Hey I told him about everything that happens on this site right under his nose, having no idea about this marvelous place called EM about everything: 500 bucks for each trophy about the trip to Paris for the next gold trophy winner, even about the yearly meeting in DC. Stop hiding the truth TELL EVERYONE AND HELP SITE GROW.

[7:38:35 PM] Lucid: Hello

[7:38:38 PM] KJ: Hi

[7:38:55 PM] Lucid: I'm guessing you heard of Mihnea?

[7:39:00 PM] KJ: Yeah

[7:39:27 PM] Lucid: It's true

[7:40:21 PM] Lucid: You get $500 if you win a trophy

[7:40:27 PM] Lucid: I'm thinking about raising it to 1k

[7:40:37 PM] Lucid: Next round for the three lucky trophy winners

[7:41:02 PM] KJ: Oh, interesting I want to go to Paris OMG

[7:41:13 PM] Lucid: As a special bonus, I'm giving the gold trophy winner a trip to Paris for 3 days if you are 18 in August

[7:41:24 PM] Lucid: Yeah. It' something I do to give back to the community

[7:42:03 PM] Lucid: This community has helped me so much financially that I try to give back as much as possible.

[7:42:28 PM] Lucid: Do you remember when the AdSense scare?

[7:43:15 PM] Lucid: Yeah, the community donated a plethora amount during that crisis [7:43:27 PM] Lucid: Whenever there was a crisis, the community had my back.

[7:43:37 PM] Lucid: So, this is my way of giving back.

[7:43:47 PM] Lucid: You should go for the gold trophy next round!

[7:44:17 PM] KJ: I tried last round >_<

[7:44:32 PM] Lucid: How did it go?

[7:46:50 PM] KJ: errr I was 2nd but then i lost 4 games in a row right b4 round ended [7:47:11 PM] Lucid: Nice job. That's a start.

[7:47:17 PM] Lucid: My advice is never give up

[7:47:30 PM] Lucid: Also

[7:47:45 PM] Lucid: I heard from Mihnea that you are interested in buying a share of the site?

[7:51:31 PM] KJ: How much you want for it?

[7:52:28 PM] Lucid: I'm looking fo 50k

[7:52:35 PM] Lucid: It's a pretty good investment

[7:52:39 PM] Lucid: I make 15k a year

[7:52:47 PM] Lucid: *month

[7:53:47 PM] Lucid: That's for the whole site

[7:53:52 PM] Lucid: You can also buy a share of it

[7:54:01 PM] Lucid: Like Pranay, he owns 6% of the site.

[7:55:30 PM] Lucid: Oh another thing about gold trophy winners

[7:56:38 PM] KJ: So many things >_<

[7:56:45 PM] Lucid: They all meet up for the yearly em meeting in new york. Some of them even get invited to the honolulu

[7:56:48 PM] Lucid: FOr a week [7:56:54 PM] KJ: Ah, yeah I heard about that from Mihnea [7:56:59 PM] Mellifluous: They stay at a 4 star hotel [7:57:06 PM] KJ: Isn't there another one in DC?

[7:57:06 PM] Lucid: I'm just letting you this

[7:57:18 PM] KJ: Or something like that?

[7:57:22 PM] Lucid: Just in case if you are interested in purchasing the site [7:57:50 PM] Lucid: Yes, there is.

[7:58:31 PM] Lucid: For the honolulu trip, everything is included

[7:58:38 PM] Lucid: Food, room, board,

[7:58:45 PM] Lucid: I even give them pocket money

[7:58:56 PM] Lucid: Did I also mention you can bring two friends? [7:59:09 PM] KJ: :O

[7:59:14 PM] Lucid: But it's only for gold trophy winners

[7:59:23 PM] Lucid: So, you have to put in the work

[7:59:34 PM] Lucid: But it looks like you are part of AoPS

[7:59:36 PM] KJ: Wow, ok

[7:59:44 PM] Lucid: Hard work shouldn't be a problem for you

[7:59:53 PM] Lucid: I believe in you

[7:59:54 PM] KJ: Yeah i'm part of AoPS

[7:59:57 PM] KJ: Thanks :)

[8:00:05 PM] Lucid: That's the math thing right?

[8:00:08 PM] KJ: Yep

[8:00:24 PM] Lucid: I remember I did something like it during high school

2ND PART

[2:03:54 AM] Mihnea: so you did not know

[2:04:03 AM] Mihnea: that you get 500 bucks for each trophy you win??

[2:04:25 AM] KJ: no

[2:04:31 AM] KJ: was it in the rules or something? [2:04:49 AM] Mihnea: no

[2:04:54 AM] Mihnea: people don't know till they win

[2:05:01 AM] Mihnea: it's been introduced for like 5 months

[2:05:02 AM] Mihnea: ago

[2:05:07 AM] KJ: ._.

[2:05:18 AM] KJ: watwatwat

[2:05:24 AM] KJ: did you get 500 dollars