Millennial Chinese Boy Becomes a Sneaker King in the US
- posted on 2020-12-21
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wǒ jiào xià jiā huān jīn nián suì
我叫夏嘉欢,今年27岁
My name is Xia Jiahuan, 27 years old
hé liǎng gè péng yǒu yī qǐ jīng yíng yī jiā qiú xié mǎi shǒu diàn
和两个朋友一起经营一家球鞋买手店
And now I’m running a sneaker select shop with two friends
mù qián zài niǔ yuē ěr wān luò shān jī dōu yǒu shí tǐ diàn
目前在纽约,尔湾,洛杉矶都有实体店
We have stores in New York, Taiwan and LA
wǒ hěn xǐ huān qiú xié
我很喜欢球鞋
I am totally into sneakers
wǒ zì jǐ yě yǒu hěn duō shōu cáng
我自己也有很多收藏
And I have a significant collection of them
zhēn zhèng kāi shǐ jiē chù cháo liú wén huà shì zài nián zuǒ yòu
真正开始接触潮流文化,是在2007年左右
My first real contact with pop culture dates back to 2007
nà shí hòu wǒ huì qù lùn tán hé tiē ba kàn yī xiē cháo liú de xīn wén
那时候我会去论坛和贴吧看一些潮流的新闻
Back then I would read pop-related news on forums
mǎi yī xiē cháo liú de dān pǐn
买一些潮流的单品
And buy some pop items
fàng dào shàng miàn jiù yǒu hěn duō rén diǎn zàn
放到instagram上面,就有很多人点赞
And I received lots of likes on Instagram by posting them
shì dāng shí dà wèi bèi kè hàn de ér zi
是当时大卫贝克汉的儿子
David Beckham’s son found me on Instagram
hái tōng guò zhǎo wǒ mǎi
还通过instagram找我买
And he asked to buy a pair of sneakers from me
yī shuāng de hóng yē zi
一双nike yeezy2的 红椰子 13
Nike Yeezy 2 Red
zhēn de méi yǒu wǒ mǎi bù dào de xié zi
真的,没有我买不到的鞋子
Seriously I can buy any shoe
gēn bié rén zuò yǎn shén jiāo liú zhī qián
跟别人做眼神交流之前
Before making eye contact with each other
wǒ men dōu huì yǒu yī gè xié shàng de jiāo liú
我们都会有一个鞋上的交流
We communicate through our shoes
wǒ yī kàn rú guǒ nǐ chuān jiǎ xié
我一看,如果你穿假鞋
And if you are wearing fake
wǒ jiù bù huì gēn nǐ shuō huà le
我就不会跟你说话了
That is the end of our contact
zhī hòu wǒ jiù fā xiàn yī xiē shāng jī
之后我就发现一些商机
Later I smelled opportunity in the shoe business
fù mǔ zài zuì zǎo de shí hòu gěi le wǒ wàn rén mín bì
父母在最早的时候给了我20万人民币
At first my parents gave me 200,000 yuan
gào sù wǒ shuō yào me zuò dà yào me jiù bù yào zuò
告诉我说,要么做大,要么就不要做
They told me to make it or break it
wǒ jiù shì tōng guò mài zhuàn le zì jǐ de dì yī tǒng jīn
我就是通过卖yeezy 2赚了自己的第一桶金
I dug my first pot of gold by selling Yeezy 2
nà liǎng sān nián wǒ wán chéng le zì jǐ de shēng huó fèi
那两三年,我完成了自己的生活费
Those years the income covered my living expenses
hái jiāo le xué fèi hái gěi zì jǐ mǎi yī liàng chē
还交了学费,还给自己买一辆车
My tuition and it bought me a car
jīn nián de yuè fèn
今年的5月份
This May
wǒ men zài běi jīng sān lǐ tún kāi le xīn de shí tǐ diàn
我们在北京三里屯开了新的实体店
We opened a new store in Sanlitun, Beijing
shí tǐ diàn běi jīng
solestage实体店 北京
SoleStage Beijing
dāng jì zuì huǒ zuì shí shàng de qiú xié mào shān pèi jiàn
当季最火最时尚的球鞋、帽衫、配件
