The author of his only hit, Nikolai Larionov, was once popular, but now many years have passed, and he works as a security guard in a country village. His ex-wife, Jeanne, needs to leave, but she has no one to leave her teenage daughter with. Zhanna is forced to ask Nikolai to look after their daughter.

Jeanne informs her daughter that she has broken her leg and cannot return yet. Kosha needs to tolerate Nikolai's presence for a while longer.