The genius of the basketball madman is on the left

On January 2008, [-], the New York Athletic's editorial office.

Sports Editor-in-Chief William yawned and started flipping through the press releases on the table.

The sports news media don't have the concept of New Year's Day holidays. This time is often the busiest start for them. The new year means that the games of various sports leagues have entered the second half, whether it is the four major leagues or the NCAA games below. Both are worth their extra effort.

At this moment, George, the editor in charge of the NCAA, stumbled into the door: "Editor-in-chief, big news!"

"Calm down, George, why are you still so reckless on the first day of the new year? Remember to knock on the door first when entering my office!"

"It's really big news, Zuo Li, Zuo Li has announced his participation in this year's draft!"

"What?!" William, who was originally dissatisfied and was about to transfer George to the African branch, stood up: "Really? Where did the news come from? Logically, he wouldn't announce it so early."

"I also think it's too early. According to the rules, it's usually not so early, but it's true, because this is a message from Rich Paul's personal account. Everyone knows the relationship between Rich Paul and Zuo Li. His words are What Zuo Li meant, and he said that a press conference will be held at 6 o'clock tonight, in New York!" George said.

"Well done George, this news is very valuable. The biggest fish in this year's rookie class has surfaced, and the draft pattern of the league is about to change. We'd better find Zuo Li in advance and give him an interview!"

"Okay, I'm going to Davidson now!" George slapped the table and left.

And this scene was also staged in the offices of the national sports media. It would take a few hours for the small town of Davidson to become lively, but...Zuo Li is in New York.

It’s also Rich Paul’s fault. He only said that there will be a press conference, but he didn’t say that Zuo Li held it himself. After all, according to the inertial thinking in the past, Zuo Li usually does not have Zuo Li at the press conference. This time they also think so .

It's a pity they were doomed to fail.

But this is a good thing for Zuo Li. After playing all day yesterday, Zuo Li sent Olsen back at three o'clock in the morning and took a nap for a few hours. Zuo Li arrived at CAA's office in Manhattan at 10 am. Qibao has been waiting for a long time.

Simple greetings, the relationship between Zuo Li and Rich Paul is already very strong, there is basically no need to talk nonsense, and the topic will be quickly entered.

"Boss, the conditions have been negotiated and the contract has been reviewed. There is no problem. Sethberg from AND11 will come here to sign with us at 1 o'clock."

That's right, this is the second major thing that Zuo Li came to New York to do, and that was to get his second sneaker contract.

During this period, Reebok, Adidas and Nike have all sent people to contact Zuo Li. After all, no one wants a rookie like Zuo Li. According to the conditions of the previous contract with AND1, AND1 has already taken advantage of it. No one thinks that Zuo Li will return. Choose this company that is gradually going downhill.

Nike is naturally full of confidence. They have almost no opponents in the NBA. The players are also willing to sign with them, and they are also sincere. They have given an 8-year contract of 6000 million, and there is another reward clause worth 1000 million. It's not as good as James' 7 million in 8700 years, but it is second only to James in the rookie contract.

And Adidas is the most urgent. The failure to compete for James and other new-generation stars made them understand the importance of stars. This time they offered Zuo Li a sky-high price of 10 million for 1.2 years. Although the time was the longest, it was longer than before. Giving James 10 million in 1.1 years is 1000 million more expensive, which can be said to be full of sincerity.

As for Reebok, they can only offer 10 million yuan for 9000 years, which is much lower than what they offered to James at the beginning, but their boss met with Rich Paul in person and promised that if Zuo Li promised to join, there would be 1000 million private The bonus plus the 1000 million signing fee should be the highest.

But these lefties are not interested at all, and Reebok will not mention it. The sneakers are too poor, whether it is appearance or technology, they have long been eliminated, and Adidas looks good, but so far has no technology of its own.

Nike is of course the most outstanding now. zoomair is the longest enduring midsole technology in the Nike air series. Since the AJ1996 in 12, Nike has been committed to the research and development of technology. The effect is naturally the best. Many players The choice of Nike is also based on this reason, which is also the biggest reason why Nike has left other sneaker companies behind.

In a word, now has come to the era of fighting technology, and appearance alone is not enough.

AND1 is also eliminated by the times because of this. Their design sense has always been online, but they just don’t pay attention to technology, and the mistakes in strategy lead to becoming non-mainstream. Unfortunately, they were eliminated by the times.

But when Zuo Li came, everything would be different.

Although AND1 is in decline now, but this time, Zuo Li still chose AND1. He is not going to go to Nike to be the person behind James. If he goes to Nike, he will definitely be suppressed. This is beyond doubt. How could he be willing to be behind others? Be the boss!

而且AND1诚意十足，6年8000万加1000万奖金，合计6年9000万，这无疑是历史新秀拿到的最大球鞋合同。

Not only that, but there are also hidden terms. AND1 will design a sub-brand for Zuo Li, just like AJ for Nike. At the same time, Zuo Li will get a share of sneakers. For every pair of sneakers sold, Zuo Li will have a 2% share. Don't underestimate this 2%, this is what countless stars dream of.

Zuo Li is naturally very satisfied with the terms of such an advantage, which is also very beneficial to his future plans.

As long as Zuo Li announced his participation in the draft, he would sign the contract immediately. After the announcement this morning, AND1 was afraid of having long nights and dreams, so they arranged it until the morning.

At 11 o'clock, Sethberg arrived. Seeing that a few years ago, he was just a poor kid on the streets of Harlem, but now he has grown into a prospective rookie who has won the largest sneaker contract in history.

The two parties signed and shook hands. The staff of CAA recorded this moment with a camera. From this moment on, Zuo Li has become a real multi-millionaire.

"A few years ago, I thought you would be a big deal, but I didn't expect to be taken seriously by me. I look forward to the success of our cooperation, and I also hope that you will get better results." Sethberg took the contract and relaxed. Zuo Li can be called their life-saving straw.

"Yes, Mr. Seth, I look forward to the birth of my sneakers." Zuo Li said with a smile, and he was in a very good mood after signing the contract.

"Next, it's time to shock the whole world." Rich Paul also smiled. According to the commission of this contract, he will also become a millionaire in the next few years, from a souvenir seller to a millionaire. He, too, finally smelled success.

He felt more and more that that afternoon was destined, and at the same time vowed that he would absolutely follow in Zuo Li's footsteps.

'boom! 'The champagne is opened, which also announces a new era for AND1.

So, while the media was waiting for the press conference to start, AND1 officials, CAA and Rich Paul announced at the same time that Zuo Li and AND1 had successfully renewed their contract with a contract amount of 6 million for 9000 years! ~

Public opinion is boiling!