A few days later, Mike and Mr. Lundy boarded a plane to Los Angeles.
Meanwhile, at the Wall Street Building, King Investment Group also acquired an agency, which currently only had one female group, The Plastics, signed.
However, the future is promising—
On the other side, Mike, who was flying to Los Angeles, met Morgan, the original film investor, and Director Cameron, the film's director, at a local five-star hotel.
After some discussion, the three parties clarified the film's investment matters and profit-sharing ratio, then jointly signed the film contract.
It is worth mentioning that Director Cameron, the famous director, also received a promise of a few points of film profit sharing.
And because Mike, a major shareholder, joined this time, the preparations for "Titanic" did not show signs of lasting for several years.
As soon as the funds were in place, the film's actor recruitment and set construction began in full swing.
Mike also stayed for a few days, accompanying Director Cameron to conduct the film's character selection.
A few days later, the actress for the female lead, Rose, was the first to be confirmed.
Kate Winslet, who signed with King Agency, was cast. This actress with a gentle temperament indeed had very good acting skills.
"Unfortunately, tonight's moonlight is a bit dim..."
Night, seaside, beach...
Carter, dressed lightly, lay gracefully on her side on the beach, while opposite her, Mike, with an easel, was engaged in artistic creation.
This painting, full of enchanting style, would be used when filming the movie later.
Of course, when it came to Rose's seductive scenes, Carter would use a body double.
...
The next day, when Mike woke up in "Rose's" gentle embrace, he unexpectedly received a call from Agent O from MIB Headquarters.
"Is there another mission?" Mike answered the MIB's internal dedicated phone.
This phone was only activated when there was big trouble.
"Yes, the situation is very bad this time, and it's not clear over the phone for a while. I need you to return to MIB Headquarters as soon as possible, and we can talk in person then." Agent O's tone was a bit heavy.
This indicated that MIB Headquarters had probably indeed encountered an unsolvable problem.
"Understood, I'll rush back as soon as possible." Seeing this situation, Mike did not decline.
After ending the call, he pushed away the girl's arms wrapped around him and walked to the washroom, planning to quickly clean up and leave.
And when Mike had finished washing and came out wrapped in a bath towel, Carter, who had experienced a fierce battle last night, also woke up.
"Are you leaving?" The girl's lazy voice sounded, with a hint of hoarseness at the end.
Combined with the half-slipped bedsheet, the scene looked very seductive.
"I have an urgent matter and need to leave for a while. I'll come to see you when I'm free." Mike stepped forward and kissed the girl's forehead, then began to put on his clothes.
And until he left the room, the girl looked at him with affectionate eyes, seemingly a little smitten.
Their time together wasn't long...
The girl probably knew in her heart that the man's identity determined that they couldn't be together; at most, she could only be his "mistress."
But so what?
Anyway, Carter felt it was worth it.
Subsequently, Mike, neatly dressed, left the room and informed Director Cameron that he was leaving.
It's worth mentioning that the film casting work that Mike participated in these two days did not go smoothly, especially the selection of the male lead.
With Mike as an excellent template there, it made the male actors who came for auditions seem like "crooked melons and cracked dates."
Greatly increasing the difficulty of selecting the male lead.
This was completely different from Director Cameron's previous expectations.
So upon hearing that Mike was leaving, the great director did not try to keep him, but secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
At Los Angeles International Airport, after giving a few instructions to Mr. Lundy, who came to see him off, Mike boarded a flight to New York alone.
As for Mr. Lundy, because this opportunity was rare, he chose to stay, wanting to learn Director Cameron's film-making experience.
On the other side, with the direct flight operating.
That afternoon, Mike met a deeply anxious Agent O and Agent Z at MIB Headquarters in New York.
"You first tell Agent M about the trouble we've encountered this time..." Agent O seemed less anxious after seeing Mike.
"The situation is like this: about thirty kilometers outside the western suburbs of New York, there's a relatively closed Christian Town. Recently, some very strange things have happened there..." Agent Z began to share the intelligence.
It turned out that during this period, a "miracle" appeared in that town: a deaf-mute girl named Alice claimed to be possessed by Saint Mary and could help others escape suffering.
Facts proved that she indeed had that ability, after all, she first cured her own "deaf-muteness" of more than ten years.
Then she helped her uncle, the local church's priest, cure his heart disease.
She even helped a local boy who had been paralyzed for many years to stand up from his wheelchair.
All indications showed that this girl named Alice indeed possessed unique abilities.
This was also known to the church authorities.
And because the MIB's reputation had risen during this period, the church mysteriously lost many followers.
Therefore, to regain the cohesion of its followers, the church greatly needed the "miracle" on the girl named Alice.
To prove the existence of God.
Originally, there was nothing wrong with the situation here; it was merely two forces vying for public support. Even the MIB did not intend to replace the church's position.
They even allowed the "miracle" to continue for a time.
However, when the church authorities tried to contact Alice, they found that the "miracle" on the girl was very evil.
Those who believed in her were "healed," while those who questioned her would die unnatural deaths.
At this point, the church authorities also panicked and could only urgently seal off Christian Town to prevent the evil events inside from spreading out.
As for the residents of the town, they were left to fend for themselves.
"If Father James hadn't secretly contacted us. The organization probably wouldn't even know about such a terrible thing happening in that town until now..."
Agent O added after Agent Z finished introducing the general situation: "From the existing intelligence analysis, the organization believes that the girl named Alice is likely controlled by an evil god."
"So, the organization needs your X Squad to investigate. If you can solve the matter directly, that's best. If not, after you investigate the cause, we will figure out a solution."
Towards the end, Agent O's expression also became solemn.
Aliens, Vampires, Werewolves, and now an evil god.
The burden on the MIB was visibly getting heavier and heavier.
"An evil god? I'd like to see what kind of thing it is." After hearing the entire development of the event, Mike actually developed some interest.
An evil god? This kind of thing is not common.
Mike's original demon bloodline proved that this thing indeed existed, but he hadn't seen it since.
He just didn't know what good things this evil god in Christian Town might drop this time.
"You don't need to be too stressed..." Agent O looked at Mike, seemingly misunderstanding something, and continued: "According to the information found by the MIB Intelligence Department, the church seems to have sealed a demon in Christian Town decades ago..."
"This incident is likely related to what happened back then. So X Squad only needs to find the [Voodoo Doll] that seals the demon, and the mission will be mostly complete."
...
With the church authorities taking the lead, Mike indeed didn't need to rush to Christian Town too much.
So, he first reviewed the information about the demon's sealing at MIB Headquarters, then returned to his luxurious villa and had a comfortable sleep.
It wasn't until the next day, when Mike had recovered to his best state, that he gathered the main members of X Squad and headed towards Christian Town outside the western district.