#include<cstdio>
#include<iostream>
#include<cstring>
#include<cstdlib>
#include<algorithm>
#include<cmath>
#include<queue>
#include<deque>
#include<set>
#include<map>
#include<ctime>
#define LL long long
#define inf 0x7ffffff
#define pa pair<int,int>
#define pi 3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971
using namespace std;
inline LL read()
{
LL x=0,f=1;char ch=getchar();
while(ch<‘0‘||ch>‘9‘){if(ch==‘-‘)f=-1;ch=getchar();}
while(ch>=‘0‘&&ch<=‘9‘){x=x*10+ch-‘0‘;ch=getchar();}
return x*f;
}
int main()
{
LL a=read(),b=read();
if (a==b) printf("%lld\n",(a-1ll)*(b+1ll)/4ll);
else printf("%lld\n",(a-1ll)*(b-1ll)/4ll);
}