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|[[File:Suzuki_Icon.png|20px]] [[Suzuki Teiichi]]

|[[File:Yasuda_Icon.png|20px]] [[Matsuzawa Takuji]]<br/>[[File:Matsushita_Icon.png|20px]] [[Matsushita Masaharu]]<br/>[[File:Fujitsu_Icon.png|20px]] [[Ibuka Masaru]]

|[[File:Sony_Icon.png|20px]] [[Morita Akio]]<br/>[[File:Cheung_Kong_Icon.png|20px]] [[Li Ka-Shing]]

|[[File:Fujitsu_Icon.png|20px]] [[Ibuka Masaru|Ibuka Masaru]]<br/><small>''Following passage of The Guangdong Future Act''</small>

|[[File:Hitachi_Icon.png|20px]] [[Komai Kenichirō]]

|[[File:IJA_Icon.png|20px]] [[Nagano Shigeto]]

Inside [[File:Suzuki small icon.png|20px]]{{color|salmon|Guangdong's state of corporations}}, something resembling a democratic Parliament akin to the ones in Japan and Britain exist. Though these seats are not elected, rather they comprise {{color|yellow|100 of the most important businessmen in Guangdong}}. These businessmen are the ones who vote on the {{color|yellow|ordinances of Guangdong}}, which dictate policy and the future direction of Guangdong. The businessmen flock to where it is most profitable to be, and their votes and loyalty are traded as currency by the different presidents of the main companies of {{color|salmon|Guangdong}}, or are in some cases {{color|salmon|bought away to change the dynamics of the Council}}.

The Chief Executive proposes the ordinances of the [[File:LegCo Small Icon.png]] {{color|salmon|Legislative Council}}, and should {{color|yellow|50 seats support the ordinance}}, it will go into effect. The businessmen are not bound loyally to a corporation however. For the {{color|yellow|ordinances of Guangdong}}, the usual voting period for it is {{color|yellow|30 Days}}, though exceptions can occur in special cases. An ordinance usually does not survive {{color|yellow|without changes}} and might need amendments which will be proposed by other parties to seek out more than {{color|yellow|5}} amendments. Whenever a bill's vote had been concluded, it will be archived in the {{color|yellow|ordinance history}}, and will stay there to document the history of {{color|salmon|Guangdong's Legislative Council}}.

With [[File:Suzuki small icon.png]]{{color|salmon|Suzuki}}'s disappearance and [[File:Yasuda small icon.png|20px]]{{color|yellow|Yasuda}}'s collapse into ignominy, {{color|yellow|Matsuzawa Takuji}} has become Chief Executive - {{color|red|a poisoned chalice}} thrust upon him by the {{color|yellow|three remaining Tycoons}} of Guangdong. They - {{color|red|Morita Akio,}} {{color|deepskyblue|Ibuka Masaru,}} and {{color|gainsboro|Matsushita Masaharu}} - know that when the dust settles, they are most likely to be chosen to fill the vacant {{color|paleturquoise|Chief Executive}}'s seat, and that the race to succeed {{color|yellow|Matsuzawa}} has already begun. With each filling a role in {{color|yellow|Matsuzawa}}'s Executive Council, the decisions Matsuzawa makes will be critical in deciding who gets the all-important nomination by the [[File:LegCo Small Icon.png]] {{color|salmon|Legislative Council...}}

...And what becomes of [[File:Yasuda small icon.png|20px]]{{color|yellow|Yasuda}} itself? Its mighty empire laid low by the economic crisis that bears its name, [[File:Yasuda small icon.png|20px]]{{color|yellow|Yasuda}}'s remaining assets are to be slated to be auctioned off to repay its creditors. For Guangdong's government, the auction will serve as a {{color|palegreen|valuable source of income}} from commission alone; for the {{color|yellow|tycoons}}, it is an {{color|palegreen|unprecedented opportunity}} to {{color|lightcoral|pick clean the carcass}} of their {{color|yellow|rival}} for a bargain. Whether at a fair parice or not, someone will {{color|palegreen|walk away with the lion's share}} of [[File:Yasuda small icon.png|20px]]{{color|yellow|Yasuda}}'s business empire - and with it, the loyalty of Yasuda's abandoned men in the Legislative Council.

