The counseling agreement of Ye Mei Company is valid when the deposit is paid, because the payer defaults, the payee can claim not to return the deposit, and if the payee defaults, the payer can claim to return the deposit twice. So it is effective.
When signing the deposit clause, it is necessary to pay attention to whether to sign the deposit clause, which should be agreed by both parties, and the specific situation of non-performance of the contract should be indicated in the deposit clause.