Vol 2 Chapter 618: Swan song

Seeing Tina Fei hang up the phone, Duke asked, "What happened?" before she came over.
Tina still had an unbelievable expression, but she said calmly, "I just received news from Heath Ledger’s agent. Heath Ledger was just found dead in Beverly Hills. In the suite of the Hilton Hotel."
"What?" Anna Prinz and Charles Rowenzich made a surprised voice.
Duke was also surprised, but he remained calm enough. He just looked up at the sky, and it seemed that something was watching him and the world.
Although due to the invasion of privacy, he never said anything bluntly, but he did a lot, especially after the filming was over, Heath Ledger was not returned to his apartment in New York, and he was taken to Los Angeles from time to time. The dubbing was found, and no matter how you looked at it, Heath Ledger didn't seem to be stuck in the role of being unable to extricate himself and showing signs of deep depression.
Originally, Duke thought that the other party might take a different path, and he also asked people to find other propaganda materials.
Who knows, changing the time and place, it seems that nothing can be changed.
With a sigh of relief, Duke looked back from the ceiling, "What's the cause of death? The news spread?"
"≯∟, the cause of death is unknown. The Los Angeles police have taken over the scene. I contacted the county police department and I believe there will be preliminary results soon."
Tina Fei gradually returned to her normal look and said, "The news should not have spread. Heath Ledger’s agent just notified me and Warner Bros.’s Jamie Johnson."
"But." Tina Fei said, "Some paparazzi have noticed over there."
"Follow the news over there."
Now that the situation is unknown, it is not a wise choice to do anything. Duke told Tina Fei, "I will be notified as soon as there is new news."
The news spread extremely quickly, but it took more than an hour. The entire studio learned of the news of Heath Ledger’s death, but not many people were shocked. After all, Heath Ledger’s drug addiction was not too secretive in the circle.
In any case, the news still had a certain impact, and Duke simply put a day off for the post-production team.
Later, he received a call from Warner Bros. When preparing to leave the studio and go to the Warner Building in front, Tina Fei brought new news.
Over the years, Duke has maintained a good relationship with the Los Angeles County Police Department. According to the news from the County Police Department, Heath Ledger must have died not from homicide, but from overdose. As for what he took. Drugs can only be determined after the family members agree to the autopsy.
Everything that has happened, after being forcibly dragged back by Duke for a while. It happened again.
"What are you looking at?"
Driving the battery car, Tina Fei looked at Duke curiously. She had already noticed that Duke would look to the sky from time to time on this short road.
Duke shook his head, "I always feel that everyone has their own destiny."
Tina Fei was even more curious. "Didn't you never believe in these things?"
"It's just a touch."
Hearing Duke's words, Tina Fey said nothing. She knows her boss very well, and Heath Ledger's death might make him regret. But it will not be sad.
Walking into a conference room, several senior executives from Warner Bros. and Charles Rowan were already waiting here. Jamie Johnson, who was in charge of the "Dark Knight" publicity work, greeted Duke and asked him to do whatever he wanted. After sitting, do not go around in circles, and go directly to the topic.
In fact, what is the intention of Warner Bros. to find itself. Duke can guess some too.
Things are as he guessed. The topic Jamie Johnson mentioned was Heath Ledger.
"I believe you all got the news that the Australian actor Heath Ledger, who played the role of the clown, passed away today, which is very regrettable and sad."
After saying this routine, Jamie Johnson cleared his throat. He added, "But now is not the time to be sad. We need to do our best to complete the last work of Heath Ledger. I have already contacted Heath Ledger's parents. This is also their wish."
Obviously, Warner Bros. reacted fast enough and has already done some work ahead.
Listening to these words, Duke remained silent. Warner Bros. apparently wanted to make a fuss about Heath Ledger. This kind of thing would not be let go of any company, and for the deceased actors, this is also Not necessarily a bad thing.
Think of Ruifan Phoenix, who passed away silently after taking a drug overdose. Since he cannot change the reality of death, leaving behind classic works and characters, it may be a blessing.
"We got the exact news from the county police station,"
Basically it was Jamie Johnson who was saying, and others were listening, "Heath Ledger did not die of homicide, but overdose. Although I don’t know the type of drug and whether it is related to drugs, these are useful for propaganda. That's enough."
