Li was born in 1953, in Chengdu. He graduated from the East China Institute of Geology (now East China University of Technology) with a major in applied geophysics. In 1989, he received an MBA degree from WakeForest University in the United States. In 2000 he founded Laolei Film Company and Beijing Laolei Film and Television Culture Co., Ltd.
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2017DuckweedMovieas Bath Center Boss2015Beyond the WorldsTV showScript · 13 episodes2015Ever Since We LoveMovieProducer2014River RoadMovieProducer2012Double XposureMovieWriter · Producer2011Buddha MountainMovieas Ding Bo's Father · Writer · Producer
2007Lost in BeijingMovieas Mr. Lin2007Summer PalaceMovieProducer2005Dam StreetMovieWriter · Producer2002Ten Minutes Older: The TrumpetMovieEditor
—The Forgotten GeneralMovieas Self · Director · Screenplay · Producer