The terrible nineties are over, but not all the money and spheres of influence have been divided yet. There is a fierce struggle for power in the city, in which a young writer finds himself involved. Will the one who can force him to say the right words win? What is more important for him - to take the side of the strong and lose himself, or to go against everyone, choosing his own path? The writer will have to decide what is more important to him - a new book or a new life.