落难的李奇（罗嘉良 饰）在穷途末路时遇到了小学同学谢源（吴镇宇 饰），谢源误以为李奇轻生要跳海而出手相救，李奇便自此留在了谢源家中。刚好的邻居冯仁昆（黎彼得 饰）介绍他们到片场当临时演员，也认识了当红的影星邵芳芳（宣萱 饰）、程宝珠（张可颐 饰），四人更从欢喜冤家变成了恩爱无比的恋人，一起面临了不少人生关卡……

Ip Man's peaceful life in Foshan changes after Gong Yutian seeks an heir for his family in Southern China. Ip Man then meets Gong Er who challenges him for the sake of regaining her family's honor. After the Second Sino-Japanese War, Ip Man moves to Hong Kong and struggles to provide for his family. In the mean time, Gong Er chooses the path of vengeance after her father was killed by Ma San.