according to the reporter's understanding, the initial investment for opening a pulp ice-soaking counter is not too big, which is about 1 million yuan. Ordinary small shop owners, unemployed people and students can operate, and the cost composition is as follows: 1. Equipment purchase cost. Take the "Today and Tomorrow" brand shaved ice in the market as an example. The equipment includes a freezer, a console, an ice shaver and a display cover. The total cost is about 5,511 yuan. 2. Cost of raw materials. Some companies specialize in providing all kinds of raw materials for shaved ice, and generally only need to prepare a capital turnover of 1111 yuan. If you buy equipment, you can provide raw materials. 3. Rent. It only takes about 3 square meters to open a pulp shaved ice counter. If the counter is located at the entrance of a supermarket or shopping mall, the rent is relatively expensive, about 1,111 yuan to 1,511 yuan; If the counter is near the school, the rent is about from 411 yuan to 511 yuan. 4. Employee's salary. The operation of making shaved ice with pulp is simple, generally only 1-2 people are needed, and the cost does not exceed 1,211 yuan at most. 5. Other expenses. Mainly electricity. In summer, the electricity consumption of the freezer is about 1-2 degrees per day, and the monthly electricity bill is about 111 yuan. Set up a shaved ice counter with faster profit, with monthly rent of 511 yuan, employee salary of 511 yuan, electricity fee of 111 yuan and * * * expenditure of 1111 yuan; According to the average selling of 211 boxes per day, the cost of each box is about 3 yuan, and if you sell it in 4 yuan, you will make a profit in 211 yuan every day, with a monthly income of 6,111 yuan. After deducting expenses of 1,111 yuan and raw material turnover fee of 1,111 yuan, the net income can reach 3,911 yuan. If a shaved ice counter is set up in a busy area, the monthly rent is 1,111-1,511 yuan, and two employees are needed. The salary is about 1,511 yuan, the electricity fee is 1,111 yuan, and the expenditure of * * * does not exceed 3,511 yuan. If you sell 311 boxes a day on average, you can make a profit in 311 yuan every day, with a monthly income of 9111 yuan. After deducting expenses, the net income is about 4511 yuan. If the shop owner opens a shaved ice counter, the rent can be saved, and only the employee's salary is 511 yuan and the electricity fee is RMB 111. If 211 boxes are sold every day, the daily profit will be 211 yuan and the monthly income will be RMB 6,111. After deducting expenses, the net income is about 4411 yuan. Roughly speaking, you can earn back the cost in more than a month or two. Generally, shaved ice can be operated for 6 months. Therefore, as long as it is properly operated, it should be no problem to earn more than 21,111 yuan a summer.