HQ agreed with the proposal, just need to complete the approval process, then we can sign the agreement, otherwise, we need to leave the date blank to ensure the date on the service agreement is later than the date of the approval process is completed, not sure what is your preference, sign with no date first or wait for my notice to sign? The reason I ask about this is the dead line for the audit report is the end of Jan, time left to us is very limited, I would like to start the work as soon as possible, we can pay you the retainer up front if you need to start working What 's your recommendation? Just let me know