Basketball Fanatic: Genius Is on the Left

Zuo Li knows why AND1 signed him. It can be said that it is not only because they value their own strength, but this is the current strategy of AND1.

Although they have all-star players like Marbury and Garnett in the NBA, and star players like Big Ben Wallace, and ordinary players like Alston who hit the NBA from the street, their strategy The focus has always been on the streets.

You can see from the players under their banner that there are obviously several times more streetball stars than NBA stars, and all the events they hold are related to streetball.

Streetball-related tours are booming in the United States, and there are basically thousands of people everywhere they go. They even record streetball-related reality shows, which have high ratings, and the sales of videotapes are soaring. It is also one of the categories with the highest click-through rate on the Internet that is still in the wild.

All of this has made AND1 executives have the sweetness, so since 2000, they have been recruiting potential players on the streets in all parts of the United States, and their scouts are hidden in well-known and unknown basketball courts in the streets and alleys, so that three Years have passed, and now, 80% of streetball stars on the streets are related to them.

As for the development in the NBA, they are obviously not very concerned, although they also have a lot of influence in the NBA at this time.

The result is naturally that AND1 will inevitably be mentioned when it comes to streetball, which has also become the foundation of AND1.

So much so that they want to sign a potential street rookie now, in order to maintain their position in the streetball world, and by the way, they also want to use the advantages of the group to have a head-to-head contact with Nike and Adidas.

"AND1 swears to kick Nike's ass!" This is the rhetoric released by their founder.

But in Zuo Li's view, this strategy cannot be called stupid, but rather short-sighted. Obviously, the founders of AND1 have misestimated the future situation. Who would have imagined the influence of the NBA on the other side of the ocean with the emergence of Dayao Overwhelming, and in the NBA, Nike, which has madly captured stars, has successfully made Nike become NO.1 with their successful marketing methods.

Who would have imagined that with the development of the times, more and more people are unwilling to take to the streets, but have received formal training since childhood, and streetball has also declined, which also made AND1 sink to the bottom of the altar.

Some people may ask, the future will be discussed in the future, what are you thinking about now, and taking the money is the kingly way!

I have to say that Zuo Li also thought so at the beginning, but if Zuo Li expected it was not bad, they would not pay much attention to themselves, at most it was just an ordinary newcomer contract, not only the money would be less, but the time would be very long. , If you want to sign for ten years or something, then you will lose your hand, then Zuo Li might as well wait a few more years.

In the previous life, Zuo Li spent a year communicating in New York, and naturally he also knew about the signing of streetball players. For a potential rookie like him, it would be good to have 10,000 US dollars a year. Earn money from private life, let alone compare with NBA stars, even ordinary rookies are much better than this.

Zuo Li was naturally not interested.

Moreover, Zuo Li's goal is not just to be an ordinary signed player, or even to sign a star. His goal is more long-term. In a word, he wants his own right to speak, and he is very interested in AND1.

Since he took the initiative to come to the door, Zuo Li will naturally not miss this opportunity!

Zuo Li, who has experience in his previous life, knows his own advantages. He knows a lot of information that others don't. This is his road to success.

Look at the worn-out sneakers on your feet. You only have one pair of them all year round. You don’t need to ask about the tattered jerseys on your feet. You don’t need to ask them. They bought them for 5 dollars from the old-fashioned stores on the street. This is how life in the slums is, and if you want to get rid of this If this situation leads to success, then you cannot let go of every opportunity.

Who can refuse to succeed, not only on the court, but also off the court Zuoli also wants to control his own destiny and life!

Of course, with the exception of buying lottery tickets, Zuo Li was a staunch pragmatic party in his previous life, and he got high by buying lottery tickets.

"Maybe, this is the springboard for me to get out of the current predicament." Zuo Li thought again on the way back.

"Now, Tai Long should have reported my situation, and today's battle will spread to the streets and alleys at the speed of yesterday. I believe that even if they think about it, they will never think that Tai Long will lose to themselves. So the people from AND1 will definitely come back again, and then it's time to play games."

When he wanted to understand all of this, Zuo Li no longer tangled. If he was wrong and AND1 stopped looking for him, then forget it. Anyway, there is not only one way, and entanglement is useless.

The two brothers Tom and Jerry obviously still can't understand why Zuo Li refused to drop the pie from the sky. Yes, in their opinion, even $10,000 a year is a great temptation. After all, they are now You can't earn so much by working and playing wildball for one year, not to mention that signing a contract means exposure and a steady stream of opportunities to make money~www.novelmt.com~ Up to now, Jerry is still muttering, 'That's AND1, That's AND1', obviously it's not easy to be stimulated.

However, Zuo Li didn't explain his thoughts to them in detail, and he wouldn't understand it even if he told them about it, so he just had to wait for him to operate it. However, he won the game today, so it was necessary to celebrate.

"Okay, brothers, don't worry about it anymore, you won Tailong today, let's go, go to the fried chicken shop on the corner, and eat whatever you want!"

"Um?!"

"marvelous!"

As soon as these words came out, the two immediately recovered their spirits and rushed to the fried chicken shop.

AND1?

What is that, can I eat it? !

"Hey guys, don't you just wait for me to say this?" Zuo Li's face was covered with black lines, but he still smiled, at least the two of them really regarded themselves as brothers.

After talking about Zuoli's side, on the other side, Tyrone, who had left the stadium, also took a taxi to the airport, and then called his boss.

"How about Tyrone?"

"Hey, head, I got off the plane and came to Locke Park. I have to say, it's still the same as the original, I love it! The park next to it, the surrounding flowers and plants, oh~!"

"Say the point!"

"Okay, I lost." Tyrone lowered his head sadly. Isn't it just to find a way to save face for himself? Don't give me this chance, FUCK!

"I know how an Asian can play basketball. Look at them, let alone streetball. This is not their area of ​​expertise. I still think too much..."

"Wait? What did you say?!"

"You lost?! It's you who lost!!!"