Crayon Yao, a graduate of Fu Jen Catholic University's Department of Mass Communication, entered the advertising world after completing his military service. The 1970s and 80s were not easy for young people in advertising, but he learned to develop concepts, write copy, choose casts and locations, and write and direct scripts, becoming an old hand at all the steps in the process.
輔大大傳系畢業的他，退伍後就進入廣告圈打轉，1970 ~ 80 年代，年輕人在廣告界工作並非易事，他也磨練成從發想、寫文案、選角勘景、執導腳本都可一手包辦的全方位高手。