Hou Li was born in an ordinary peasant family in Gaogou Town, Wuwei County. Due to the heavy family burden, 18-year-old Hou Li gave up the opportunity to pursue further studies and went into Wuwei County Energy-saving Equipment General Factory, where she worked as a marketer for ten years. In ten years, he has grown from an ordinary salesman to a deputy director. 1999 after Hou Li became the president of Anhui jianghuai cable group co., ltd, he worked hard, dared to be the first, led the enterprise to carry out scientific and technological innovation, implemented scientific management, and strived to open up the market, and devoted his enthusiasm and intelligence to the wire and cable industry of jianghuai. Under his leadership, the company has developed into a fast lane, becoming a star enterprise in Anhui Province and a national enterprise that values contracts and keeps promises. It has been commended and rewarded by provinces, cities and counties for six consecutive years. At present, the company's per capita total assets, per capita output value and per capita profits and taxes are at the advanced level in the same industry in China. In 2004, the company's output value and profits and taxes increased by 8 times and 10 times respectively compared with 8 years ago. The group has become a local taxpayer and a local leading enterprise. One eighth of Wuwei County's fiscal revenue comes from Jianghuai Cable.
While the enterprise is developing, Hou Li also actively participates in social welfare undertakings and strives to repay the society. It has spent 5.2 million yuan on education, health, building roads and bridges, supporting agriculture and water conservancy, helping the poor, and offering condolences to veteran cadre party member and disabled soldiers, in an effort to make the development of enterprises drive the prosperity of surrounding villagers.