[1][2][3] Zhang was born in Jiaxing, Zhejiang, on 9 February 1986, and graduated from Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication.
During his college years, he published two online novels, My Model Neighbor and Youth is a Turmoil.
In 2017, Zhang made his directorial debut Never Say Die with Song Yang.
[7][8] In 2022, Zhang directed Moon Man, a science fiction comedy film starring Shen Teng and Ma Li.
[9][10][11] Moon Man grossed a total of $460.3 million at the Chinese box office, which making it the eleventh-highest-grossing film of 2022.