Basketball Fanatic: Genius Is on the Left Chapter 96

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

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

Sports news media do not have the concept of New Year's Day holiday. This time is often their busiest start. The new year also 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. All worth the extra effort they put into it.

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

"Calm down George, on the first day of the new year, why are you still so reckless, remember to knock on the door before entering my office in the future!"

"It's really big news, Zuo Li, Zuo Li announced to participate 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 have announced 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. His words are Zuo Li means, and he said that there will be a press conference at 6 o'clock tonight, in New York!" George said.

"Good job George, this news is very valuable. The biggest fish in this class of rookies 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'll go to Davidson now!" George slapped the table and left.

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

I also blame Rich Paul. He only said that the press conference was held, but he did not say that Zuo Li held it himself. After all, according to the traditional thinking in the past, Zuo Li usually does not have Zuo Li in the press conferences of Zuo Li. This time they also think so. .

It's a pity they were doomed to miss out.

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

Simple greetings, Zuo Li and Rich Paul have a very strong relationship, basically no need for nonsense, and quickly get into the topic.

"Boss, the conditions have been negotiated, and the contract has been reviewed. There is no problem. Sethberg from 11:00 AND 1 will come here to sign with us."

That's right, this is the second big thing Zuo Li has to do when he comes to New York, and that is to get his second sneaker contract.

During this period, Reebok, Adi and Nike all sent people to contact Zuo Li. After all, who doesn't want a rookie like Zuo Li? According to the conditions of the previous contract with AND1, AND1 has already taken a big advantage, and no one thinks Zuo Li will still Choose this gradually declining enterprise.

Nike is naturally full of confidence. They have almost no opponents in the NBA now, and the players are happy to sign with them, and they are also sincere, giving an 8-year contract of 60 million yuan and another 10 million yuan worth of incentive clauses, although It's not as good as James' 7-year 87 million, but it is second only to James in the rookie contract.

And Adi is the most urgent. The loss of the new generation of stars such as James made them understand the importance of stars. This time they offered Zuo Li a 10-year astronomical price of 120 million. Although the time is the longest, it is longer than the original. Giving James 110 million in 10 years is 10 million more expensive, which can be said to be sincere.

And Reebok is lingering, and can only give 90 million for 10 years, which is much lower than the conditions given to James at the beginning, but their boss personally met with Rich Paul and promised that if Zuo Li promised to join, there would be 10 million private The bonus plus the signing fee of 10 million should be the highest.

But these Zuoli are not interested at all. Reebok will not mention it. The sneakers are too bad, both in appearance and technology, and they have long been eliminated. Adi looks good, but so far does not have its own technology.

Nike is of course the best at the moment. Zoomair is the most enduring midsole technology in the Nike air series. From the AJ12 in 1996 to now, Nike has been committed to the research and development of technology, and the effect is naturally the best. Many players Choosing Nike is also based on this reason, which is also the biggest reason for Nike to throw off other sneaker companies.

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

AND1 was also eliminated by the times because of this. Their sense of design has always been online, but they did not pay attention to technology, and the mistakes of the strategy led to becoming non-mainstream. It is a pity that they were eliminated by the times.

But when Zuo Li came, everything would be different.

Although AND1 is in decline now, this time, Zuo Li still chose AND1. He is not going to go to Nike to be the man behind James. Going to Nike will definitely be suppressed. There is no doubt about it. How could he be willing to be behind? Be the boss!

And AND1 is full of sincerity, 6 years 80 million plus 10 million bonus, a total of 90 million 6 years, this is undoubtedly the largest sneaker contract for a rookie in history.

Not only that, but there are also hidden clauses here. AND1 will design a sub-brand for Zuoli, just like AJ did for Nike. At the same time, Zuoli will get a share of sneakers. For every pair of sneakers sold, Zuoli will have a 2% share. Don't underestimate this~www.mtlnovel.com~ This is the dream of countless stars.

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

This contract will be signed as soon as Zuo Li announces his participation in the draft, but after the announcement this morning, AND1 was afraid that the night would be too long, so it was arranged directly in the morning.

At 11 o'clock, Sethberg arrived. Seeing that a few years ago, he was just a poor boy on the streets of Harlem, but now he has indeed grown into a prospective rookie who has won the largest sneaker contract in history. He couldn't help feeling filled with emotion.

The two sides signed and shook hands. CAA staff 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 it to be taken seriously. I hope our cooperation will be successful, and I hope you will achieve better results." Setsberg 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 completing the signing.

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

He felt more and more that that afternoon was destined, and at the same time swore that he would definitely follow Zuoli's footsteps.

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

So, while the media was waiting for the press conference to start, AND1 official, CAA and Rich Paul announced at the same time that Zuo Li and AND1 had successfully renewed their contract, with a renewal amount of 90 million for 6 years! ~

Public opinion is boiling!

Chapter end