标题: 【Daily Reading】 Beckham and Vegas developer team up in Asia [打印本页] 作者: vivian 时间: 2013-11-26 22:28 标题: 【Daily Reading】 Beckham and Vegas developer team up in Asia Although retired from sports, David Beckham still commands huge attention.( Q( E5 w5 u/ j# h; A9 [
- s4 o0 u0 T+ N
Hours before he showed up in a conference room at luxury hotel and casino resort Venetian Macao last week, journalists from about 500 media houses had already waited in long lines to get a close-up position to the celebrity.( Y; p' j! e0 M& y# E/ p( j
' i1 z! V3 F2 _( i0 c
When he appeared, there was no sound except clicking from countless photoflashes. $ N0 o- i; k+ ~1 _& g" m1 I! |5 s5 @! Z* L& L
But this time, Beckham presents himself as businessman, rather than an entertainment celebrity, as he announced a long-term partnership between his company Beckham Ventures and global resort developer Las Vegas Sands, which owns Venetian Macao.! ^* F2 F& @: P& t/ V: S3 I/ A2 j
6 r. Z$ C7 g4 ~0 c6 _* sHe has retired as a pro athlete and will focus on business and charity. Beckham emphasizes: "I'm extremely excited. * ?( H( R+ M7 h( R8 u" E$ x. @ 1 o$ V, a/ B2 Z"My business started a few years ago, but my focus was on playing (soccer) at that time. Now I'm becoming more of a businessman."8 e3 q) Z1 \8 |9 b6 I/ H8 j& T. S
8 g$ g' g ^8 C2 SHe also said leadership, teamwork and hard work are important in sports, and it's the same with business. 2 K0 Q( _) ?/ G9 P" T8 b - R) d; q0 q" Q2 p2 u4 q2 s. R; l2 A, Z5 J: W
From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cel ... ontent_17130939.htm