ɪnðə sˈɛkənd jˈɪɹ ʌv dʒjˈɑːŋz stˈʌdi æt ðə beɪdʒˈɪŋ fˈɪlm ɐkˈædəmi, ʃiː wʌz kˈæst baɪ dᵻɹˈɛktɚ jˈɑːŋ dʒˈaɪ ɪnðə tˈaɪɾəl ɹˈoʊl ʌv zˈiːʃi ɪnðə tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən sˈɪɹiz ʌvðə sˈeɪm nˈeɪm.
In the second year of Jiang's study at the Beijing Film Academy, she was cast by director Yang Jie in the title role of Xishi in the television series of the same name.