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.9 E# X% x% \! ^5 X r9 @
z5 ^8 L) S' WHours 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.8 }, [( D: S6 b c
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When he appeared, there was no sound except clicking from countless photoflashes. 6 w) {# N8 U9 g& Q2 r2 ^, q; H/ F1 \# w7 H o* a( I4 x
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.1 y# V2 \5 J3 d+ A9 d$ X! @4 D/ e
! e/ E9 Z! w6 a/ V- a2 U cHe has retired as a pro athlete and will focus on business and charity. Beckham emphasizes: "I'm extremely excited.' O, w2 g; P& K4 }' U- B5 h) ]
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"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."7 v5 }2 [2 ]$ }" k
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He also said leadership, teamwork and hard work are important in sports, and it's the same with business. % Y1 `& p) l0 J5 x6 ?* {0 X6 m5 m, ^0 D: ]7 j$ p
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From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cel ... ontent_17130939.htm