In the real world, Li Hai took out the Motorola from his pocket, put it to his ear, and answered the sudden call.
"Hello, are you Mr. Anthony Williams?"
"It's me, who is this?"
"Hello, I'm James Pascal, director of the BBC Exploration Channel's "Face Off" program.
I apologize for calling you at this hour, but we mainly want to invite you to participate in the recording of our program."
"Hmm? Face Off? I think I've seen it on TV. It's that show where they set a topic for each episode and then find two groups of people to PK each other based on that topic, right?"
"Yes, yes, are you interested in participating in our program?"
Immediately, without waiting for Li Hai to ask again, the director named James began to speak voluminously over the phone.
It was through the other party's narration that Li Hai learned that the episode of "Psychic War" he participated in had now exploded.
Not exploded to death, but exploded with popularity.
In just a few days, at least twenty-three million viewers across the United States had seen Li Hai's astonishing feat of controlling himself and a car to fly into the sky in that episode, through TV reruns and broadcasts.
This scene instantly shocked the more than twenty million American viewers who watched the program.
However, because the Calming Aura's effectiveness was severely weakened with each re-broadcast and rerun,
these new viewers who were unable to watch the program live at the first opportunity, although very shocked by Li Hai's performance, were not as enchanted as the first batch of viewers.
Except for a very small number of mysticism enthusiasts, most of them still subconsciously felt that this was just a magic trick.
Although the effect was shocking, it was still fake.
After all, magicians had performed similar effects before, and some even on a larger and more shocking scale.
For example, the magician David Copperfield performed flying magic as early as the Early Stage of the 90s.
He even performed the disappearing airplane trick, the disappearing Statue of Liberty trick, and crossing the Dragon Country's Great Wall.
In response, some big names in the magic world expressed the same view.
They also believed that Li Hai's performance on that episode of Psychic War was essentially a large-scale magic show.
And they even highly praised Li Hai's 'magic performance,' saying that both the effect and the staging were perfect.
However, whether there was any Yin and Yang sarcasm in this so-called praise was a matter of opinion.
In short, because Li Hai himself and mysticism have been very popular these past few days, it attracted the attention of the "Against the Grain" program team.
And after carefully watching that episode of "Psychic War," they came up with a brilliant idea.
That is, could they film an episode of Science VS. Metaphysics, with two-on-two PK?
"So you found me."
Over the phone, Li Hai chuckled softly, "You want me to represent metaphysics and PK with science, right?"
"Yes."
James said enthusiastically, "Mr. Anthony, you don't have to worry. The so-called PK is actually just a gimmick. The essence of the "Face Off" program is still communication and exchange.
Although some clashes are inevitable, they are limited to the conceptual level, and it is precisely this clash of ideas and thoughts that drives our world and history---"
"Alright, I'll participate."
Li Hai was too lazy to listen to his nonsense and interrupted directly, "So, for this episode, what format do you plan to use?"
"Oh, that's a long story."
James explained, "I have a friend, he and his wife and children all live in Rhode Island. Recently, their family has encountered some troubles that cannot be explained by science. They are very terrifying, strange, and puzzling.
Anyway, on the day of the recording, I will invite their family to the program set. At that time, Mr. Anthony, you can explore and solve their family's problems from the perspective of a senior expert in the metaphysical world."
"OK, I think I understand what you mean, Director James."
Li Hai said with interest, "You want me to perform an on-site exorcism on a TV show, is that right?"
"Hmm—" James replied, "You can understand it that way."
"Alright, I'll participate." Li Hai said readily, "It's settled then. What about the time?"
"It will roughly be in five days. We will give you specific information within these few days."
James replied, "Also, regarding your appearance fee, our preliminary proposed amount is two million US dollars.
Of course, this figure is not the final figure. If you have any objections, we can discuss it further."
"Two million is two million."
Li Hai said generously, "What I care more about is whether I can spread the glory of the Lord and whether I can save the Mortals who are being harassed by demons."
"Oh, Mr. Anthony, you are truly noble." James praised. Then, after chatting for a while, the two ended the call.
"Troubles that cannot be explained by science."
After putting the Motorola back in his pocket, Li Hai pondered, "Will this be another evil spirit?"
Several hours passed, and the sun rose, bringing the morning.
The repairman, Richard Saxon, also awoke from his slumber,
And after waking up, he first sat up blankly and spaced out for a while.
Then he suddenly sprang from the bed, not bothering to wash or change clothes, and rushed out to the street, running towards the department store across the street.
"Johnny! Old John!"
When he ran across the street to the store entrance in one breath, he vigorously pounded on the locked store door and shouted excitedly, "Johnny!
Did you dream of—last night?"
"God!"
A hurried passerby suddenly stopped and said excitedly to Richard, "Hey brother, you also saw God in your dream, didn't you?!"
"Yes! I dreamed of God!" Richard turned around and nodded repeatedly to the person, "God said that a demon has come to Chunmu Town, and now only—"
"Only Saint Anthony Williams can save us!"
Accompanied by excited shouts, the department store's door suddenly opened wide. The somewhat bald and hunched Store Owner Johnny walked out quickly, staring at Richard and the passerby with old eyes, trembling excitedly, "You, you also saw it? Did you also see God?!"
"We saw it!" "We saw it!"
Richard and the passerby responded with equal excitement, "Oh my goodness!"
Then Johnny suddenly knelt down, his eyes closed tightly and his hands clasped together, muttering, "Lord, great Lord, you truly have not abandoned your lambs! We love you, just as you love us!"
Richard, the passerby, and other people who slowly gathered all gradually knelt down and prayed devoutly.