It is the first film directed by Jia Ling; a semi-autobiographical fantasy story about a young woman who is suddenly thrown back in time to the year 1981, where she meets her mother and develops a bond of sisterhood with her.

[17][5][18] Jia Xiaoling feels that she has not been a good enough daughter in the present, so back in 1981, she does all she can to make Li Huanying happy, including setting her up with a factory manager's son, Shen Guanglin, in the hope of giving her mother a better husband, a better daughter, and a better life than she had the first time around.

[33] On 31 December, the studio released the music video for the promotional song "Little Girl Under the Street Lamp".

[35] The film's popularity grew through word of mouth,[6] and on 15 February its single-day box office total was US$80 million, surpassing Detective Chinatown 3.

[18][39] On 6 March, its gross reached 5.04 billion RMB, surpassing 2019's Nezha to become the second-highest-grossing film of all time in China.

On 20 March, the box office revenue exceeded 5.3 billion, making Jia Ling the highest-grossing female director in the world.

[11][6] According to critic Lim Yian Lu, "despite this being Jia Ling’s directorial debut, it is on par with the work of an experienced director".

[6] Han haoyue wrote that Hi, Mom has become a representative of emotional resonance during the Spring Festival thanks to Jia Ling's sincere mother-daughter relationship and warm atmosphere.

At the same time, the success of this film also means that in the future Jia Ling needs to continue to explore new creative directions while maintaining her original intention.