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. 7 i/ k6 D' E, n& g - W. S) b6 c8 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. {: F# T1 j& g 8 M3 M8 u$ Z5 j+ N U$ }When he appeared, there was no sound except clicking from countless photoflashes.5 S1 A6 u, p3 B, ?
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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.* U6 s- ^; O/ ?1 [# I' I
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He has retired as a pro athlete and will focus on business and charity. Beckham emphasizes: "I'm extremely excited. ' g2 Y d$ z* \8 G/ u, `4 ?+ z h4 S6 ?
"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."* k r9 I4 X3 s! E% a! G) d
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He also said leadership, teamwork and hard work are important in sports, and it's the same with business. * E, U9 D$ a9 }( L1 E' s5 \6 }, m/ Q3 t6 B