Basketball's most talented forward is on the left

January 1, 2008, the editorial board of New York Sports.

Sports Editor-in-Chief William yawned and began to read the press releases on the table.

Sports news media do not have the concept of New Year's Day holiday. This time is often the busiest time for them. The new year also means that the competitions of various sports leagues have entered the second half, whether it is the four major leagues or the NCAA competitions below.

They are all worth investing more energy into.

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

"Calm down George, it's the first day of the new year. Why are you still so reckless? Remember to knock on the door first when you enter 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 prepared to transfer George to the African branch, stood up: "Really? Where did the news come from? Logically speaking, 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 private account. Everyone knows the relationship between Rich Paul and Zuo Li. What he said is

What Zuo Li means, and he said that he will hold a press conference at 6 o'clock tonight, right in New York!" George said.

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

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

And this scene is also happening in the offices of sports media across the United States. In a few hours, the small town of Davidson will be bustling, but... Zuo Li is in New York.

It's also Rich Paul's fault. He only said that he would hold a press conference, but he didn't say that Zuo Li would hold it himself. After all, according to the usual thinking in the past, Zuo Li was usually not present at Zuo Li's press conferences. They thought so this time as well.

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It's a pity that they are destined to be in vain.

But this is a good thing for Zuo Li. After playing all day yesterday, it was already three o'clock in the morning when Zuo Li sent Olson back. After taking a nap for a few hours, Zuo Li arrived at CAA's office in Manhattan at 10 o'clock in the morning.

Chibaolo has been waiting for a long time.

After a simple exchange of greetings, the relationship between Zuo Li and Rich Paul was already very strong. There was basically no need for nonsense and they quickly got to the point.

"Boss, the conditions have been negotiated and the contract has been read. There is no problem. Seth Berger from 11 o'clock and 1 will come here to sign a contract with us."

Yes, this is the second big thing Zuo Li wants to do when he comes to New York, which is to get his second sneaker contract.

During this period, Reebok, Adidas and Nike all sent people to contact Zuo Li. After all, who wouldn’t want a rookie like Zuo Li? According to the conditions of the previous contract with and1, and1 had already taken a big advantage, and no one thought Zuo Li would do it again.

Choose this company that is gradually going downhill.

Nike is naturally confident. They have almost no rivals in the NBA now, and players are willing to sign with them. And they are sincere, offering an 8-year contract of 60 million yuan, and another 10 million worth of bonus clauses. Although

It's not as good as James' seven-year salary of 87 million, but it's second only to James in terms of rookie contracts.

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 120 million for 10 years. Although it took the longest time, it was still more expensive than before.

Giving James 110 million over 10 years is 10 million more expensive, which is full of sincerity.

Reebok was struggling to survive and could only offer 90 million for 10 years, which was much lower than the original offer to James. However, their boss met with Rich Paul in person and guaranteed that if Zuo Li promised to join, there would be 10 million in private

The bonus plus the signing fee of 10 million should be the highest.

But these Zuoli are not interested at all, and Reebok will not mention it. The sneakers are so poorly made that both appearance and technology have long been eliminated. Adidas looks good, but it still has no technology of its own.

Nike is of course the best now. Zoom air is the most enduring midsole technology of the Nike air series. From aj12 in 1996 to the present, Nike has been committed to the research and development of technology. The effect is naturally the best. Many

Players choose Nike for this reason, which is also the biggest reason why Nike leaves other sneaker companies behind.

In a word, we have now reached the era of technology, and appearance alone is not enough.

and1 has also been eliminated by the times because of this. Their design sense has always been online, but they do not pay attention to technology, and their strategic mistakes have led to them becoming non-mainstream. Unfortunately, they have been eliminated by the times.

But when Zuo Li comes, everything will be different.

Although and1 is declining now, this time, Zuo Li still chose and1. He is not going to go to Nike to be the person behind James. There is no doubt that he will be suppressed if he goes to Nike. How can he be willing to be behind others? Just do it.

Be the boss!

And1 is very sincere, with 80 million plus 10 million bonuses in 6 years, totaling 90 million in 6 years. This is undoubtedly the largest sneaker contract ever received by a rookie in history.

Not only that, there are hidden terms here, and1 will design a sub-brand for Zuoli, just like aj does for Nike. At the same time, Zuoli will get a share of the sneakers. For every pair of sneakers sold, Zuoli will get a 2% share.

Don't underestimate this 2%, this is something that countless stars only dream of.

Zuo Li was naturally very satisfied with such advantageous terms, which was also very beneficial to his future plans.

This contract will be signed as soon as Zuo Li announces his participation in the draft. After the announcement this morning, and1 was afraid of long nights and dreams, so he directly arranged it until the morning.

At 11 o'clock, Seisberg arrived. Seeing that he was just a poor kid wandering the streets of Harlem a few years ago, and now he has grown into a quasi-rookie with the largest sneaker contract in history, he couldn't help but be filled with emotion.

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

"I thought you would become something big a few years ago, but I didn't expect my words to be true. I hope our cooperation will be successful, and I hope you will get better results." Seisberg took the contract and relaxed.

Zuo Li was their life-saving straw.

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

"Next, is the moment that will shock the whole world." Rich Paul also laughed. This contract is based on commission, and he will become a millionaire in the next few years, from a hawker selling souvenirs to a millionaire.

He finally smelled success.

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

‘Bang!’ The champagne is opened, which also announces that and1 has entered a new era.

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 successfully renewed his contract with and1, and the renewal amount was 90 million for six years!~

Public opinion is boiling!