

On January 7, 2020, the film was announced. On September 25, 2019, Jia Ling published a post announcing the launch of the movie Hi, Mom. When asked about this difference, Jia Ling said that a mother is not just a mother, but her own person too. The film's Chinese title literally means "Hello, Li Huanying" rather than "Hi, Mom". Jia made the film as a tribute to her mother. It is also based on stories of Jia Ling's own mother, also named Li Huanying, who died in 2001 shortly after Jia started college. The film is adapted from Jia Ling's 2016 comedy sketch of the same name, "Hello, Li Huanying", from season 1 of Comedy General Mobilization. It was filmed on location at factories in Jia Ling's hometown of Xiangyang, Hubei. She spent more than three years writing the script with her co-writers, and production started on 25 September 2019.

It was released on 12 February 2021 ( Chinese New Year). It co-stars Shen Teng, Chen He, and Zhang Xiaofei. 'Hello, Li Huanying') is a 2021 Chinese comedy film written, directed by and starring Jia Ling. Hi, Mom ( Chinese: 你好,李焕英 pinyin: Nǐ hǎo, Lǐ Huànyīng lit.
