Yang Lei, born in Qinghai Province of China in 1979, studied at the 98th undergraduate program of the Beijing Film Academy and the male director of TV dramas in China.
In 1999, the director's short film "One Day in the Subway" won the Outstanding Works Award of the College Film Festival; in 2000, the director's short film "The Boy in Dusk" won the Best Photography Award of the College Film Festival. In 2002, he served as the deputy director and editor of the feature film " Jasmine Blossom " ; in 2005, he served as the visual effects supervisor of the historical TV series "The Retreat "; in 2008, the director's TV series " Suiguan Dongzhong " was well known In 2013, he created a paper warrior studio with Xu Bing and directed the anti-Japanese TV series " Red " which was well received . In July 2016, the directed TV drama " Kyushu Sky City " starring Guan Xiaotong and Zhang Ruoxuan was broadcast. In 2017, he served as the director of the love inspirational drama " The Star of the Counterattack " .
In July 2018, Yang Lei won the first "First Heart List" China Top Ten Youth TV Drama Director Award.
(Source: Baidu Baike)
