USSR, 1980s. Svetlana Vasilievna is a young, energetic woman, often changing jobs, accustomed to achieving the goals that she set for herself in life. She always has a clear and detailed plan of action. Everywhere and in everything she follows her calculations, not giving vent to her feelings. Her next desire is to marry a “creative, intelligent” person. Good luck finds her on a simple fishing trip, where her best friend Mila invites her. On the bank of the river Sveta is introduced to Vladimir, a high-ranking official, but at the same time possessing excessive modesty and laconicism. A widowed man a few years ago, he is looking for a sincere and warm relationship, but, without suspecting it, he finds a marriage of convenience in the person of Sveta.