Wang Ping is a director of Shandong Film Studio and a national first-level director. He has directed a number of film and television works and won many domestic awards.

He joined the army in 1972 and served successively as a soldier and projectionist. In 1978, he retired from the army and worked as an officer in the Political Department of Shandong Broadcasting Bureau. In 1979, he worked as a cameraman in Shandong TV Station's Literature and Art Specialty Department.