Maxim Ilyin, an expert in the field of painting, a consultant for fashion magazines, a loner and a misanthrope, agrees to pose for the young artist. They make an appointment, but on the appointed day the girl does not come.
The struggle among the interested parties will intensify. Additionally, the blackmailer Evgeny threatens to publish the diary entries of the artist Ivanitsky, which could compromise all members of his family if they do not pay him for his silence.