Nikita returns to Zhuki after a year and a half to celebrate his demob. On the same day, the new governor Yudin Valentin Mikhailovich arrives in the village to meet the talented developers. At the festive table, he announces the news, which shocks the whole village.

Artemy unexpectedly wakes up in the same bed with the governor's aide, which Ira finds out about. Maslov and his boys continue their attempts to influence Yudin's decision: this time they want to arrange a telephone prank.