The morning sun had barely risen over Tokyo's skyline when Satoh San called his first team meeting. The air was thick with anticipation, or perhaps it was just the early morning humidity. His employees, bleary-eyed from their first day, gathered in the cramped conference room of their startup office.
"Welcome to the Hell Team," Satoh San began, his voice cutting through the silence like a knife. "Here, we don't believe in work-life balance. We believe in work-work balance. Your life is your work now."
The room was silent. No one dared to question him. His reputation preceded him - a ruthless entrepreneur who had made his first million before turning thirty. But at what cost?