Hot and new sneakers, hoodies, accessories
hěn duō rén píng shí qiǎng bù dào de xiàn liàng dān pǐn
很多人平时抢不到的限量单品
Limited items you can’t ever seem to snap up
zài zhè biān dōu kě yǐ mǎi dé dào
在这边都可以买得到
You can find all of them in our store
hú rén duì de quán tǐ qiú yuán
los angeles lakers(湖人队)的全体球员
All players of Los Angeles Lakers
guó nèi míng xīng zhī qián huáng zi tāo yǒu lái guò wǒ men diàn lǐ
国内明星之前黄子韬有来过我们店里
And Chinese star Huang Zitao have visited our store
hǎi ěr xiōng dì
海尔兄弟
And Higher Brothers as well
wǒ zuì xǐ huān de zhōu jié lún de lǎo pó kūn líng
我最喜欢的周杰伦的老婆昆凌
My favorite Jay Chou’s wife Kun Ling
wǒ yù dào le hái gēn tā yào le wēi xìn ne
我遇到了,还跟她要了微信呢
Yeah I saw her and asked her to add me on wechat
tā méi gěi wǒ
她没给我
She refused
qiú xié shì mù qián cháo liú wén huà lǐ miàn zuì yǒu shēng zhí kōng jiān de yī gè dān pǐn
球鞋是目前潮流文化里面最有升值空间的一个单品
In current pop culture, sneaker alone has the highest possibility in appreciation
zhè shuāng
这双air jordan 4 undftd
This pair of Air Jordan 4 UNDFTD
shì wǒ men xié diàn de zhèn diàn zhī bǎo
是我们鞋店的镇店之宝
Is our store treasure
nián de bǎn běn yǒu shuāng
2005年的版本有72双
There are 72 pairs of the 2005 version
shì chǎng jià jiù yǐ jīng dá dào le rén mín bì wàn
市场价就已经达到了人民币20万
And the market price has reached 200,000 yuan
dào xiàn zài yīn wèi yǎng huà yǐ jīng bù shì hé chuān zhù le
到现在因为氧化,已经不适合穿著了
And it is no longer fit for wearing because of oxidation
kě yǐ kàn kàn zhè gè xì jié
“可以看看这个细节”
“Check out the details”
tā yǒu yī fù liǎng fù xié dài
“他有一副、两副鞋带”
“He has one pair, two pairs of shoelaces”
zhè gè shì nián quán xīn de bǎn běn shì xié zhōng zhī wáng ba
这个是2018年全新的版本,是鞋中之王吧
This is the new version issued in 2018, the king of all shoes
zhè shuāng xié shì hé měi guó zhù míng diàn yǐng huí dào wèi lái de lián míng
这双鞋是和美国著名电影《回到未来》的联名
Nike x Back to the Future
jiǎo huái chù yǒu yī gè àn niǔ
脚踝处有一个按钮
There is a button here
àn xià zhī hòu tā de xié huì liàng dēng
按下之后,它的鞋会亮灯
When you press the button, it flashes
fēi cháng yǒu wèi lái gǎn de qiú xié
非常有未来感的球鞋
Like a shoe traveling from the future
jì niàn lēi bù lǎng zài mài ā mì rè huǒ duì duó zǒng guān jūn de shí hòu
纪念勒布朗在迈阿密热火队夺总冠军mvp的时候
This is a special issue for Lebron
zuò de yī shuāng qiú yuán tè bié bǎn
做的一双球员特别版
When he was announced MVP as a Miami HEAT player
kě yǐ kàn xià xié zi de xì jié
“可以看下鞋子的细节”
“The details, look”
bèi hòu yǒu zì yàng
“背后有mvp字样”
“MVP is printed on the back”
dāng shí zhǐ yǒu sì shuāng dá dào guò wàn měi jīn yǐ shàng
当时只有四双,达到过3万美金以上
They made four pairs of it, and the price once was over 30,000 USD
zhè shuāng
这双air jordan 1 chicago
Air Jordan 1 Chicago
zhī jiā gē gōng niú pèi sè
芝加哥公牛配色
Covered in Bulls color
mài kě qiáo dān qīn zì qiān míng
