History Film / HiMom

After the wish, Xiaoling found herself back in 1981, and met Mdm Li's younger self (Zhang Xiaofei[[note]]Xiaofei had also portrayed Mdm Li in the 2016 skit.[[/note]]). After yet another unpleasant encounter with a younger Wang Qin (Han Yunyun), Xiaoling resolved to change her mother's fate, including trying to matchmake her with Shen Guanglin (Shen Teng[[note]]one of the few well-known actors/actresses anchoring the film. Shen Teng and Jia Ling were also members of the main cast of the Chinese variety show ''Ace vs Ace'' (王牌对王牌) from 2019 to 2022. Also, Shen Teng was at the same episode of ''Comedy General Mobilization'' as the original skit.[[/note]]), Wang Qin's husband in 2001 and the son of the supervisor of the factory where Mdm Li was working in 1981. But, events took an unexpected turn...

''Hi, Mom'' (Chinese: 你好，李焕英; pinyin: Nǐ hǎo, Lǐ Huànyīng; lit. 'Hello, Li Huanying') is a 2021 Chinese film written and directed by Chinese comedian/actress Jia Ling (in fact, her first film where she was the director). It is a {{biopic}} of her mother, the eponymous Li Huanying, with magic realism.

From young, Jia Xiaoling (Jia Ling) had always worried her mother Li Huanying (Chinese veteran actress Liu Jia). Though kind-hearted, Xiaoling's grades had been consistently poor. In 2001, a traffic accident left Mdm Li at the verge of death. Despairing, Xiaoling made a wish that she could change her mother's fate...

After the wish, Xiaoling found herself back in 1981, and met Mdm Li's younger self (Zhang Xiaofei[[note]]Xiaofei had also portrayed Mdm Li in the 2016 skit.[[/note]]). Xiaoling resolved to change her mother's fate, including trying to matchmake her with Shen Guanglin (Shen Teng[[note]]one of the few well-known actors/actresses anchoring the film. Shen Teng and Jia Ling were also members of the main cast of the Chinese variety show ''Ace vs Ace'' (王牌对王牌) from 2019 to 2022. Also, Shen Teng was at the same episode of ''Comedy General Mobilization'' as the original skit.[[/note]]), the son of the supervisor of the factory where Mdm Li was working. But, events took an unexpected turn...

* WithFriendsLikeThese: Mdm Li's relationship with Wang Qin. Although supposedly a "friend", Wang Qin often bragged about herself or her family. Back in 1981, she also bullied Mdm Li.

After the wish, Xiaoling found herself back in 1981, and met Mdm Li's younger self (Zhang Xiaofei[[note]]Xiaofei had also portrayed Mdm Li in the 2016 skit.[[/note]]). Xiaoling resolved to change her mother's fate, including trying to matchmake her with Shen Guanglin (Shen Teng[[note]]one of the few well-known actors/actresses anchoring the film. Shen Teng and Jia Ling were also members of the main cast of the Chinese variety show ''Ace vs Ace'' (王牌对王牌) from 2019 to 2022. Also, Shen Teng was at the same episode of ''Comedy General Mobilization'' as the original skit.[[/note]]), the son of the supervisor of the chemical factory where Mdm Li was working. But, events took an unexpected turn...

After the wish, Xiaoling found herself back in 1981, and met Mdm Li's younger self (Zhang Xiaofei[[note]]Xiaofei had also portrayed Mdm Li in the 2016 skit.[[/note]]). Xiaoling resolved to change her mother's fate, including trying to matchmake her with Shen Guanlin (Shen Teng[[note]]one of the few well-known actors/actresses anchoring the film. Shen Teng and Jia Ling were also members of the main cast of the Chinese variety show ''Ace vs Ace'' (王牌对王牌) from 2019 to 2022. Also, Shen Teng was at the same episode of ''Comedy General Mobilization'' as the original skit.[[/note]]), the son of the supervisor of the chemical factory where Mdm Li was working. But, events took an unexpected turn...

* WhamShot: The reflection of the truck in a puddle of water before it hits Mdm Li and Xiaoling.

After the wish, Xiaoling found herself back in 1981, and met Mdm Li's younger self (Zhang Xiaofei[[note]]Xiaofei had also portrayed Mdm Li in the 2016 skit.[[/note]]). Xiaoling resolved to change her mother's fate, including trying to matchmake her with Shen Guanlin (Shen Teng[[note]]one of the few well-known acors/actresses anchoring the film. Shen Teng and Jia Ling were also members of the main cast of the Chinese variety show ''Ace vs Ace'' (王牌对王牌) from 2019 to 2022.[[/note]]), the son of the supervisor of the chemical factory where Mdm Li was working. But, events took an unexpected turn...

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Although Xiaoling did not manage to change Mdm Li's fate, she later became successful in life, and became fully aware of her mother's love for her]].

After the wish, Xiaoling found herself back in 1981, and met Mdm Li's younger self (Zhang Xiaofei[[note]]Xiaofei had also portrayed Mdm Li in the 2016 skit.[[/note]]). Xiaoling resolved to change her mother's fate, but events took an unexpected turn...

''Hi, Mom'' (Chinese: 你好，李焕英; pinyin: Nǐ hǎo, Lǐ Huànyīng; lit. 'Hello, Li Huanying') is a 2021 Chinese film written and directed by Chinese comedian/actress Jia Ling. It is a {{biopic}} of her mother, the eponymous Li Huanying, with magic realism.

* AdaptedOut /CompositeCharacter: In real life, when Mdm Li died, Jia Ling was away from home, studying. Her elder sister Jia Dan was the sibling who was at their mother's deathbed.

The film is essentially the feature-film version of a skit produced by Jia for the Chinese variety show ''Comedy General Mobilization'' (喜剧总动员) in 2016. The skit won popular and critical acclaim, and Jia decided to make a full feature film out of the story.

* HuskyRusskie: Mao Qin, whose grandfather was Russian and had moved to Inner Mongolia from the then-Soviet Union.[[note]]Her actress, Katherine Ackerman, is American.[[/note]]

* HuskyRusskie: Mao Qin, whose grandfather was Russian.

From young, Jia Xiaoling (Jia Ling) had always worried her mother Li Huanying (Chinese veteran actress Liu Jia). Though kind-hearted, Xiaoling's grades had been consistently poor. In 2001, a traffic accident left Mdm Li at the verge of death. Despaoring, Xiaoling made a wish that she could change her mother's fate...

After the wish, Xiaoling found herself back in 1981, and met Mdm Li's younger self (Zhang Xiaofei[[note]]Xiaofei had also portrayed Mdm Li in the 2016 skit.[[/note]])

* WhamLine: [[spoiler:..."But, my mother doesn't know how to weave this pattern yet!"]]

* AdaptedOut /CompositeCharacter: In real life, when Mdm Li died, Jia Ling was away from home, studying. Her elder sister Jia Dan was the sibling who was at their mother's deathbed.

* AdaptedOut/CompositeCharacter: In real life, when Mdm Li died, Jia Ling was away from home, studying. Her elder sister Jia Dan was the sibling who was at their mother's deathbed.

The film is essentially the feature-film version of a skit produced by Jia for the Chinese variety show ''Comedy General Mobilization'' (喜剧总动员) in 2016. The skit won popular and critical acclaim, and Jia decided to make a full feature film out of the story.

''Hi, Mom'' (Chinese: 你好，李焕英; pinyin: Nǐ hǎo, Lǐ Huànyīng; lit. 'Hello, Li Huanying') is a 2021 Chinese film written and directed by Chinese comedian/actress Jia Ling.