2 0 1 5 ), ▁and ▁O de ▁to ▁Joy ▁( 2 0 1 6 ). ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Kong ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Sh and ong ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁After ▁college , ▁he ▁worked ▁in ▁a ▁period ical ▁ag ency ▁as ▁an ▁editor . ▁ ▁Career ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁Kong ▁Sh eng ▁worked ▁as ▁phot ography ▁assistant ▁in ▁Z hang ▁X in j ian ▁and ▁Li u ▁Z iy un ' s ▁historical ▁television ▁series ▁Conf uc us . ▁His ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁work ▁includes ▁Rom ance ▁in ▁Man ch uria , ▁Story ▁of ▁the ▁Street , ▁Kong ▁F ansen , ▁and ▁D augh ter ▁of ▁Ali ▁Mountain . ▁ ▁Kong ▁made ▁his ▁director ial ▁debut ▁Pol ic eman ▁Ch eng ▁Gu ang qu an ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁he ▁worked ▁with ▁director ▁Sun ▁Bo ▁in ▁Police ▁ 1 1 0 , ▁which ▁won ▁the ▁first ▁prize ▁in ▁the ▁China ▁TV ▁Golden ▁E agle ▁Awards . ▁That ▁same ▁year , ▁his ▁work ▁The ▁Holy ▁Fl ame ▁on ▁the ▁Sea ▁won ▁Out standing ▁Phot ography ▁at ▁the ▁F lying ▁A ps ar as ▁Awards . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Kong ▁directed ▁Gu and ong ▁Advent ure , ▁ ▁the ▁series ▁stars ▁Li ▁You bin , ▁Sa ▁R ina , ▁Song ▁J ia , ▁Z hu ▁Y aw en , ▁N iu ▁Li , ▁and ▁Li u