[2] Her parents continued to disapprove of her decision to study acting and her mother attempted to stop having a relationship with Gao Fei.
Gao wrote her mother letters and eventually, after three months, her family approved of her studies.
[3] While she was a student, she started acting as leading actresses in several movies including “Grieved Gunfighter” (1994), “Romantic Interlude of Red Hats” (1994), and “River of No Return” (1995).
In 1996, about the same time as she graduated from Shanghai Theatre Academy, she started her acting as leading actresses in several TV series: “Shanghai Romance,” “Countryside Sister,” “Rumbling in Shanghai,” “Majestic Presence,” and “The Interests of the Family.” In 2002, she took a break from TV series and played as leading actresses in two movies “I Am Here for You” and “Seducing Mr.” After taking a break from acting, she started using the stage name Gao Fei, and started acting as rebellious or villainous characters, earning the nickname “the number one rebellious actress.” She appeared in many TV series including “My Career as an Agent” (2004), “Evil Fire” (2005), “Marriage Code” (2006), “ Would Like to Fly” (2007), “An Epic of A Woman” (2008), and “Agent Zero : The Secret Agent” (2009).
During this period, she worked with musicians Chris Babida, Michael Lai and Pang Long, to produce her debut solo album Extraordinary Fei.