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.2 ^' G/ H5 j1 j% |- G
9 R. v H; j, }1 [. u$ q3 y; uHours 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. 2 A9 M0 {8 ?4 A4 @, ] ' v* H, ]0 G3 Z- }& y+ F7 K' R/ [% \When he appeared, there was no sound except clicking from countless photoflashes.) S5 i5 l" j3 j: g" c; M
3 |! Y/ q& b# d6 fBut 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.% p5 I) o/ |5 `0 g7 S0 m
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He has retired as a pro athlete and will focus on business and charity. Beckham emphasizes: "I'm extremely excited.7 R! s3 V7 b1 [, m* n' S' q; V
8 Y1 x/ i& ^) D+ s6 o3 }$ m"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.". ]! y' o% E: C& k' z/ O! G
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He also said leadership, teamwork and hard work are important in sports, and it's the same with business. " [. f; ^$ _2 Q8 I+ ?' m( I" W1 ~6 E