on 1:TEXT:hello *:#:/msg [color:red]$nick[/color] Hi 7 $nick $+ !
I replaced $chan for $nick, that should do it
About the countdown..
$duration($calc($ctime(dd/mm/yyyy) - $ctime))
You should replace the dd/mm/yyy for the actual date you want to countdown to.
Hope this helps!
Zyzzy.