My name is Yongxian Guo and I’m a male person. I was born in Wanggeda Village, Wangzhuangzi Township,Bazhou City, Hebei Province in January 1976. My familiy from generation to generation are all carpenters. My grandfather is Zaifu Guo. He had four sons that is the first one my father Zemu Guo, the second one Zehe Guo, the third one Zeban Guo and the last one Zebo Guo, the name of whom all have a meaning something about wood. My father and my three uncles are all learned from my grandfather. When I was born, the first piece of music I heard was made by my grandfather, my father and my uncles with axes, planes, saw and wood and the first smell was the smell of wood.
In July 1983, at the village primary school, Grade 1, I got a common academic record, preferred art and won an excellence award in the art contest.
In 1984, I won an excellence award in the art contest, in Grade 2.
In 1985, I got a poor academic record. My father asked the teacher to let me repeat study.
In 1986, I got a good academic record in Grade 3, attended the township recitation contest and won an excellence prize in the pointed-pen calligraphy contest.
In 1987, I won the First Prize of Art in Grade 4 and I was crazy about playing billiards.
In 1988, I won a Brush Calligraphy Prize. But I was addict myself to playing billiards, being late every day, and at last affected my study. The teacher visited my parents and this time I got a thrashing. From then on I decided not to play billiards any more.
In 1989, I won the Grade 6 Calligraphy Excellence Prize
In July 1990, at Renzhuangzi Junior Middle School, Grade 1, I was bored and tired of school studying and only want to study driving.
In 1991, I learned sewing and driving during the spring festival. I worked 12 hours every day to operate a bulldozer. In winter, because the frozen land, bulldozers ceased work. So I went to an uncle’s clothing factory and learned sewing for 3 months.
In 1992, my father together with the three my own uncles and me established the Bahzou City Wanggeda No. 1 Plywood Factory. From the original beginning in March to the trial production in May 1st, from when the wood got into our plant I begun to learn sawing wood , shoveling bark and peeling veneer. I attended the whole process and got paid on a piecework.
In 1993, I learned from Mr. Tian who’s from Changchun Plywood Factory the techniques of putting plate, gluing and hot-pressing.
In 1994, I was in charge of timber purchase, gathering statistics and cost accounting of the factory.
In 1995, the factory newly built a workshop of Manchurian Ash Veneer. I was in charge of the Veneer Workshop and learned a lot from Mr. Fan who graduated from Shenyang University of Finance & Economics. The “Yutu” brand Manchurian Ash Veneer we produced were sold well and enjoying good prestige in Shanghai.
In 1996, I designed and decorated my home building on my own. In the first half of the year I finished the construction of the external wall and inner decoration in the second half year.
In 1997, I was in charge of purchase and chasing up clients with outstanding debts. And I got married in December this year.
In 1998, I started my own career. At Majiayan Guangneng Lumber, Shapingba, Chongqing, we dealt in materials wholesale. At the end of the year the factory was divided into 3 independent factories: the 1st one is for me, the 2nd one is for my second uncle and third uncle, the last one is for my little uncle. We all do our best separately in operating the new factories.
In 1999, I began to found HUATAI from spring. In April, I sold out the sales department in Chongqing to apply my mind to the foundation of the HUATAI. All the factories built in 1992 were knocked down and the new factory was established. It took only 3 months from building workshops, machines installment to trial production. The new facilities were all designed for veneer production. At that time we produced white oak veneer and white film veneer. But two months later, it’s just the off season and all the boards were impossible to sell. I created the post forming 5cm Plywood of which the techniques were all utilized the top class veneer. All the past experience was used in plywood. As a result the products were completely sold well in Beijing and become a highlight in the market.
In 2000, we added a production line and began with ISO9001 Management Training.
In 2001, we added another production line and won the ISO1420 China Green Label Products Certificate. And our factory was the first factory in achieving the certificate in Hebei province.
In 2002, I established a subsidiary of HUATAI to make natural decoration veneer only.
In 2003, the veneer factory was low in capacity and yield less results than the plywood factory.
In 2004, the veneer factory was reformed to produce plywood because of the poor results.
In 2005, we began the construction with a new factory. We installed equipment while built workshops, production accompany with construction.
In 2006, we moved the equipment of old factory to the new factory under the centralized production management.
In 2007, the factory was almost constructed and equipment increased to 12 production lines with a capacity of 5cm plywood 10,000 pieces daily.
Further Education
In 2002, at Bazhou Career Technical Secondary School, I had a 6 months training of financial management and software management.
In November 2005, at Tsinghua University Modern Economic Management Advanced Training School
In October 2005, attended Bazhou Enterprise Management Training School (Peking)
In December 2006, attended Bazhou Enterprise Management Training School at Beijing University
In November 2006, at Tsinghua University attended the Corporate Governance and Capital Pooling Training School for Board Chairman
In July 2007, attended the Excellent Board Chairman Training School at Beijing University
Enterprise Honor
China Building Decoration Association member
Langfang Artificial Board Association director
Bazhou City Federation of Industry and Commerce director