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


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