"I think Heath Ledger should be devoted to portraying Heath Ledger as a clown character. I am stuck in it and cannot extricate myself. I have to resort to drugs..."
According to Jamie Johnson, it is to work hard to create a positive image of Heath Ledger, transfer the cause of drug addiction to the role of the clown, and then arouse public attention and sympathy, and initiate a series of memorial and mourning activities.
The whole society is always tolerant to the passing away.
Think about it, how much sympathy and attention will an actor who is trapped in his role and unable to extricate himself arouse the public?
Jamie Johnson finally looked at Duke and Charles Rowan, "Warner's propaganda requires the cooperation of the crew, what about your opinion?"
"I think it's feasible." Charles Rowan gave the answer without even thinking about it.
Duke has never been a ethics addict, nor has he been pretending to be noble, he will always be a realist.
So, Duke nodded slightly, "The crew will cooperate with Warner."
Seeing Duke nodding, Jamie Johnson heaved a sigh of relief. This publicity plan was finalized.
The public relations department of Warner Bros. has formulated relevant strategies almost as quickly as possible, and will implement them according to different situations. Before the time to get off work, Time Warner's tmz website was the first to announce the death of Heath Ledger. Specific information.
"Heath Ledger's soul is broken, "The Dark Knight" has become a swan song!"
"Shocking and sad news: Just today, Heath Ledger, the talented actor who once starred in "Brokeback Mountain", died in his suite at the Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills at the age of 27. He just played After Duke Rosenberg's new film "The Dark Knight", it is not an exaggeration to describe it as'Right in the Sky'. His rising life stopped abruptly before it hit the strongest sound."
"The cause of death seems to be an overdose!"
"In December last year, Heath Ledger once said in an interview with The New York Times that he was "a little too nervous" in the process of playing the Joker in "The Dark Knight". In the filming of "The Dark Knight," That'lunar, unsympathetic mass murder clown' faces sleep problems."
"In the interview he said,'I could only sleep for two hours a night last week, and I couldn't stop thinking. My body is exhausted, but my brain is still running.' He said that he had to eat every day. Two tablets of "ambien" sleeping pills, but it only works within two hours."
""The Dark Knight" has become Heath Ledger's swan song!"
"Heath Ledger was extremely devoted to playing the role of the Joker in "The Dark Knight" just before his death. Before that, Jack Nicholson, who played the "Joker" in the old version of "Batman", used to confront Jean Ledger. Playing this role expresses disagreement, but from all sources of information, Heath Ledger’s clown is darker and crazier than Nicholson’s."
"Perhaps this crazy character caused trouble for Heath Ledger. In an interview last year, the director of "The Dark Knight" Duke Rosenberg once said, "This is right for Heath Ledger. A big challenge, his role is very original, very scary, and extremely marginalized. This is a very young character, very lawless, injecting a lot of primitive horror and panic into our hearts, and Heath Ledger did it to the extent that it shocked me. "
"I can use my performance to shock Duke Rosenberg, and I can imagine how much effort and energy Heath Ledger put into the role of the clown."
tmz seems to have poured a basin of water into the boiling oil pan, Heath Ledger instantly became the focus of the national media, and various news related to him was disclosed by the media scrambling.
News Corporation, which started in Australia, also dug up a scene from Heath Ledger’s interview with Australian media last year.
The most surprising thing is that Heath Ledger happened to talk about death in the interview. He said-about death, I feel good because I can feel alive through my daughter.
For a while, media all over the United States talked about it. Some people were lamenting the death of a young talent, but more people were speculating about his death.
After all, the corrupt private lives of Hollywood stars are no secret to the American public.
The police also announced the preliminary results of the investigation. They found the doctor's prescription drugs in the room of Heath Ledger's corpse, including sleeping pills, anti-anxiety drugs and an antihistamine. Three of them were obtained from Europe and the hotel suite. Almost all medicine bottles found inside were filled with antidepressants.
In addition, sleeping pills and painkillers commonly used by patients with insomnia were also found in the room, all of which were prescription drugs purchased by Heath Ledger.
At the same time, the police also denied the rumors of Heath Ledger's death from drug use. No traces of drugs were found in his room or body.
With the determination of the cause of death, a series of targeted plans by Warner Bros. began on a large scale. (To be continued...)
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