Between the Chinese Mainland and the South China Sea lies Guangdong, an artificial state with an artificial culture and identity. In this hot pot of Chinese and Japanese culture lies the three main ethnic groups, the [[File:Guangdong Chinese Icon.png|20px]] {{color|royalblue|Chinese}}, the [[File:Guangdong Zhujin Icon.png|20px]] {{color|mediumvioletred|Zhujin}}, and the [[File:Guangdong Japanese Icon.png|20px]] {{color|darkred|Japanese}}, who in {{color|yellow|each state}} have their own approval of our government. Each of these ethnic groups represent steps in the Cantonese societal ladder, and their support or lack thereof can {{color|palegreen|make}} or {{color|lightcoral|break}} the finances and stability of the [[File:Suzuki small icon.png]] {{color|salmon|State of Guangdong}}.

Though it might not seem like in the midst of the bustling cities of the Three Pearls, {{color|salmon|Guangdong}} is a major refuge as well for the outcasts and criminals of Japanese and Chinese society, the Chinese [[File:GNG triads small icon.png]] {{color|limegreen|Triads}} and the Japanese [[File:GNG yakuza small icon.png]] {{color|mediumvioletred|Yakuza}}. Our own [[File:GNG police small icon.png]] {{color|cornflowerblue|Police}} force is not enough to stop these forces from overrunning our nation and turning it into an opium den, but the ones who help us police these groups are as ferocious and corrupt, if not more so. The Japanese [[File:GNG kenpetai small icon.png]] {{color|darkred|Kenpeitai}}, who hold ht people obedient through violence and force. The amount a group controls each state and potentially {{color|yellow|the majority of Guangdong's regions}} will have major effects on the different demographics support for {{color|salmon|Guangdong}}, [[File:GNG chinese nation small icon.png]] {{color|dodgerblue|Chinese}} and [[File:GNG japan nation small icon.png]] {{color|saddlebrown|Japanese}} support for our government and how [[File:GNG corruption small icon.png]] {{color|lightcoral|corrupt}} or not our society will be.

The [[File:GNG japan nation small icon.png]] {{color|saddlebrown|Empire of Japan}} - the backer of Guangdong's security and its greatest investor - has expectations that must be met, lest a Chief Executive suffer their {{color|saddlebrown|disapproval}} and open himself to attack by jealous peers. And the [[File:GNG chinese nation small icon.png]] {{color|dodgerblue|Republic of China}} has never had a very high {{color|dodgerblue|opinion}} of Guangdong - the 'state' carved out of its southern province - and certainly knows how to make life difficult, both for the {{color|yellow|Companies}} and the {{color|paleturquoise|Chief Executive}}, if it is so inclined.

And beyond it all, [[File:GNG corruption small icon.png]] {{color|lightcoral|corruption}} seeps into every crack and crevasse, lock up the gears of government with {{color|lightcoral|vice}} and {{color|lightcoral|apathy}}. Even if some would say such is fate of a nation that worships the yen beyond anything else, nobody enjoys having to deal with [[File:GNG corruption small icon.png]] {{color|lightcoral|corruption}} - {{color|lightcoral|rotting away at souls, cheapening work, and crimping profits}}.

The path to woo the [[File:LegCo Small Icon.png]] {{color|salmon|Legislative Council}} with state-of-the-art products is fraught with intricacies. For the successful launch of each and every product two factors are indispensable: {{color|orange|quality control}} and {{color|deepskyblue|advertising}}. [[File:Spoiler.png|20px]]{{color|gold|Product Quality}} anchors the trust of investors in our endeavors, while {{color|deepskyblue|sufficient advertisement}} accumulates consumer interest from targeted as well as potential markets.

{{color|salmon|The Chief Executive}} has a vision, one where [[File:Suzuki small icon.png]]{{color|salmon|Guangdong}} is a {{color|deepskyblue|forerunner in the field of modern military arms development}}.

In order to gather the {{color|yellow|much needed testing information}} for producing a [[File:Spoiler.png|20px]]{{color|gold|greater}}, and more [[File:Spoiler.png|20px]]{{color|mediumvioletred|profitable product}}, different objectives here must be completed by the {{color|yellow|Product Testing Research Group's field division}} whilst deployed in conflicts to aid {{color|red|the Co-Prosperity Sphere}}.

