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.5 r1 c2 x% M0 f
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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. . s7 ~" E' b6 l0 P3 u: f3 s 8 h" o* i# f i4 TWhen he appeared, there was no sound except clicking from countless photoflashes. " ~8 g$ W. `1 m$ \6 j) x ; h7 \) h0 x9 |" X& {$ R/ vBut 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.- p# x0 k- H: b6 S. h
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He has retired as a pro athlete and will focus on business and charity. Beckham emphasizes: "I'm extremely excited. $ ^. L& m! z7 O7 O " |! Z0 M8 I; B"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."3 J4 \7 y5 v9 n; Q4 v8 J
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He also said leadership, teamwork and hard work are important in sports, and it's the same with business. 8 I* Q& Q) h& y$ ? 3 Q0 K$ l( j4 ?7 g3 P9 T& G # \1 @- p9 Y: c4 ~+ Z/ fFrom:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cel ... ontent_17130939.htm