Lei is a former student of a rival martial arts school who becomes disillusioned with his master's teachings and seeks out Ip Man's guidance. Ip Man, seeing potential in Lei, decides to take him under his wing. However, their training is disrupted when a powerful and ruthless crime lord, Victor (played by a seasoned actor, e.g., Michael Mbeumo), arrives in Foshan, seeking to dominate the local martial arts scene.