#include <cmath>
#include <cstdio>
#include <vector>
#include <iostream>
#include <algorithm>
using namespace std;


int main() {
    long long a,b;
    cin>>a>>b;
    cout<<(a-1)+(b-1)*(a);
    /* Enter your code here. Read input from STDIN. Print output to STDOUT */   
    return 0;
}