Mixing conditionals confusion

Using mix conditionals : should I use "were" or "are" in the following:

1-They wouldn't be famous in the way that they( are) now if they hadn't been serious.

2- They wouldn't be famous in the way that they( were )now if they hadn't been serious.

The conditional aspect is irrelevant here. It doesn't matter that the clauses are embedded in a conditional construction.

The relative clause is about the present time (it says "now") so it should use the present tense.