A network service management method includes receiving, by a second NFVO, a first request sent by a first NFVO; and establishing, by the second NFVO, a connection between the nested network service instance and the composite network service instance and a connection between the nested network service instance and a member instance in the composite network service instance based on the service access point instance and the information about the service access point instance, and establishing a network connection between the nested network service instance and a member instance in the nested network service instance based on the service access point instance and the information about the service access point instance.