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. ( r T' M+ d8 ~" G# N3 [" z+ |# O) G' [! t5 R
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.; t" B3 \* n4 x% Z
9 D2 w1 _% D" D8 y# Q$ f' Y/ VWhen he appeared, there was no sound except clicking from countless photoflashes. 5 {! |: m" U) C3 S% I# y# T4 |9 i* M3 p% d* q
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. - v l9 W' V, u5 _" a& S6 T. ?. `: q# p# g+ B1 _! k
He has retired as a pro athlete and will focus on business and charity. Beckham emphasizes: "I'm extremely excited. ( A" y _0 i- c6 D8 }1 d% ]1 A 1 t" J5 I( k* ~% C"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." # i- J: u: h, W @7 d; e- D4 I3 |6 x( _; D" Y
He also said leadership, teamwork and hard work are important in sports, and it's the same with business. + k0 e$ T, I3 j( {! E: j* O2 { 0 G) E" v) N. N' h! `! P9 Z2 I, a/ t
From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cel ... ontent_17130939.htm