麦可乔丹亲自签名
Signed by Michael Jordan
zhè gè shì zhèng shū de fáng wěi biāo
这个是证书的防伪标
This is anti-counterfeit label
zhè shì zhèng shū
这是upper deck证书
This is UPPER DECK certificate
shì yī gè měi guó hěn yǒu míng de
upper deck是一个美国很有名的
UPPER DECK is a prestige American organization
qiān míng rèn zhèng jī gòu
签名认证机构
That signs trading cards
zhè sān kuài wán hǎo quán tào huá bǎn jí wèi shǎo jiàn
这三块完好,全套supreme lv滑板极为少见
Full set of Supreme LV skateboards in such good condition are rare
zài yī gè dà xíng pāi mài huì shàng yǒu jiàn guò
在一个大型拍卖会上有见过
I saw it once on a big auction
méi yǒu zhèng shì fā shòu guò
没有正式发售过
But it’s not officially released
měi guó dāng dài zuì yǒu míng de quán wáng
美国当代最有名的拳王
The most well-known American current boxing champion
lái dào wǒ men diàn de shí hòu
来到我们solestage店的时候
Came to SoleStage
gěi wǒ men qīn bǐ qiān míng de yī gè quán jī dài
给我们亲笔签名的一个拳击袋
And he gave us a boxing bag signed by him
tā shèng fù dài biǎo bù bài de zhàn jì
他50胜0负,代表不败的战绩
50 wins, 0 loss, he is indefectible
fēi cháng jù yǒu shōu cáng jià zhí
非常具有收藏价值
Very valuable part of our collection
gāng gāng kāi shǐ wán xié de péng yǒu lái shuō
刚刚开始玩鞋的朋友来说
For beginners
wǒ jué dé shì yī gè fēi cháng hǎo de xuǎn zé
我觉得yeezy boost是一个非常好的选择
Yeezy Boost is a good choice
zhè shuāng xié yī zhí zài shēng zhí
这双鞋一直在升值
It’s been appreciating continuously
fēi cháng shū fú fēi cháng bǎi dā de qiú xié yě fēi cháng hǎo kàn
非常舒服,非常百搭的球鞋,也非常好看
It’s comfortable to wear, goes with very thing
duì yú yī xiē gāo duān qiú xié lái shuō
对于一些高端球鞋来说
For high-end sneakers
wǒ fēi cháng tuī jiàn hé yì shù jiā lián míng
我非常推荐nike和艺术家联名
I personally recommend Nike x artists
zhǐ yào rèn hé qiáo dān hé qí tā pǐn pái lián míng de qiú xié
只要任何乔丹和其它品牌联名的球鞋
And Air Jordan x other brands
bǐ rú shuō zuì jìn hé lián míng
比如说最近和travis scott联名
Such as the recently Travis Scott
hé yī xiē pǐn pái lián míng
和一些品牌联名
And some brands
hé
和sacai,off-white
Sacai, Off-White
virgil
Virgil
zài guò qù de shí nián cháo liú cóng yī gè fēi cháng xiǎo zhòng de wén huà
在过去的十年,潮流从一个非常小众的文化
The past decade has seen how pop culture evolved from a minority thing
dào xiàn zài chéng wèi yī gè bǐ jiào zhǔ liú de wén huà
到现在成为一个比较主流的文化
To a probably mainstream culture
yě shì yīn wèi wǒ men xīn shēng dài jiàn jiàn dì zhǎng dà de guān xì
也是因为我们新生代渐渐地长大的关系
Maybe because millennials are growing up
zuì ràng wǒ zì háo de jiù shì wǒ néng zài jiē tóu wén huà de fā yuán dì
最让我自豪的就是,我能在街头文化的发源地
And what makes me proud is that
néng ràng měi guó rén yě zhī dào
能让美国人也知道
At the birthplace of street culture
wǒ men zhōng guó rén yǒu kāi shè yī gè
我们中国人有开设一个
We make the US realize
shǔ yú zì jǐ de cháo liú wén huà diàn
属于自己的潮流文化店
That Chinese have their own pop store