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) U a8 H! B" s6 ] p9 h& N& E: }/ x
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. 9 I! ~3 R7 {2 V! R9 b. t ' C, _, h7 \6 d) x- \When he appeared, there was no sound except clicking from countless photoflashes.6 m+ W d y, x
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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. " i) g6 M% q& b! b- e 0 S) ] g& V4 e) e6 x/ Z4 RHe has retired as a pro athlete and will focus on business and charity. Beckham emphasizes: "I'm extremely excited.6 d7 P0 b# }& U& p
/ A0 a- ?; P4 d( w5 K' A"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." ' D9 }$ a9 R* S* Z) U# n5 e* a1 @ # ~% {2 m6 s l6 _) r' d1 D4 HHe also said leadership, teamwork and hard work are important in sports, and it's the same with business.( m5 a0 {' w$ l) m
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