Meng Fei (; born October 12, 1971), also known as "Grandpa Meng", is a Chinese

prime time Prime time, or peak time, is the block of broadcast programming taking place during the middle of the evening for television shows. It is mostly targeted towards adults (and sometimes families). It is used by the major television networks to ...

television host based in

Nanjing Nanjing or Nanking is the capital of Jiangsu, a province in East China. The city, which is located in the southwestern corner of the province, has 11 districts, an administrative area of , and a population of 9,423,400. Situated in the Yang ...

. He works for Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation (JSBC). His rise to national fame came with his hosting of the hit TV dating show ''

Fei Cheng Wu Rao Fei Cheng Wu Rao (, also broadcast with the titles ''If You Are the One'' in Australia and ''Perfect Match'' in Malaysia) is a People's Republic of China, Chinese dating game show hosted by Meng Fei (host), Meng Fei. Loosely based on the ''Taken ...

'' (''If You Are the One''), after which he emerged as a household name.

Early life and education

Born in 1971 in

Chongqing ChongqingPostal Romanization, Previously romanized as Chungking ();. is a direct-administered municipality in Southwestern China. Chongqing is one of the four direct-administered municipalities under the State Council of the People's Republi ...

, Meng moved to Nanjing with his parents in 1982. He graduated with a B.A. in Literature from

Nanjing Normal University Nanjing Normal University (NJNU; zh, p=Nánjīng Shīfàn Dàxué, c=, s=南京师范大学) is a provincial public university in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. It is affiliated with the Province of Jiangsu, and co-sponsored by the Ministry of Educati ...

and has a postgraduate degree from the Jiangsu Party School in Philosophy.

Career

Between 1991 and 1992, Meng worked as a printing assistant at the JSBC's printing factory. Between 1994 and 1996 he worked as a cameraman for the sports department of JSBC. He was an editor and producer, as well as head cameraman for the 1995 documentary series ''Towards Atlanta'' (), and continued his journalist career at JSBC's Channel 2 between 1997 and 1999. Starting in 1999 he became a producer and host for Jiangsu Satellite Television's main channel. Meng Fei became the lead host of ''

'' in 2010. Meng attributed the success of the show to the ability of the participants to express their views freely. He regards the "post-80s" generation to be far more expressive of their views than their predecessors in earlier dating shows, none of which reached the high rating levels of ''

''. Meng went on a brief stint to study at

Harvard Business School Harvard Business School (HBS) is the graduate school, graduate business school of Harvard University, a Private university, private Ivy League research university. Located in Allston, Massachusetts, HBS owns Harvard Business Publishing, which p ...

in 2011. In March 2018, Meng began to host

Dating with the Parents Xin Xiang Qin Dai Hui (), (originally broadcast in Season 1 as Xin Xiang Qin Shi Dai ()), broadcast with the title ''Dating with the Parents'' in Australia) is a Chinese companion dating show hosted by Meng Fei and Zhang Chunye. It is made and b ...

, a combination of elements from Dragon Television's “ Chinese Dating with the Parents” and ''

''. Meng currently continues to host ''

'', alongside hosting

References

External links

Meng Fei's microblog on Weibo
{{DEFAULTSORT:Meng, Fei 1971 births Chinese television presenters Living people People from Chongqing Nanjing Normal University alumni