[[File:Suzuki small icon.png]]{{color|salmon|The State of Guangdong}} was carved out of the [[File:GNG chinese nation small icon.png]]{{color|dodgerblue|Republic of China}} with one express purpose in mind: Using {{color|darkred|Japanese engineering supremacy}} to create wealth benefitting both the {{color|red|Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere}} and investors back in [[File:GNG japan nation small icon.png]]{{color|saddlebrown|Tokyo}}. The thousands of investors who each day analyse [[File:Suzuki small icon.png]]{{color|salmon|Guangdong's economic performance}} from the comfort of the {{color|saddlebrown|Tokyo Stock Exchange}} however, {{color|lightcoral|demand returns on investment}}.

Each year, [[File:Suzuki small icon.png]]{{color|salmon|Guangdong's economic performance}} in form of pure {{color|palegreen|GDP}} will be evaluated, to see if economic growth has {{color|yellow|reached the goal set the year prior}}. The {{color|salmon|State}} derives much of its legitimacy from these evaluations, therefore they maintain great relevancy for the composition of the [[File:LegCo Small Icon.png]] {{color|salmon|Legislative Council}}, [[File:GNG japan nation small icon.png]]{{color|saddlebrown|Japanese Approval}}, and the {{color|mediumvioletred|demo}}{{color|royalblue|grap}}{{color|darkred|hics}} of [[File:Suzuki small icon.png]]{{color|salmon|Guangdong}}. The eventual goal is for [[File:Suzuki small icon.png]]{{color|salmon|Guangdong}} to overtake [[File:GNG japan nation small icon.png]]{{color|saddlebrown|Japan's favorite subject}} headquartered in {{color|gold|Hsinking}}, where the grand larger economy than the objective is managing a [[File:Manchukuo small icon.png]]{{color|gold|Empire of Manchuria}}.

However, while {{color|palegreen|growth}} and {{color|palegreen|raw economic output}} remains {{color|yellow|paramount}}, maintaining a balanced sheet is tantamount to {{color|yellow|upholding investor trust}}. Should our {{color|lightcoral|debt-to-GDP}} spiral upwards, our {{color|yellow|credit rating}} would {{color|lightcoral|take a hit}}, [[File:GNG japan nation small icon.png]]{{color|saddlebrown|Japan}} would be growing more displeased, our [[File:Spoiler.png|20px]]{{color|yellow|political capital}} would be {{color|lightcoral|reduced}}, and trust in [[File:Suzuki small icon.png]]{{color|salmon|Guangdong's}} markets would decrease, leading to an {{color|lightcoral|increase}} in {{color|lightcoral|inflation}}.

{{color|firebrick|Two decades of oppression. Boiling ethnic tensions. A society built on exploitation of the weak.}} These are the things the [[File:Spoiler.png|20px]]{{color|chocolate|Rioters}} have been facing in the [[File:Suzuki small icon.png]]{{color|salmon|State of Guangdong}}, and what they are demanding to end.

In their attempt to destroy the {{color|firebrick|Pan-Asian}} {{color|salmon|Corporate Experiment}}, the [[File:Guangdong Chinese Icon.png|20px]] {{color|royalblue|Chinese}} have organized under the [[File:Spoiler.png|20px]]{{color|firebrick|Committee of Chinese Labor}}, while the [[File:Guangdong Zhujin Icon.png|20px]] {{color|mediumvioletred|Zhujin}} stand under the [[File:Spoiler.png|20px]]{{color|springgreen|Guangdong Federation of Tradesmen}}. The severity of their actions depend on [[File:Spoiler.png|20px]]{{color|darkred|strength}} and [[File:Spoiler.png|20px]]{{color|red|radicalism}}, where if these two spiral out of control, {{color|red|who knows what will happen to the State?}}

If {{color|salmon|the Chief Executive}} is to [[File:Suzuki small icon.png]]{{color|salmon|save Guangdong}}, he must subjugate these two groups, either by {{color|lightcoral|force}} or by {{color|limegreen|negotiation}}. To do either, the {{color|salmon|State}} must take sufficient measures to curb the groups' [[File:Spoiler.png|20px]]{{color|darkred|strength}} and [[File:Spoiler.png|20px]]{{color|red|radicalism}}. Yet time is a limited resource, as the [[File:LegCo Small Icon.png]]{{color|salmon|LegCo}} grows ever more [[File:Spoiler.png|20px]]{{color|coral|desperate and irrational}}, and the [[File:Spoiler.png|20px]]{{color|saddlebrown|Japanese grow ever more frustrated}}, as long as the {{color|firebrick|streets of Guangdong are ablaze}}.

