On her first day as the new editor-in-chief, Jenny walked in with her bag, sat down by the window in the editorial office, and saw that tea had already been brewed and someone had left breakfast for her on the desk. She didn't have to think twice; glancing to the side, she saw Cowens and Emme looking at her expectantly, as if they were waiting for her like a savior. Aside from them, the others were not too familiar with her.
Jenny didn't let their kindness go to waste. While eating, she reviewed the current progress of the editorial group. All the manuscripts submitted for proofreading were enough for a month's worth of weekly publications. She realized that she now had to start working on next month's issue. The core serialized novel currently being published was still the old material Eliot had accumulated, but it was almost finished. The previous editor, Mr. Bard, hadn't secured the copyright for a long story. The short stories were handled by two assistants, and the old material would only last until early next month. The core long-form content for the autumn and winter seasons was still blank, with no proposals on the horizon.
Jenny sorted through the urgent tasks at hand and opened her notebook to list two items. Short stories were being screened by Dott and Cowens, with a steady stream of submissions every day, so no worry there. She only needed to sign two long-form works within a month that could serve as flagship pieces for the autumn and winter seasons.
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