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. v) ^; X! H! h
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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. ! ^* @ j: ~0 C6 R( [9 Z- k" T+ D" S+ q/ G
When he appeared, there was no sound except clicking from countless photoflashes." W" R+ T- R T% C( @
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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.8 R B/ [1 T) b: }6 [$ s* C
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He has retired as a pro athlete and will focus on business and charity. Beckham emphasizes: "I'm extremely excited. 7 i( T* T. g) Y2 B n2 m , X( \$ V9 u, c5 ^"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." R6 D# O$ G/ N$ q2 j9 ^2 k* a# V/ \
He also said leadership, teamwork and hard work are important in sports, and it's the same with business. ) S3 p! J5 ?' V2 g0 ?- l5 Y% E- G$ a4 ^) U! D
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From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cel ... ontent_17130939.htm