The Legislative Council has voted to elect {{color|darkgray|Matsushita Masaharu}} of [[File:Matsushita small icon.png]]{{color|gainsboro|Matsushita Electric}} as the new Chief Executive of Guangdong. Representing a middle ground between Guangdong's {{color|mediumvioletred|reformists}} and {{color|red|corporate hardliners}}, {{color|darkgray|Matsushita}} promises and administration guided by tempered reform and economic expansion. However, {{color|darkgray|Matsushita}} is neither an engineer nor a salesman, making him something of an outsider among Guangdong's {{color|red|ruling class}}. Whether this will prove his {{color|darkred|undoing}}, or rather the greatest {{color|palegreen|opportunity}} to prove himself yet, remains to be seen.

The Legislative Council has voted to elect {{color|tan|Morita Akio}} of [[File:Sony small icon.png]]{{color|red|Sony Corporation}} as the new Chief Executive of Guangdong. A voice of {{color|mediumvioletred|reform}} on the Pearl Delta, {{color|tan|Morita}} is a champion of Guandong's {{color|yellow|Cantonese}}-{{color|red|Japanese}} {{color|mediumvioletred|Zhujin}} class, and will seek to improve the status of the state's {{color|yellow|native population}}. However, {{color|tan|Morita's}} new administration is not without its opponents, especially from Guangdong's {{color|red|Japanese elite}} and {{color|red|corporate hardliners}}, embodied by {{color|tan|Morita's}} former business partner Ibuka Masaru.

The Legislative Council has voted to elect {{color|darkgray|Ibuka Masaru}} of [[File:Fujitsu small icon.png]]{{color|deepskyblue|Fujitsu Limited}} as the new Chief Executive of Guangdong. A brilliant engineer and key figure among Guandong's {{color|red|corporate hardliners}}. {{color|darkgray|Ibuka}} seeks to build a meritocratic, technocratic state, free to pursue technological innovation free of restraint. This digitized vision of the future, however, does not include much regard for Guangdong's {{color|yellow|native population}}, and {{color|darkgray|Ibuka's}} opposition to reform is sure to draw ire, especially from his former business partner {{color|tan|Morita Akio}}. But {{color|darkgray|Ibuka}} is no stranger to emnity, and Guangdong will bend to his will, one way or another. {{color|deepskyblue|For the Pearl Delta is but a canvas, and Ibuka Masaru hold the brush.}}

One singular night. In the space of six hours, the course of South Chinese history has been changed {{color|lightcoral|forever}}. What months of preparation, planning and deals has culminated in, Komai has executed in one, final masterstroke. The Big Four Corporations in [[File:Suzuki small icon.png]]{{color|salmon|Guangdong}} lie shattered, their leaders in limbo of what their place in {{color|tan|Komai's}} new order shall be, and [[File:Hitachi small icon.png]]{{color|tan|Hitachi}} rules as its maestro, its leader, its God.

Chaos has descended upon [[File:Suzuki small icon.png]]{{color|salmon|Guangdong}}, with many refusing to accept the hostile takeover. Riots have spread like wildfire, and with brutality not seen since Japan's subjugation of Asia, have been quashed in their entirety. While [[File:Manchukuo small icon.png]]{{color|gold|Manchuria}} may celebrate. [[File:GNG chinese nation small icon.png]]{{color|dodgerblue|China}} may weep and [[File:GNG japan nation small icon.png]]{{color|saddlebrown|Japan}} shall look on in a muted silence, the question of what {{color|tan|Komai's}} Guangdong shall truly look like forms. Nobody is quite sure, but one thing is for certain.

One that the [[File:IJA Small Icon.png]]{{color|gray|Imperial Japanese Army}} is going to fix.