Andrea Campi is a young, high-flying lawyer at a Milanese firm specializing in international corporate transactions involving major players in the industrial and financial sectors. His demanding workload and long hours at the office have caused his personal life to fall apart, leaving him alone and constantly buried in tasks. When his boss assigns him to a new, delicate project, Andrea meets Emilie Chomand—the charming and shrewd French lawyer representing the opposing side. His pursuit of this seemingly unattainable woman sweeps Andrea into a whirlwind of events that force him to re-evaluate the world around him.