning after which he shall
be entitled to receive during the balance of the term monthly payments in the
amount equal to one-twelfth (1/12) of the then Base Salary.

            3. The term of the Employees employment hereunder (hereinafter
referred to as the "Term") shall commence on the date hereof and terminate
August 31, 2002.

            4. This Employment Agreement and the employment of the Employee
hereunder shall terminate:

               (a) As of the close of business on the last day of the month in
which occurred the death of the employee. Accordingly, the legal representative
of the deceased Employee shall be entitled to the compensation for the month in
which death

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shall have occurred plus the amount of bonus that would be due the Employee from
the current year and any unpaid bonus from the prior year. Such Salary and Bonus
shall be paid within 30 days of the end of the month;

               (b) At the option of the Corporation, upon written notice to the
Employee, in the event the Employee engages in conduct constituting Cause. For
the Purpose of any provision of this Agreement, the termination of the
Employee's employment shall be deemed to have been for Cause only if the
Employee is guilty of willful misconduct or if the Employee is convicted of
willful criminal conduct (or pleads guilty to such a crime) which is materially
injurious to the Corporation. If Termination is for Cause, Employee shall be
paid the balance if his monthly Base Salary;

               (c) If Termination is due to nonperformance by the Corporation
for any reason, or is due to the liquidation, dissolution, consolidation or
merger of the Corporation or transfer of all or a significant portion of its
assets unless the successor to which all or a significant portion of its assets
have been transferred shall have assumed all duties and obligations of the
Corporation under this Employment agreement then the employee shall receive a
consulting fee equal to $100,000 per year for two years following the Employee's
Termination, and shall be payable in equal quarter-annual installments of
$25,000 each.

This Employment Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding
between the Corporation and the Employee relating to the latter's employment,
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
New Jersey and may not be changed, terminated or discharged orally.

James  Cheatham
President and Director

                                Charles F. Trapp<PAGE>

                             DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

         Agreement dated this     day of September, 1999 by and between Premier
Classic Art, Inc., a Delaware Corporation ("PCA") whose address is 1158 Staffler
Road, Bridgwater, NJ 08807 and Royal Animated Art, Inc., ("Royal") a, California
whose address is 345 North Maple Drive, Suite 297, Beverly Hills, California
90210.

                               W I T N E S S E T H

         WHEREAS, Royal has the right to reproduce, as animation art and/or
comic strip lithographs, numerous animation and comic strip images and
characters, (the "property"), as more particularly described herein);

         WHEREAS, Royal desires to grant to PCA the non-exclusive right to
purchase from Royal various forms of the Property as described herein, and PCA
desires to acquire the right to make such purchases;

         NOW THEREFORE, subject to the mutual rights and obligations set forth
herein, the parties agree as follows:

         1. Royal hereby grants to PCA the non-exclusive right to purchase and
market reproductions in the forms described below, or in such additional forms
as shall be mutually agreed upon, of the Property to which Royal now has or
hereafter acquires reproduction rights, directly or through affiliates. Such
forms shall include hand painted animated cels, seri-cels which are mechanically
reproduced by use of silk screen process, chromo-cels which use offset printing,
and/or lithographic reproductions and comic strip lithographs.

         2. The Property as defined herein shall include all animation art and
comic strip lithographs, which Royal now has (as set forth in Schedule A) or
hereafter acquires reproduction rights to.

         3. The rights granted to PCA hereunder shall be subject to such
restrictions and limitations as are contained in the agreements under which
Royal acquired such rights, and to the approval of Royal over whether and how
many reproductions of each particular Property should be sold to PCA. Such
approvals shall not be unreasonably withheld.

         4. PCA shall pay to Royal for Art purchased by and delivered to PCA, a
percentage of Royal's suggested Wholesale and/or Retail price, as shall be
applicable as follows:

            (a) Fifty percent (50%) o\f Royal's suggested Retail price, when PCA
sells direct to the ultimate consumer;

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            (b) Twenty-five percent (25%) of Royal's suggested retail price,
when PCA sells to wholesalers. distributors, retailers, and/or other middlemen.

                Royal's suggested retail price shall be determined, from time to
time, in Royal's sole discretion and shall be predicated on the images selected,
Royal's underlying rights and Royal agreements, the method of reproduction
utilized (i.e., original hand painted or mechanically reproduced), the size of
the edition, and the quantity ordered.

                Royal's prices to PCA, however, shall be in accord with Royal's
prices to its most favorable customers.

                It is understood that prices may vary from time to time.

         5. Payment for the purchase of the Art shall be as follows: (a) Fifty
percent (50%) of the price per order shall be paid simultaneously with the
submission of the written purchase order;

            (b) Fifty percent (50%) of the price for each purchase order shall
be paid upon delivery to PCA, plus appropriate shipping and handling costs (all
orders F.O.B. Chatsworth, Ca.).

         6. The terms of this agreement shall be three years. Royal agrees to
renew this agreement for an additional period of two years, upon the same terms
and conditions, at the written request of PCA, provided Herman Rush is actively
associated with Royal, In the event that, after the expiration of three years,
Herman Rush shall no longer be actively associated with Royal, he shall agree to
use his best efforts to introduce PCA to the copyright owners.

         7. Any and all claims or disputes that may arise under this agreement
shall be submitted for determination by Arbitration under the rules of the
American Arbitration Association. Unless otherwise mutually agreed by the
parties, if the claim is made by PCA, the hearing shall be held in Los Angeles.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have made and signed this Agreement on
the date indicated above.

                                                ROYAL ANIMATED ART, INC.

                                         By:____________________________
                                                Herman Rush, President

                                                PREMIER CLASSIC ART, INC.

Agreed and accepted
for purposes of                          By:____________________________
Paragraph 6                                     Charles F. Trapp

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Herman Rush

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                                   SCHEDULE A

400,000 Original Hand-Painted on acetate consisting of a mixture
of 12 Field (approx. 12" x 10") and Pan Cels (approx. 36" x 10").
Animation Production Cels (cels) selected from and used on the
following programs:

1.       Real Ghostbusters/Slimer                            approx 75,000
2.       Ewoks (Star Wars)                                   approx 75,000
3.       He-Man, Master of the Universe                      approx 75,000
4.       She-Ra, Princess of Power                           approx 75,000
5.       Bravestar                                           approx 45,000
6.       Flash Gordon                                        approx 10,000
7.       Shelly Duvall's Bedtime Stories                     approx 10,000
8.       Beethoven                                           approx  5,000
9.       Back to the Future                                  approx 10,000
10.      Miscellaneous                                       approx 20,000

The total number of "cels" shall be 400,000, however, the number from each of
the titles may vary slightly.

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