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A fact from G Affairs appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 27 September 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that G Affairs was presented at project markets in South Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, but rejected because it was deemed unmarketable in China?
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ALT1: ... that G Affairs was presented at project markets in Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, but was rejected because it was deemed unmarketable in China? Source: [3]
Overall: The main hook is approved, and the check reflects this – the sources seem to indicate it may have been for political reasons (which would make the hook a bit more interesting IMO, but it's fine as is). I'd propose removing the word "the" for ALT1 before "project markets" to make it grammatically correct for ALT1 – make that change, and it's approved as well. Great work on this! Nomader (talk) 18:16, 22 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Nomader, thanks for reviewing and providing feedback! I have removed the extra "the" in the alternate hook. I had considered mentioning the political reasons for To quitting filming in the initial draft of the article, but it seemed a bit digressive from the focus on the film's production, so I did not include it. I am open to adding it in both the article and hook if you think that would make things better. —Prince of Erebor(The Book of Mazarbul)12:41, 23 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Prince of Erebor: I think that a brief mention in a sentence wouldn't be too off-topic and the context is important – but I think it could just be a brief mention instead of a full paragraph or something. That said, the current hooks are both just fine as is as well and my original approval is still good to go here. Nomader (talk) 02:57, 29 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
^Chambers, Isaac (14 March 2019). "Chapman To quits acting in movies". Far East Films. Retrieved 22 August 2024. Hong Kong actor Chapman To ('Infernal Affairs', 'The Mobfathers', 'Isabella', 'Vulgaria') has announced in an interview that he will stop acting in movies. Instead, he will focus on working on his online TV channel, 'Chapman To's Late Show'... His latest movie, 'G Affairs' (pictured below), may therefore be his last film appearance.
^鍾志均 (28 March 2019). "狂嗆演員低能 杜汶澤臉書提醒18禁" (in Chinese). Liberty Times. Retrieved 21 August 2024. 日前受訪表示該片將是他最後一部電影作品,讓他也十分關注在台上映的觀眾反響 [In a recent interview, he [Chapman To] stated that this film (G Affairs) will be his last film appearance, therefore he expressed great interest in the audience's response during its release in Taiwan.]
^王誦賢 (16 November 2018). "【G殺‧專訪】純港產片無人肯投資? 導演:無大陸市場搞唔到!" (in Chinese). HK01. Retrieved 20 August 2024. 當時他們到處找不同投資者,當中包括金馬創投會及富川電影節的創投會,可是通通換來一句,「套戲無可能在大陸拍到,無大陸市場」,之後李導與編劇回去改劇本,創造一個較富香港元素的故事。兩年後,當李導以為成功加入香港電影節投資會時,卻再次換來一句︰「你哋無大陸市場,搞唔到」。 [At that time, they (the filmmakers) sought various investors, including the Golden Horse Film Festival and the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival's project markets, but encountered repeated responses stating, "This film cannot be filmed in mainland China, it is unmarketable there." Subsequently, Lee and the writer (Kurt Chiang) returned to revise the script to create a story with more Hong Kong elements. Two years later, when Lee thought he had successfully joined the Hong Kong - Asia Film Financing Forum, he was met with the response, "You guys cannot make it into the mainland Chinese market, it won't work."]