Yao now stretches his considerable reach into book world
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Having">Having</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="wine">wine</span> <span word="brand">brand</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="charity">charity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="NBA">NBA</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="Yao">Yao</span> <span word="Ming">Ming</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="branch">branch</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="publishing">publishing</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="publishing">publishing</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> (<span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Kingdom">Kingdom</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="about">about</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="else">else</span>? <span word="Himself">Himself</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="book">book</span>, <span word="Yao">Yao</span> <span word="Ming">Ming</span> <span word="Opus">Opus</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="jointly">jointly</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="Publishing">Publishing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Media">Media</span> <span word="Co">Co</span> <span word="Ltd">Ltd</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="listed">listed</span> <span word="publishing">publishing</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Anhui">Anhui</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Opus">Opus</span> <span word="Media">Media</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="renowned">renowned</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span>-<span word="table">table</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="feature">feature</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="stars">stars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="celebrities">celebrities</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="photos">photos</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="Yao">Yao</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="teenage">teenage</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="text">text</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="photos">photos</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Yao">Yao</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="purchased">purchased</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="agencies">agencies</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="photographers">photographers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="editorial">editorial</span> <span word="aspect">aspect</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="writers">writers</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="book">book</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="weigh">weigh</span> 16 <span word="kg">kg</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Opus">Opus</span>' <span word="publications">publications</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="subjects">subjects</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Manchester">Manchester</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="Club">Club</span>, <span word="Major">Major</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="Baseball">Baseball</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ferrari">Ferrari</span> <span word="Formula">Formula</span> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="team">team</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Yao">Yao</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="publication">publication</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="Opus">Opus</span>' <span word="CEO">CEO</span>, <span word="Karl">Karl</span> <span word="Fowler">Fowler</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feature">feature</span> <span word="Yao">Yao</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span>.</p>
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