65438-0990 starred in the film "Walking and Singing" directed by Chen Kaige, which was shortlisted for Cannes Film Festival, so it became famous in one fell swoop. 1992 staged the stage play "Three Sisters". 1994 the stage play The Gadfly was written, directed and performed by himself.

1995 The Scarlet Letter, a stage play written, directed and performed by himself. In the same year, he starred in the Hong Kong film "Midnight Singing". At that time, the boss of Fenghua Record Company happened to see this film. He decided that Huang Lei could make a record, and he looked for Huang Lei three times before he officially signed a contract with him for six years.

1996 won the China Award for Best Supporting Actor in the 3rd Changchun Film Festival for his film "Singing at Midnight".

1997 released the first music album "Walking and Singing". 1998, the second music album "I think I am the sea" was released, and the MV heroine of "I think I am the sea" was Sun Li.