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in april 2023, the female host zhang lei resigned from cctv. after leaving cctv, she attracted attention for her public live broadcast of goods, and also launched a live broadcast talk show "book walker" on the new media platform.

now, she has a new identity - associate professor at the school of audio-visual media of beijing film academy.

when checking the faculty of the school of audiovisual media of the beijing film academy, the name of zhang lei, a former host of the variety channel of china central radio and television, is listed. according to her, in addition to being a former host of cctv, zhang lei is also a director of the china art volunteer association and a member of the china television artists association.

image source: beijing film academy official website

zhang lei was born in yangquan city, shanxi province in 1979. she graduated with a bachelor's degree in broadcasting and hosting from communication university of china and a master's degree from peking university.

in 2006, zhang lei participated in the challenge host competition held by cctv, and broke through more than 11,000 contestants to win first place, thus joining cctv and serving as the host of "happy china tour".

from 2007 to 2011, zhang lei hosted more than 150 shows of "happy china tour"; in 2009, zhang lei hosted "happy heroes" and won the annual award for the most popular female host among college students; in 2013, zhang lei co-hosted the cctv new year's eve gala with zhu jun, dong qing and others.

on march 18, 2014, zhang lei returned to cctv after her marriage and served as the host of "variety festival" again. on january 27, 2017, zhang lei served as the host of the 2017 cctv spring festival gala guilin branch.

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zhang lei once said in the challenge host competition: "i am not the best, but i am willing to learn the shining points of all the excellent people. since entering the challenge training camp, i told myself to study hard, feel with heart, and compete with heart!"

with continuous efforts and training, zhang lei's hosting style has become dignified and elegant, which has won the love of many audiences. she is also one of the hosts that many audiences expect to appear on the main venue of the cctv spring festival gala.

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on april 1, 2023, zhang lei posted a video on her birthday - turning around. zhang lei wrote: "let yesterday's events return to a place of joy. life always has a new chapter, and there must always be a new start."

as for why she chose to leave cctv, zhang lei once mentioned that it was because she encountered a bottleneck in her career and could not find any other breakthroughs, so she chose to turn to other areas.

on november 28, 2023, zhang lei started her first live broadcast to sell goods.

during the live broadcast, zhang lei mentioned that few people can choose a completely new track in their 40s because they have no idea what lies ahead. starting a business in your 40s is a very dangerous age.

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zhang lei, who has stepped out of her comfort zone, is constantly breaking through herself. in 2023, zhang lei teamed up with douyin to create the first live talk show for cultural celebrities, "book walker". some time ago, she also hosted the 37th popular film hundred flowers award "film and literature forum: inspiration from literature".

source: jiupai news, beijing film academy official website, china broadcast network, broadcast china