Basketball's most talented forward is on the left

"Well, I'm sorry, I have no plans to sign the contract yet." Zuo Li spread his hands to express regret.

As soon as these words came out, Zuo Li could clearly feel that the air seemed to be still. Tom and Jerry maintained this posture, with their mouths open as wide as possible. They were obviously frightened, and Tai Lung's expression also became stiff in an instant.

The smile just now looks a little funny...

Tai Lung coughed to break the current awkward situation, "Ahem, okay man, I hope this is an answer you have thought about carefully, but man, I still suggest you think about it. I am just sending a message to the boss. I estimate that it will take two days.

Someone will come looking for you someday."

Tai Lung touched his bald head and realized that he had already fallen out of touch with the times not long after leaving Harlem. He could not guess what Zuo Li was thinking at all.

That's an invitation from and1!~

I think he was also prosperous in Harlem, but the moment before he entered high school, people from and1 came to his door with sneakers and asked him to join their team, so he just put high school aside and didn't

There was no hesitation, and no signing fee was involved.

What high school to go to, what is high school, I love and1, and1 loves me!

And he still thinks that he made the most correct decision. However, are all young people today so awesome...

Tai Lung left with confusion. He still needed to fly back to Los Angeles overnight, not for the big boob girls, but because there was a tour to be played there in two days. Before leaving, he also needed to report the situation here to his boss.

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"Huh, I hope the boss won't deduct my salary because I lost." Tai Lung took out the latest flip phone and called their boss...

On this side, Zuo Li continues to stay in Rucker Park, preparing to take advantage of the large number of people to fight two more actual battles. The American street combat ability is very strong, and more fights are definitely beneficial to improving personal abilities, but obviously, Jerry and Tom

I haven't gotten over the excitement just yet.

"Zuo Li! Big brother, you are my real eldest brother! That's and1!and1! You just refused?!" Jerry was so excited that the veins on his neck were exposed. This is really true for a person with his skin color.

It was not easy. It can be seen that the stimulation he received was greater than when Zuo Li really defeated Tai Lung.

"Calm down, I feel like your blood vessels are going to explode. Calm down, calm down." Tom hurriedly comforted him.

"But boss, you really don't plan to join and1. Mr. Derek should also agree, and Mr. Hibbert, he won't object either." Tom thought Zuo Li was worried that Derek and Hibbert would

He had different opinions. In other words, he also felt that it was unwise for Zuo Li to reject and1.

What do you think of when talking about and1?

For New Yorkers of this era, and1 is one of the pronouns synonymous with streetball and even basketball.

In 1993, three college students in their 20s, Seth Berger, Tom Austin and J. Gilbert, after watching the sports exhibitions of Nike, Adidas and other big players in the sneaker industry, they complained in disappointment: "The market

There are all these same crappy things, isn’t there anything cool in the United States?" began.

The three of them hit it off immediately, and they were clamoring to set up a sports brand focusing on street basketball! The legend of and1 began violently.

The origin of the story is somewhat simple, but the process is legendary. For two years, these three people shuttled around the stadiums in the streets and alleys of New York during the day. At night, they would sit together to discuss design, and their staple food was canned sardines.

, this food has been around for so long that Gilbert said in an interview, "I will never eat canned sardines again in my life."

And their efforts paid off.

Once, Seisberg met a player in New York. After listening to and1's introduction, he said he wanted to get this pair of shoes immediately!

Seth said: "This is just a sample, and it only has the right foot." But the player said: "Give it to me quickly! I will find a way to match it with the left foot!"

This story made Seth firmly believe that there are too many young people in the United States who want different sneakers, which makes them full of confidence.

Then, the shoes on the market were snapped up by crazy people. Everyone knew that and1 was successful.

In 3 years, and1 became one of the most popular sneakers among young people at that time. In New York, one of them could even be removed.

In 1996, and1 officially signed a contract with Steve Marbury, and a sneaker called the Stepon Marbury became Marbury's first signature pair of boots in his career, which made and1's momentum grow crazily.

In 1998, they took over New York streetball emperor Alston. This was a win-win event, which made and1 the well-deserved No. 1 in the streetball world. At the same time, they designed sneakers for Alston skip 2

my lou mid, with its unruly shape and low price, was instantly snapped up by street basketball enthusiasts.

The legend continues.

and1 truly reached its peak in 2000, when Vince Carter, who played for the Toronto Raptors in the 2000-01 season, shocked the world with his performance in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest.

People who turned on the video watched the incredible dunks of Canadian UFO over and over again. The pair of red and white tai chi worn under his feet attracted attention. This high-profile appearance of and1 made the brand's most classic sneakers.

and1 was out of control and was recognized by the mainstream. Super star Kevin Garnett, who was approaching the peak of his competitive status at that time, gave up the contract offered by Nike. The maverick kg decided to switch to and1, which caused quite a stir.

Just this year, at the All-Star Game when Jordan retired, Garnett stole Michael's MVP trophy. Under the reflection of the flash, the pair of and1 chameleons at Garnett's feet suddenly attracted attention.

At the same time, they are also unbeatable on the street ball court. Almost all the street ball players you can name are their players, and the and1 street ball tour detonated the United States.

Nowadays and1 can be called streetball, and NBA has a two-pronged approach. In the minds of players, it is definitely no less than the choice of Nike and Adidas, and for streetball players, it is even the best choice.

Whether it is Jerry or Tom, their dream is to one day have the opportunity to sign and1 and become one of them. If it is them who are invited, then they will probably choose to agree without hesitation.

So they were very confused about Zuo Li's choice.

He was so famous, rich, and had a card issue, so why did Zuo Li reject it?

"Don't worry, I didn't say I won't sign. I just won't sign now. Don't worry. Let's wait until the people come. Let's play ball and find a few more people." Zuo Li didn't mean to elaborate, but quickly moved on.

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How could the two of them have a person like him who came back from later generations to know the development history of and1? Now yes, in the past two years when the overall sales of the NBA shoe industry were not good, only and1 achieved a 4% growth for the whole year. As long as

By signing the contract, Zuo Li will be able to get rid of his current dilemma of being broke and spending only $30 a month.

But Zuo Li, who is familiar with the history of and1, knows very well that with the Great Depression of streetball as a whole starting in 2008, and1 has lost its glory. The lack of powerful core technology and single marketing methods have gradually made them crushed by Nike and Adidas.

In 2008, there was only one player like Monta Ellis who could be named in the NBA, and off the court, it was difficult for them to get a share of the increasingly fierce competition. Apart from die-hard fans, there were very few

Someone will foot the bill, and at the end of 2016 it was acquired by a Chinese company, and the legend ended.

However, Zuo Li did not refuse because of something that has not happened yet, but to give himself more say in the future!