Extortion, manipulation, murder – the opponents in this mega Monopoly stop at nothing. Lively miniatures of small people and unscrupulous players come together in a gripping economic thriller, with the real backdrop being the machinations surrounding the sale of the French state-owned company Thomson: In the cathode ray tube factory of Daewoo in Pondange, Lorraine, workplace accidents are on the rise. When the popular colleague Rolande Lepetit is laid off and bonus payments are denied, the workforce takes to the barricades. However, the wild strike spirals out of control until a devastating fire breaks out. Meanwhile, the battle for the privatization of the electronics and defense company Thomson rages in Paris. When the smaller bidder Matra-Daewoo unexpectedly wins the contract, competitor Alcatel strikes back. A crisis team is set to compromise.