import java.io.*; import java.util.*; import java.text.*; import java.math.*; import java.util.regex.*; public class Solution { public static void main(String[] args) { /* Enter your code here. Read input from STDIN. Print output to STDOUT. Your class should be named Solution. */ Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in); long m = sc.nextInt(); long n = sc.nextInt(); System.out.println((n*m)-1); } }