the state due to housing shortage and given a room that takes up 9.4 m2 of their apartment. All the morning commotion at home leads to Pantić often being late for work where more frustration awaits. On this particular occasion, it's his crooked boss Srećko Šojić (Milan Gutović) barging into his office, ripping up reports and demanding Pantić has them re-typed because they're not legible enough to read. That leads Pantić back to the keyboarding department where a new young typist Melita Sandić (Nada Vojinović), who typed up the messy reports in the first place, seems more interested in chatting and flirting over the phone than doing her job. Pantić loses his patience and has her report to the director for incompetence. Meanwhile, Pantić's youngest son Aca is having problems with his demanding and nitpicky English professor (Irfan Mensur) who obsessively makes his students dissect the linguistic nuances of Leigh Hunt's poem "Jenny kiss'd Me". Nicknamed Japanac (The Japanese) due to his deep admiration of Japanese culture and way of life, the professor has a low tolerance for Aca's smart-alecky retorts and demands to speak to his father. Back at Mita's work, it's time to collect monthly paycheques, but he is horrified to find out his pay has been docked due to his tardiness as part of the company's new initiative to maximize productivity. Hopping mad, he storms back to his office but is soon approached by an unknown man who introduces himself as Oliver Nedeljković (Vladan Živković) and proceeds to offer Pantić a bribe in return for his approval when it comes to a decision on new hiring. Though short on money, Pantić refuses the payoff and reports the corruption attempt to director Šojić. Japanac soon comes to Pantić household in order to speak to Aca's father but finds Pantić feverishly listening to radio football broadcasts as he placed a bet on that week's Yugoslav First and Second league fixtures. Little by little, Pantić's predictions are proven right and he has 12 correct guesses with only the outcome of the Sloboda vs. Vardar match deciding if he wins the grand payout. Meanwhile, Japanac can not get a word in edgewise and as he is getting ready to leave, bumps into the subtenant Suzana who invites him into her room where they hit it off immediately. Back in his part of the apartment, Pantić collapses on the floor upon finding