Cynics thought it was all a publicity stunt by the Virgin Group of companies and its flamboyant British boss, Sir Richard Branson.
怀疑者认为这不过是维珍集团公司及其爱显摆的英国老板理查德·布兰森爵士的作秀罢了。
He set his sights on the 74-acre Necker Island, which he bought for roughly $293 million in 1979, just six years after launching Virgin Group.
他将目光锁定在了74英亩的Necker岛，并在1979年以2.93亿美元的价格买下了它。
Founded in 1970, the Virgin Group has expanded to more than 200 companies, ranging from music, publishing, mobile phones and even space travel.
成立于1970年的维珍集团已经扩张为200多家公司，遍及音乐、出版、手机甚至太空旅行领域。
Richard Branson is chairman of the Virgin Group of Companies, which owns Virgin Atlantic Airways, Virgin Entertainment and Virgin Cola.
理查德·布兰森是维珍企业集团董事长，名下拥有维珍大西洋航空公司，维珍娱乐公司以及维珍可乐公司。
Branson runs his Virgin Group as a venture capital fund that places bets on entrepreneurs with bright ideas that fit the Virgin brand strategy.
布莱森将他的维珍集团运营为一家风险投资基金，将赌注压在了那些具有奇思妙想并且符合维珍品牌战略的企业家身上。
Scoot is expected to compete directly with AirAsia x, the long-haul affiliate of Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia and British tycoon Richard Branson "s Virgin Group."
疾行航空预计将和亚航x，隶属于马来西亚廉航亚洲航空和英国航空大鳄理查德·布兰森的维珍集团的长程廉航子公司展开直接竞争。
Scoot is expected to compete directly with AirAsia x, the long-haul affiliate of Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia and British tycoon Richard Branson "s Virgin Group."
疾行航空预计将和亚航x，隶属于马来西亚廉航亚洲航空和英国航空大鳄理查德·布兰森的维珍集团的长程廉航子公司展开直接竞争。
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