▁joint ly ▁produced ▁by ▁Y i ▁Ren ▁Communic ations ▁Company ▁( <0xE6> <0x80> <0xA1> 人 <0xE5> <0x82> <0xB3> <0xE6> <0x92> <0xAD> 有 限 公 司 ) ▁in ▁Taiwan ▁and ▁China ▁International ▁Television ▁Corporation ▁( 中 国 国 <0xE9> <0x99> <0x85> 电 视 <0xE6> <0x80> <0xBB> 公 司 ) ▁in ▁main land ▁China . ▁The ▁series ▁was ▁adapted ▁by ▁Chi ung ▁Y ao ▁from ▁her ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁novel ▁Fire ▁and ▁Rain ▁( as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁adaptation ▁Lo vers ▁Under ▁the ▁Rain ), ▁with ▁the ▁setting ▁moved ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁Shang hai . ▁Rom ance ▁in ▁the ▁Rain ▁was ▁fil med ▁in ▁Shang hai ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁first ▁broadcast ▁in ▁Taiwan ▁on ▁China ▁Television ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁series ▁stars ▁Z ha o ▁Wei , ▁Ruby ▁Lin , ▁Leo ▁Ku , ▁and ▁Ale c ▁Su , ▁re unit ing ▁Z ha o , ▁Lin ▁and ▁Su ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 - 1 9 9 9 ▁sm ash ▁hit ▁My ▁Fair ▁Princess . ▁Rom ance ▁in ▁the ▁Rain ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁international ▁success ▁in ▁East ▁Asia ▁and ▁S out heast ▁Asia . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁ ▁Main ▁Cast ▁Main ▁Cast ▁appeared ▁in ▁All ▁E pisode ▁, ▁they ▁felt ▁all ▁kinds ▁of ▁true ▁emot ions : ▁love , ▁comp ass ion , ▁reven ge , ▁hate , ▁respect , ▁toler ance , ▁succ umb s ▁to , ▁l ust ,