Thank you to bro local laowai's explanation!
I understand better now y the price is much higher in paramount than massage centres in shanghai now..... hope we can meet up in shanghai 1 of these days to KTV or the MT1to MT9 kind of places... planning another trip soon
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i cannot complain about paramount, except that the selection is less there. however, the "mei meis" you watched there are mostly (99%) for booking...they have female MM there too, not only male managers. 300RMB for company, for more just nego with the gal...pricewise it ranges as usual in Shanghai from FOC to 2500 RMB...similar to KTV's
so, paying 2k is not exactly a rip off, it just means you paid the rack rate.
however, if you go to places like MT1 ... MT9 (paramount is MT9 when i am not wrong, but i don't remember exactly), you better book the gal for 300, drink and play with her and if she's intersted at the end you get discount for further activities, not much different from KTV, just a danceclub environment.