It is said that many research institutions want to collaborate with Qiao Ze on artificial intelligence, but all have been refused. This is because Qiao Ze has made it clear that he's not interested in these. Then he goes on and just solves the Yang-Mills problem.
However, these are actually not troublesome; the most troublesome part is that the higher-ups' view of Qiao Ze is to wait and see first.
There's no helping it, this project has a relatively high level of confidentiality.
If it were just ordinary technical guidance, there would be no need for Qiao Ze to take action. It would be sufficient to collaborate with engineers on Youwei's side directly.
Based on Dou Dou's performance, even if Qiao Ze came as the chief designer of the entire project, it seems he would be more than capable. However, the question remains whether the authority can be granted, and if so, how much.
After all, military projects are currently not quite the same as photolithography machines.