EXHIBIT 4.33 AMENDMENT TO BILLING TECHNOLOGY LICENSE AGREEMENT

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 4.33

                                    AMENDMENT

                                     BETWEEN

                      SHANGHAI SHANDA NETWORKING CO., LTD.

                                        AND

               SHENGQU INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.

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                AMENDMENT TO BILLING TECHNOLOGY LICENSE AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDMENT TO BILLING TECHNOLOGY LICENSE AGREEMENT ("Amendment") is made as

of December 28, 2004, in Shanghai, P.R.C., by and between Shanghai Shanda

Networking Co., Ltd. ("Shanda Networking"), a domestic company organized and

existing under the laws of the People's Republic of China (the "PRC"), and

Shengqu Information Technology Co., Ltd. ("Shengqu"), a wholly foreign-owned

company organized and existing under the laws of the PRC.

WHEREAS,

A.     Shanda Networking and Shengqu ("Parties") are parties to that certain

      BILLING TECHNOLOGY LICENSE AGREEMENT dated as of December 9, 2003 (the

      "Agreement").

B.     The Parties agree to modify the standard monthly fee and licensed region.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the applicable cond