Martin (Luca Marinelli) was born in a poor family. He has not attended school for a few years. Now he lives with his sister and becomes a sailor who drifts on the vast sea all day. One day, Martin met a rich lady named Elena (Jessica Cressy), who lent Martin the poems of the French poet Baudelaire. Martin had never seen such a text in his life, and he was deeply attracted at once. During the long time of drifting on the sea, he absorbed this knowledge eagerly and gradually began to have the idea of writing himself. Martin was unemployed, and took this opportunity to decide to formally embark on the road of writing. He kept submitting manuscripts and kept encountering rejections. The only thing he didn't think about was giving up. In the end, Martin's novel was published, which made him gain countless reputation and wealth.