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. ; h+ O, A. K5 ~1 a( ` s8 }4 i3 \6 j4 g4 U
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.# c9 g9 I& e1 ?# S4 N2 p- a
) D* w8 X! v7 @, l2 r' g! ^When he appeared, there was no sound except clicking from countless photoflashes. 0 `8 W0 ]. j( b8 O $ B# S" f' Z8 V# ?2 tBut 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. 2 S, X8 [6 ?* _; H, b& G ) D/ T! Y5 y% K: `, g: ]He has retired as a pro athlete and will focus on business and charity. Beckham emphasizes: "I'm extremely excited. 9 G: n* p+ J5 F/ s9 {0 G O# o8 w' I+ f! m; x3 a) @3 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." 9 H' o0 c) ]/ t s& C - {) ?6 E2 ]- u# G/ g6 DHe also said leadership, teamwork and hard work are important in sports, and it's the same with business.- p# W. d% G" j# F- {2 |
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From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cel ... ontent_17130939.htm