After graduating from the Institute of Chemistry and decided to stay in Moscow, Bochkin got a job as the head of a dry cleaners. Taking private orders, he got rich very quickly. However, the time has come - and Bochkin ceased to receive the joy of big pennies and dubious fame. Passing himself off as a research assistant in front of new friends, after a series of misunderstandings, he leaves Moscow for Dalnogorsk and says goodbye to an easy life forever ...